Quality/EHS Manager

Quality/EHS Manager

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, the Quality & EHS Manager is responsible for leading the organisation's Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety activities. The role ensures compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and recognised management system standards, including ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, while promoting a culture of continuous improvement and best practice.

Working collaboratively across the business, the successful candidate will support quality, environmental and health & safety performance, coordinate internal and external audits, and ensure effective management systems are maintained.

Principle responsibilities include

Quality (QMS)

• Maintains and promotes the use of the ISO9001 Quality System and or any other customer required certification.
• Maintains the integrity of the Customer Complaint System – acts as the Voice of the Customer.
• Monitors the compliance of the Calibration and Preventative Maintenance functions.
• Seeks to increase the effectiveness of the Quality Management System through benchmarking and sharing of best practices.
• Develops and maintains a Supplier Quality system that ensures reliable materials and services are delivered on time

Environmental (EMS)

• Maintains and promotes the use of the ISO14001 Environmental system and or any other environmental requirement.
• Seeks to increase the effectiveness of the Environmental Management System through benchmarking and sharing of best practices.
• Ensure that all relevant Environmental measurements and checks, both internal and external, are being carried out and acted upon promptly and effectively.
• Preparing the Environmental reports.
• Performing Environmental Audits.
• Control and logging of all hazardous waste shipments.

Health & Safety:

• To ensure the Company's Health and Safety Policy is implemented consistently.
• To drive the strong Safety Culture in effect at the site
• To identify and meet employee training needs in relation to health and safety.
• To work with managers and staff to ensure safety statement/ risk assessments are prepared and reviewed as necessary.
• To investigate or, where appropriate, to assist others to investigate the circumstances and causes of accidents and take necessary steps to prevent a reoccurrence, including keeping detailed records of the investigation of action taken.
• Ensure all elements of H&S system are recorded in the QMS/EMS.

Continuous Improvement:

• Provides leadership and direction for the Continuous Improvement programs.
• Drive said Continuous Improvement processes utilizing Six Sigma & Lean techniques.
• Maintain reports and develops Objectives, Targets & Goals with clearly defined action plans to improve key metrics (cost of quality, customer complaint metrics, Yield) that increase organisational effectiveness. Meets performance targets for quality improvement and Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Customer Requirements:

• Function as the customer advocate in the introduction of new products and in all aspects of the maintenance of QMS and EMS setups.
• Interact with internal and external customers in regard to specifications and standards.
• Co-ordinate customer audits.
• Complete customer visits to understand customer requirements.

Laboratory

• Ongoing maintenance of the lab (instrumentation, cleaning parts etc.)

Other

• To undertake any other duties as requested by management

Essential:

• A graduate of Engineering/Materials/Chemistry or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Quality/EHS role.
• Knowledge of EHS and Quality standards
• Excellent PC and organisational skills. Ability to produce/interpret/analyse reports and presentations.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving ability.
• Must have the ability to interact at all levels within the company and also with external Auditors/Clients/Customers.
• Highly flexible approach.
• Strong leadership skills, proven ability to meet targets and achieve results.
• Strong ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Ability to drive change.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Holds a full current Diving Licence.

Desirable:

• Lean & six sigma experience would be a distinct advantage.
• A proven track record in a similar role in a manufacturing/ production/ engineering Environment.
• Experience of calibration, metrology and quality system auditing would be beneficial.

Benefits:
Healthcare,bonus,pension