Quality – Environmental - Safety and Health Specialist, BE/FR

Logistics at full potential

Are you passionate about safety and helping colleagues work in a safe environment? Join an organisation that puts safety first and supports your career development.

As a Quality, Environmental, Safety and Health Specialist - BE/FR (technology industry, customer), you are responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving the QESH management system within the assigned organization. The role has a primary focus on Health & Safety compliance, ensuring adherence to applicable legislation, corporate standards, and certification requirements, including ISO and other relevant standards. 

You will be based in Ghlin, Belgium and will support other locations in France, so a clean EU driving license is required. 

Key accountabilities:

• Provide clear, practical QESH guidance to warehouse leaders and operational teams, helping ensure safe, compliant and efficient day-to-day operations
• Promote a proactive safety culture through coaching, engagement, toolbox talks, training and visible support across the site
• Monitor QESH performance, analyse trends and support root cause investigations with effective corrective and preventive actions
• Lead or support audits, workplace inspections, risk assessments, compliance reviews and incident investigations, including ISO, customer and regulatory requirements
• Maintain key QESH documentation, including safe systems of work, environmental assessments, operating procedures and statutory records
• Work closely with employees, contractors, suppliers, customers, regulators and external auditors to manage QESH risks and drive practical improvements
• Support emergency preparedness, contractor management, sustainability initiatives and continuous improvement programmes across the operation
• Contribute to site QESH objectives, KPIs and performance targets, supporting a zero-harm culture and operational excellence
• Where applicable, support Belgium and France statutory requirements, including Prevention Advisor duties, employee consultation bodies, DUERP, Global Prevention Plans and Plans de Prévention

What you need to succeed at GXO  

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, preferably a technical field, combined with strong analytical skills
• Belgian Prevention Advisor Level II qualification
• Demonstrated knowledge of French Labour Code Health & Safety requirements, including DUERP, Plan de Prévention and contractor management processes
• Demonstrated knowledge of QESH management systems such as ISO or other site-specific standards, supported by relevant certifications or training
• Broad experience in the field of Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) management
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience within a complex, multi-dimensional organization within Belgium (preferred: also working experience in France)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong proficiency in both French and English, with the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels

What we offer you

• Competitive salary plus company car or allowance and additional benefits
• A dynamic organization, in which your opinion and development matter
• Opportunity to direct your own success and support from us to develop yourself
• A new challenge in an entrepreneurial, open, and information organization
• A pleasant work environment with good colleagues

Unlock the potential of your future!

Your work environment

Working at GXO Logistics means working in a dynamic and international organization. A fascinating environment with plenty of room for personal input and development. Employees at GXO Logistics are in charge of their own success. Whatever your position at GXO Logistics, you will face new challenges every day, which will enable you to develop optimally. We support you in your development, so that you can contribute to the entrepreneurship of our organisation.

GXO Logistics offers advanced supply chain solutions for the world's most successful companies in many industries; like e-commerce, food & retail and industrial multinationals. In the BeNe region (The Netherlands and Belgium) GXO BeNe operates from +30 different locations with its headquarters in Eindhoven (NL).

Want to know more about GXO Logistics?

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

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In short, this is the next place you want to work!

For more information, please contact Sharon Bird, Corporate Recruiter, she can be reached via email at: [email protected]

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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. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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