QESH Officer - Heerlen

Logistics at full potential

Are you passionate about creating a safe and healthy workplace? For our dynamic and fast-growing site in Heerlen, we are looking for a QESH Officer with a strong focus on Health & Safety. In this role, you will play a key part in strengthening our safety culture within a complex logistics operation.

The Environment

You will work in a challenging setting:

A high-volume, industrial-like semi continue logistics operation

A large site with approximately 600 employees from various nationalities

A relatively new site with plenty of room for growth and improvement

Your Role

As a QESH Officer, you are responsible for safeguarding and improving quality, health, safety, and environmental standards across the site. You are highly visible on the shop floor & work closely with operations and management.

Key Responsibilities

Implement and maintain QESH procedures and policies

Actively engage and coach employees on health and safety topics

Advise operational management and stakeholders on compliance, change management, and continuous improvement

Conduct (internal and external) audits, inspections, and spot checks (e.g. Labour Inspector, …)

Maintain and improve the QESH management system

Drive and execute risk assessments (RI&E) and analyses

Lead and support the Safety Committee

Conduct incident investigations and reporting

Use data-driven insights to improve Health & Safety performance

Promote a strong and sustainable safety culture

Who You Are

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent working and thinking level (HBO), preferably in QESH or similar

1–3 years of experience in a QESH role (preferably in logistics or manufacturing)

Strong affinity with Health & Safety on the shop floor

Interest in automation and process optimization

Hands-on, proactive, and a true team player

Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Fluent in Dutch and English

What We Offer

GXO 10 role with a competitive salary aligned to market benchmarks

Excellent training and career development opportunities

Working in an international and rapidly growing organization

Heerlen as your primary work location (no company car included)

Living within approximately 1 hour travel distance of Heerlen

Eligible to work in the EU

Interested?

Do you want to make a real impact on workplace safety and help build a future-proof operation?

Want to know more about GXO Logistics?

Watch the video below or visit our website: www.gxo.com

In short, this could be the next place where you build your career.

For more information, please contact Sharon Bird, Corporate Recruiter, at Sharon.bird1@gxo.com.

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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.