Quality Improvements & HSE Lead

Job Description

Reporting to our Operations Manager, the Quality Improvements and HSE Lead will play a key role in strengthening our safety culture and ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, environment and quality. Working closely across the business, you will provide expert guidance, ensure compliance, and support continuous improvement. You will have the autonomy to shape initiatives, engage teams and influence meaningful change throughout a busy manufacturing environment.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and teams to embed best practice into daily operations and future planning.
• Champion a continuous improvement approach, encouraging employees to work beyond compliance for better efficiency and performance.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements, risk management frameworks, current guidance and internal standards.
• Provide coaching, training and support to build improvement capability across the business.
• Implement, maintain and improve integrated management systems, including ATEX, IECEx, CSA, Inmetro, ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certification.
• Drive process improvements across Goods Inward, Production Control, Corrective Action Reports and Non-Conformity Management.
• Lead and support investigations into incidents and near-misses, ensuring root cause analysis and corrective actions are completed.
• Update internal content and documentation based on recurring issues and new product developments.
• Work with manufacturing teams to collect and review customer feedback, identify trends and implement process improvements.
• Support risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work, working with managers to reduce risk across operations.
• Coordinate all internal and external audit processes to maintain compliance and operational integrity.
• Carry out regular inspections to ensure safe working practices and correct implementation of policies and procedures.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, contractors and external agencies.
• Provide continuous engagement across the business to support a positive safety and quality culture.
• Analyse data and performance metrics to identify patterns and opportunities for improvement.

What experience would we like you to have?

Please note, if you don’t tick all the boxes below but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying. We would encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience.

• NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum requirement.
• Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within manufacturing or a complex operational environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK legal and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining management systems.
• Great interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively in writing and face-to-face with stakeholders at all levels.
• Organised, with the ability to prioritise workload during busy periods and manage changing priorities.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyse and report on performance.
• High level of IT proficiency.
• Strong attention to detail with high accuracy.
• Positive attitude and flexibility in approach to work.
• A collaborative team player who can also work independently when required.
• Lead Auditor certification is desirable but not essential.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and not require sponsorship.