QHSE Manager

THE OPPORTUNITY

My client is looking to appoint a Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental (QHSE) specialist due to business growth. They need a hands-on person with solid experience in the manufacturing / engineering industry who will be a visible presence in the business and can act as an interface with customers on quality related issues, ensure compliance, contribute to continuous improvement, and champion a safety-first culture across their team.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing strategic compliance with pragmatic, on-the-ground support in a busy SME manufacturing environment.

• Maintain, audit, and continuously improve our ISO 9001 Integrated Management System.
• Lead on customer quality issues including Root Cause Analysis, NCR / CAPA processes, and non-conformance management for customer issues developing productive customer relationships.
• Work closely with production teams to optimize manufacturing processes and reduce defect rates.
• Champion a positive, proactive safety culture.
• Conduct risk assessments, method statements, and routine safety walks delivering / organising induction and on-going QHSE training and toolbox talks.
• Lead incident investigations, near-miss reporting, and statutory reporting.
• Drive our environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives, including waste management and energy efficiency, helping guide the company toward reduced carbon emissions and sustainable manufacturing practices where possible.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external accreditation bodies, regulatory inspectors, and customer audits.

• Proven experience in a QHSE role within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Ideally NEBOSH / IOSH qualified.
• Practical experience maintaining and developing integrated management systems for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
• Able to balance compliance with commercial and operational realities.
• Able to build rapport with colleagues at all levels of the business.

Also helpful to have will be:

• Internal audit experience / certification.
• Lean / CI / Six Sigma training.