Dangerous Goods Coordinator
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.
The purpose of the role is to engage with and support the operational teams to ensure the appropriate standards of Dangerous Goods Compliance.
This includes the conduct of Dangerous Goods Audits to ensure that practices are compliant with all legal and Kuehne+Nagel global standards. The jobholder will serve as a subject matter expert in the field of Dangerous Goods and provide advice to colleagues across Kuehne+Nagel on Dangerous Goods topics with respect to domestic and international movement and warehouse operations.
How you create impact
- Be an ambassador for Dangerous Goods compliance through the provision of training, coaching and support to all learners
- Provide advice and guidance to colleagues on specific dangerous goods queries and the application of dangerous goods policy within the contract and the wider company
- Conduct ADR checks and audits for the contract in line with KN Dangerous Goods Policy and prepare an annual report about the activities of the undertaking related to the storage and transport of dangerous goods
- Support the Compliance Manager in compliance issues relating to Dangerous goods
- Maintaining a positive working relationship with National and Global leads for Dangerous Goods
- Lead the implementation and ongoing compliance for KN Docs activities
- To report all incidents, hazards and unsafe practices in the working environment in a timely manner
- Adhere to QSHE directives, the Golden Rules of Safety / No Harm training and ensure safe working practices are carried out in line with Kuehne + Nagel Health & Safety regulations
What we would like you to bring
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Teamwork - good communication skills
- Building and developing effective workplace relationships with all stakeholders
- Flexible in approach to ensure business needs are met
- Ability to deliver presentations
- A full UK driving license is essential to the role with travel between sites required.
- Warehouse Dangerous Goods experience
- Experience of Dangerous Goods in a logistics setting
The qualifications listed below, or a combination of, would benefit the candidate:
- ADR (Dangerous Goods by Road) Certificate
- IMDG (Dangerous Goods by Sea) Certificate
- IATA (Dangerous Goods by Air) Certificate
What's in it for you
Quick Group of Companies offers competitive wages, Private Medical Insurance, Contributory Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, PHI Income protection.
Our Colleagues enjoy our Route 2 Rewards scheme which offers discounts on everything from groceries to holidays, dining out and much more.
WeCare for our colleagues (and their immediate family) with our employee assistance programme providing access to 24/7 GP, legal and financial advice along with mental health counselling.
As part of the Kuehne + Nagel group of companies, joining our organisation brings a wealth of opportunities to grow and expand your career.
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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