Head of Quality and Continual Improvement

Our Business

Workdry International is a market-leading provider of engineered solutions for the handling and treatment of water and wastewater.

Our Selwood, Siltbuster, Vanderkamp and Holland Pump business combined form a UK, European and US leader in pumping solutions, on-site water treatment, wet waste processing and the prevention of waterborne pollution, delivering an unrivalled range of rapidly deployable solutions.

Workdry provides support to group companies through administration and back-office functions including finance, HR, training and development, and health and safety.

We are committed to excellence in solutions and services, staff training and development, sustainability and diversity, and provide an environment where every team member can thrive and progress to their full potential.

About The Role:

This role is a critical part of the UK SHEQ Team, supporting our UK Workdry businesses to develop, implement, and embed a culture of quality, continuous improvement and compliance.

Responsible for strategy, development and overseeing all standards, processes, training and systems of quality management leading to improvements in our Workdry UK Quality function. This position will focus on creating and maintaining policies, driving improvement initiatives (including VCP projects), and supporting compliance with regulatory and customer frameworks such as AMP. The role will work closely with functional leaders to ensure consistent standards are applied, improvement opportunities are identified, and best practice is shared across sites.

This role is a fixed term contract covering Maternity Leave and it will be for a 9 month period, aiming for a start date of mid August.

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MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Quality Management

* Maintain and continuously improve the company’s Quality Management System.

* Lead responsibility for ISO 9001 accreditation and related certifications (ISO 14001, ISO 45001 as required).

* Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and supporting documentation for Quality to ensure adherence with regulatory, customer, and industry standards.

* Review customer requirements and ensure they are understood and consistently met.

* Conduct and oversee internal audits, supplier audits, and compliance investigations.

* Support compliance activities (e.g. AMP frameworks), advising that operational processes enable adherence to obligations.

Continuous Improvement

* Develop and maintain the framework for continuous improvement across Workdry UK, including policy creation, process reviews, and identification of improvement initiatives.

* Support the design, deployment, and monitoring of Value Creation Projects (VCP), ensuring alignment to strategic objectives.

* Monitor and analyse quality non-conformances and implement corrective and preventative actions.

* Collaborate with functional leaders to document, standardise, and continuously improve business activities, embedding a consistent approach across all locations.

​Compliance

* Act as a subject matter expert on compliance frameworks relevant to operational delivery (excluding direct responsibility for ISO 9001 management systems).

* Support AMP compliance activities, ensuring operational policies and processes enable adherence to contractual obligations.

* Inspire, lead, and develop a high-performing Workdry UK Quality team, setting clear objectives and creating a strong performance culture.

* Act as a visible champion for quality, compliance, and improvement across the business.

 * ​Build collaborative relationships with stakeholders at all levels to drive alignment and ownership.

* Facilitate lessons learned reviews where process or compliance gaps have been identified and assist in defining improvement actions.

Reporting & Change Management

* Establish measures and reporting to monitor quality performance, improvement initiatives and compliance activities.

* Provide regular updates to the SHEQ Director and Senior Leadership Team.

* Support change initiatives by helping teams adopt new processes and ways of working.

* Develop communication plans to support engagement and successful change implementation.

The main responsibilities are outlined above. This is not a…