HSEQ Manager

My Client is an engineering company specialising in the manufacture of attachments for construction machines. With an uncompromising commitment to safety, they are the recognised forerunner in industry compliance.

Role: HSEQ Manager

Reports To: Head Of Operations

Responsible For: Quality Controller & General Operative (Housekeeping)

Key Relationships: Management Team; Supervisors, Team Leaders; Operatives

Performance Measures: Number of non-conformances; effectiveness of Quality Management System; Warranty metrics; Cost of rework.

Main Purpose of Role: To devise and implement proactive strategies that influence and drive quality standards within the Company and to ensure health and safety compliance throughout the company.

Duties and Responsibilities

• QUALITY

• Identify, communicate, and implement opportunities for continuous improvement and measure their effectiveness.
• Contribute to executive policy and strategy.
• Develop, manage, and coordinate quality and environmental management systems and processes in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 quality standards, ensuring successful accreditation.
• Improve upon the current QMS using a Six Sigma approach to problem-solving and statistical process control (SPC) to monitor, control, and improve processes.
• Develop and maintain rigorous systems for internal auditing and identifying non-compliances, report on the same, and ensure improvements/preventative measures identified are actioned on a timely basis.
• Prevent quality problems by understanding the process and specification and introduce stability and uniformity with reference to product quality.
• Ensure a customer-driven approach to delivering conforming products and add value by proactively managing non-conformances or complaints.
• Manage the supply chain "quality" function, including developing and implementing goods-inward quality inspection processes.
• Conduct audits, including site visits as necessary, of suppliers' quality systems and processes to support the procurement team in developing strong partnerships with critical suppliers.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers where necessary on matters impacting/affected by quality issues.

• Assume overall responsibility for health and safety and set and maintain systems and standards to ensure that all current Health & Safety statutory and company best practice requirements are met throughout the company.
• Ensure that all employees are inducted, trained, and validated in all aspects of their positions requirements, allowing them to perform their functions safely and efficiently.
• Ensure all employees are provided with the correct Personal Protective Equipment for their roles and that the use of issued equipment whilst working is mandatory.
• Ensure all incidents, including personal injury, hazards, and near misses, are recorded and investigated with corrective/preventative action taken as necessary.
• Ensure that First Aid facilities are available and that First Aiders are trained as required.
• Ensure that adequate fire precautions are in place, such as fire drills, extinguishers, and clear exits.
• Carry out risk/hazard assessments and ensure the implementation of any resultant actions.
• Conduct noise assessment surveying and reporting.
• Report and liaise on matters of health and safety with relevant external bodies.
• Ensure a safe and clean working environment is maintained at all times through good housekeeping procedures.

• Promote the effective and efficient management of resources throughout the company, including labor, raw materials, stock, consumables, and energy.
• Meet regularly with the management team to ensure effective communication of information and implementation of new initiatives related to quality and health and safety.
• Develop the business culture to ensure values are demonstrated daily.
• Manage attendance within the team.
• Plan training for team members in conjunction with business requirements.
• Induct, coach, and develop team members, providing feedback on performance.
• Conduct one-to-one meetings to review performance and plan objectives with team members.
• Assist with the recruitment and selection process.
• Perform any other duties, within reason and capability, as determined by the Head of Operations.