Quality, HSE, and Compliance in Hunmanby

The Quality, HSE & Compliance Manager will be responsible for leading and developing the organisation's integrated approach to Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Compliance. This is a senior leadership role accountable for:

• Ensuring products and services consistently meet customer and regulatory expectations
• Protecting employees, customers, and the environment through robust HSE practices
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement, risk management, and operational excellence

You will act as the organisation's subject matter expert and strategic leader across Quality, HSE, and Compliance, ensuring systems are embedded into core business processes and aligned with long‑term business objectives. Modern ISO standards place responsibility for quality and system effectiveness across leadership and operations, requiring strong integration into business strategy and performance management.

What Success Looks Like (12-18 Months)

• Continuation of a fully embedded integrated management system (IMS) across the organisation
• Strong external audit results with no major non‑conformances
• Measurable reduction in defects, waste, and safety incidents
• Improved customer satisfaction and supplier performance

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental (QHSE) Management Systems, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and relevant UK legislation.
• Develop and implement strategies, policies, and objectives that support business goals, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality performance, reduce defects, improve Right First Time (RFT), minimise Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and increase process efficiency.
• Lead risk management activities, including risk assessments, safe systems of work, hazard identification, and emergency preparedness.
• Manage investigations into accidents, incidents, non‑conformances, customer complaints, and quality issues, ensuring effective root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Maintain compliance with legal, regulatory, customer, and certification requirements, acting as the primary contact for auditors, certification bodies, regulators, and key stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver internal audit programmes and lead external audits, ensuring effective governance and timely closure of actions.
• Lead, develop, and coach Quality, HSE, and Compliance teams, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Manage supplier quality assurance activities and monitor supplier performance against business and regulatory requirements.
• Establish, monitor, and report key performance indicators, providing insight to support strategic decision‑making and business improvement.

Key Performance Indicators

• Quality: First Pass Yield (FPY), Defect rate / PPM, Customer complaints and returns, Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
• Operational: Internal audit completion and closure rates, Process compliance and system effectiveness
• Supplier Performance: Supplier defect rate, Supplier audit outcomes, Health & Safety Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR), Near miss reporting and closure rates, Incident investigation effectiveness
• Compliance: External audit performance (zero major non‑conformances), Regulatory compliance adherence

Essential Knowledge

• Supplier quality and supply chain
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
• Root cause analysis and structured audit and compliance problem‑solving techniques frameworks
• Sustainability, ESG, and environmental compliance (CE/UKCA, RoHS, REACH, WEEE)
• Business continuity and crisis
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement
• Manufacturing, machinery, electrical safety regulations (APQP, FMEA, SPC)
• Digital quality systems
• KPI development and performance
• International quality and regulatory compliance management

Desirable Knowledge

• Proactive, engaged workforce demonstrating ownership of standards
• Clear, data‑driven visibility of performance and risks
• Demonstrated track record of strong presentation and communication skills cultural change
• Project and change management
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills
• Data analysis and performance reporting and communication skills
• Strategic and commercially aware
• Proactive and solutions‑focused
• Team coaching and development skills

Essential Experience

• Proven experience in a senior role leading product, quality, HSE, or compliance regulatory compliance requirements
• Experience in a global business environment
• Experience within manufacturing, engineering, or electronics environments
• Experience using ERP systems and data analysis tools
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience managing supplier quality performance
• Experience managing integrated management systems
• Experience reporting performance and risks to senior leadership

Desirable Experience

• NEBOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification
• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related discipline
• Professional membership (e.g., CQI, IOSH, IEMA)
• Lean / Six Sigma certification

Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off‑highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well‑established international distributor network.