QHSE Manager

JOTA Advanced Engineering are looking for a full-time QHSE Manager with strong, practical AS9100 experience and a proven ability to build and implement a Quality Management System within a precision engineering and manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will take ownership of implementing AS9100 across the business while maintaining our existing ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accreditations and supporting continual improvement. This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can translate AS9100 requirements into effective processes, controlled documentation and working practices across all departments.

Clear communication, good attention to detail, practical leadership and the ability to work closely with people throughout the business are essential.

Leadership and Management

• Provide clear leadership for quality, health, safety and environmental standards across the business.
• Manage and support the Quality Control Inspectors, ensuring inspection activities are planned, prioritised and completed effectively.
• Work closely with senior management, department leads and employees to ensure QHSE requirements are understood and followed.
• Lead by example and promote a practical, positive approach to quality, safety and environmental responsibility.
• Support managers and team leaders with QHSE-related decisions, investigations and improvement actions.
• Chair quarterly management review meetings and ensure actions, risks and improvement items are recorded and followed through.
• Encourage accountability across all departments and ensure actions are completed within agreed timescales.
• Communicate QHSE expectations clearly and support a culture of continual improvement.

Quality

• Maintain and develop the company Quality Management System in line with ISO 9001 requirements.
• Lead the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of AS9100 within the business.
• Manage controlled documents, procedures, records and quality-related processes.
• Build, maintain and control PPAP documentation where required by customers or project requirements.
• Support contract review activities by identifying quality, inspection, documentation and customer-specific requirements and ensuring suitable inspection plans are in place.
• Act as the main point of contact for customer quality issues, ensuring concerns are managed professionally and followed through.
• Plan, carry out and manage internal audits, including follow-up actions and verification of effectiveness.
• Coordinate external audits and ensure actions are completed in a timely and effective manner.
• Report QMS performance, risks, non-conformances and improvement opportunities to senior management.
• Promote customer, regulatory and industry quality requirements across the business.
• Support root cause investigations, corrective actions, 8D reports and continual improvement activities.
• Help develop a strong quality mindset across all departments, including production, inspection, engineering and administration.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Maintain and develop the company Environmental Management System in line with ISO 14001 requirements.
• Maintain and improve health and safety processes, procedures and records across the business.
• Manage HSE objectives, targets, aspects, risks and improvement actions.
• Ensure legal, regulatory and customer HSE requirements are understood and followed.
• Maintain QHSE documentation, registers, risk assessments and supporting records.
• Plan and manage HSE audits, inspections and action plans.
• Monitor and report key HSE performance indicators.
• Review incidents, near misses and hazards, ensuring suitable investigations and follow-up actions are completed.
• Identify PPE requirements and support safe working practices across all business areas.
• Provide QHSE…