Divisional QHSE Manager
Reports To
Managing Director
Job Overview To assume responsibility and accountability for all Divisional QHSE practices, across three sites – 2 in the North West of England and 1 in Vietnam, within a high-growth orientated environment.
The role holder will be expected to coach, mentor and ultimately, reinforce all quality, safety and environmental processes, ensuring that processes are consistently being adhered to and standards are maintained and continuously improved.
The role holder will manage the Divisions certifications to relevant international standards, encompassing the local implementation of those standards.
Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Duties
- To drive and provide guidance on Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) issues, ensuring a thorough understanding of legal and company obligations whilst promoting an engaging and positive health and safety culture within the workplace.
- Ensuring that any QHSE issues are risk ranked, investigated and responded to appropriately
- Verifying and Validating appropriate controls have been identified and implemented in response to issues.
- Acting as a lead on all QHSE matters for the Division.
- Internal auditing to include all aspects of Quality, Health, Safety and Environment
- Develop processes and systems to ensure that any remedial actions are undertaken where necessary
- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders (including regulators and auditors) and advising on QHSE Matters.
- Collation and reporting of QHSE data – reported to board, including incident investigation and continual improvement strategies.
- To ensure alignment of the Divisional QHSE strategy to the global Group strategy.
Skills
- Strong manufacturing or chemical background.
- Embedded working within an ISO Management environment and a deep understanding of the requirements of Quality, OHS & Environmental standards
- GHG and Carbon strategy aware.
- NEBOSH NGC minimum – must be working towards, hold OR be prepared to achieve NEBOSH International Diploma.
- Demonstrable leadership skills.
- Lead Auditor qualifications preferred.
- Communication skills with operators and board members expected, along with a working knowledge of Office.
- A strong, meticulous completer/finisher
- Lean/Six Sigma – desirable, along with project management experience.