It's more than a job
As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.
Are you passionate about creating safer workplaces, driving compliance, and making a real impact on operational performance? We're looking for a proactive and influential QSHE Advisor to join our team at our Bicester site and play a key role in promoting a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
In this exciting role, you'll work closely with operational teams to ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (QSHE) standards, meeting legislative, policy and contractual requirements while supporting the achievement of business objectives and performance targets. Acting as a trusted advisor, you'll help embed best practices across the operation, ensuring our people, processes and customers remain at the heart of everything we do.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated QSHE professional looking to develop their career within a dynamic logistics environment.
How you create impact
- Providing expert guidance and support to operational teams on QSHE matters, with a primary focus on Health & Safety and Environmental compliance.
- Conducting internal audits, safety tours and assurance activities to ensure compliance with legal, contractual and company requirements.
- Supporting external audits and maintaining compliance with ISO management standards.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational performance and reduce risk.
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business to promote a positive safety culture and achieve key performance indicators and objectives.
- Supporting the ongoing development and maintenance of the Integrated Management System (IMS).
What we would like you to bring
- IOSH Managing Safely qualification (essential).
- NEBOSH National General Certificate (desirable) or a willingness to work towards achieving it.
- Experience conducting audits, ideally against ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
- Willingness to undertake Lead Auditor qualification training.
- Experience working with Integrated Management Systems.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive, collaborative approach with the ability to influence and engage colleagues at all levels.
What's in it for you
Join Kuehne+Nagel and build your future with us. We believe in recognising and rewarding the commitment, expertise and passion our people bring every day. In return, you'll enjoy a competitive benefits package, including 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to earn additional leave through length of service.
You'll also have access to our contributory Kuehne+Nagel pension scheme and our Route 2 Rewards programme, offering employee discounts, recognition initiatives, wellbeing resources and a dedicated wellbeing centre to support you both professionally and personally.
As a proud holder of the Gold Armed Forces Covenant Award, we are committed to being a forces friendly employer and actively welcome applications from service leavers, reservists and veterans. We recognise the valuable skills, experience and perspectives they bring to our business and are proud to support their transition into civilian careers.
Please be aware that by applying for this role, you are agreeing to participate in the employment screening process. This process will include criminal record checking and identity validation. This means that KN will ask successful applicants to provide certain information and documentation to enable these checks to be conducted.
Any appointment will then be strictly conditional upon, and subject to, the receipt of satisfactory results of these checks
Who we are
Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.
As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.
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