Health and Safety Business Partner - BACC
DHL · London
Grade: RCS K
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Location: Heathrow – TW6 2GA
PLEASE NOTE: The role is based within an airport. You will be required to undergo a security/background check if you are to be successful for this position.
At DHL Supply Chain, safety is more than a priority, it's at the heart of everything we do. As our Health & Safety Business Partner supporting the BACC operation at Heathrow Airport, you'll play a pivotal role in driving a proactive safety culture within a fast-paced aviation environment. Working closely with operational teams, customers, airport stakeholders and senior leaders, you'll influence safe ways of working, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and help ensure the highest standards of regulatory compliance across the site.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health & Safety professional to make a visible impact within a complex and highly regulated operation. You'll use data and insight to drive continuous improvement, build strong relationships across the business, and lead positive change that keeps safety at the forefront of everything we do. We're looking for someone who can confidently influence stakeholders at all levels, take ownership of safety performance, and help shape a culture where people, compliance and operational excellence go hand in hand.
✅A TYPICAL DAY MAY INVOLVE
- Leading, coaching and influencing safety colleagues and operational teams, both directly and indirectly, to achieve shared safety objectives.
- Building strong relationships with operational leaders, customers, airport authorities, and other key stakeholders to drive a positive safety culture.
- Leading and supporting the implementation of the site's Safety Management System (SMS), ensuring compliance with aviation and UK safety regulations.
- Analysing safety performance data, identifying trends, and developing improvement plans to reduce risk and enhance operational performance.
- Conducting investigations into incidents, accidents and near misses, completing root cause analysis and ensuring corrective actions are delivered.
- Carrying out audits, inspections and risk assessments while supporting compliance across all operational activities.
✅THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO
- Hold a NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent Health & Safety qualification) and have a solid Health & Safety background.
- Enjoy working with data, identifying trends and turning insight into practical safety improvements.
- Are confident building relationships and influencing people at all levels of an organisation.
- Thrive on accountability and take ownership for driving safety performance and compliance standards.
- Have experience leading, coaching or managing teams, both through direct management and stakeholder influence.
- Bringing experience from logistics, operational, manufacturing, aviation or similarly regulated environments, with aviation experience being advantageous but not essential
✅SECURITY PROCESS TO WORK WITHIN AVIATION AND TRAVEL AT DHL
To obtain a full airside ID, you must:
- Be able to provide five years' address history
- Be able to provide five years' reference history (employment/education/benefit claim/character)
- Pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol test
✅WHY JOIN US?
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
- Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
- Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
- Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
- Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more
✅WHO WE ARE
We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.
✅BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.
As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.
Please be aware that interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 12th October 2026. Applications received after this date may not be considered but will be added to our talent pool for future opportunities, subject to your consent. Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.
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