Health, Safety & Facilities Manager

About this role

Are you passionate about creating a workplace where safety is more than a priority, it’s a culture? Can you confidently influence stakeholders, drive compliance, and deliver meaningful improvements across HSE and facilities management? Do you want to lead safety and sustainability initiatives within a complex multi-user logistics operation?

Here at GXO, we’re looking for an experienced Health, Safety & Facilities Manager to join our thriving multi-user site in *Rotherham.*Serving over 15 customers across a 188,000 sq. ft bonded and excise warehouse, this is a critical leadership role responsible for driving a positive safety culture, ensuring legal compliance, managing facilities services, and supporting GXO’s sustainability ambitions.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will be a key member of the site leadership team, providing expert guidance on Health & Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Facilities Management while ensuring the site remains safe, compliant, efficient, and operationally effective.

This is a full-time, permanent position. You will work Monday to Friday, 09:00 till 17:00, however flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £42,000 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day

• Lead and promote a proactive safety-first culture, ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and facilities legislation, company policies, and industry best practice
• Manage risk assessments, accident investigations, audits, fire safety plans, business continuity arrangements, contractor compliance, and regulatory reporting including RIDDOR requirements
• Oversee site facilities management, including maintenance schedules, permits to work, equipment compliance, building services, cleaning operations, and site security
• Drive environmental and sustainability initiatives, supporting GXO’s Road to Zero commitments through waste reduction, recycling improvements, energy efficiency, and environmental compliance
• Produce and analyse HSE performance metrics, lead Health & Safety Committees, influence key stakeholders, and deliver continuous improvement projects that enhance safety, wellbeing, and operational performance

What you need to succeed at GXO

• Strong experience in Health & Safety and Facilities Management within a warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, or operational environment
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent Health & Safety qualification) with a strong understanding of current HSE legislation, compliance requirements, and risk management practices
• Proven experience managing accident investigations, business continuity planning, contractor management, audits, and stakeholder engagement
• Strong analytical, reporting, communication, and presentation skills, with experience producing meaningful KPI reports and delivering improvements through data-led decision making
• IOSH, Engineering, Facilities Management, or Sustainability-related qualifications are advantageous, with NEBOSH Diploma, Fire Safety, IEMA/ISEP, or Project Management qualifications highly desirable

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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