QHSE Manager
Yolk Recruitment are supporting a well-established manufacturing business with the recruitment of a QHSE Manager. This is a key senior position within the business, responsible for providing leadership across Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety functions and ensuring continued compliance within a regulated manufacturing environment. The role is hands-on and strategic, with responsibility for managing site systems, leading audits, and developing a small QHSE team.
The successful candidate will bring a strong quality-led background and experience working within ISO-governed management systems. While the role carries responsibility across Health & Safety and environmental compliance, there is an established team in place and support available, making this well suited to someone confident in quality who is comfortable broadening their exposure across the wider QHSE remit.
Key responsibilities:
Overall leadership of Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety functions on site
Maintain and develop management systems
Act as site lead for internal, customer and third-party audits
Ensure compliance with customer-specific, regulatory and statutory requirements
Promote a strong compliance and continuous improvement culture across the site
Lead quality improvement activities to reduce scrap and improve customer satisfaction
Implement robust root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions
Manage and develop QHSE Engineers and support staff
Oversee APQP activities for new and modified products
Ensure PPAP documentation is completed to customer requirements and timescales
Maintain calibration systems for all measuring equipment
Support KPI development, data collection and reporting
Maintain control of the QHSE budget
Oversee packaging compliance and usage reporting
What you'll need:
Proven experience in a QHSE Manager or Quality Manager role within manufacturing
Experience participating in or leading audits
Strong problem-solving skills using structured methodologies
Ability to operate at both strategic and site level
Confident communicator with customers, suppliers and internal teams