Principal People are delighted to be working exclusively with a leading UK manufacturing organisation who are looking to appoint a SHEQ Manager.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a health, safety, environmental and quality professional to take ownership of a multi-site role, driving both cultural change and continuous improvement across four factory locations.
The successful candidate will join a family-owned, people-focused business that is growing steadily and places health, safety and quality at the heart of its operations. This is an on-site, operationally focused role with the opportunity to influence senior stakeholders and lead a dedicated quality team.
The key duties include:
* Leading and driving cultural change across health, safety, environment and quality.
* Managing SHEQ compliance across four local manufacturing facilities.
* Ensuring risk assessments and safe systems of work are in place and regularly reviewed.
* Developing, implementing and maintaining safety action plans and compliance programmes.
* Leading and managing the Quality department, including QA staff across portfolio.
* Maintaining and developing ISO standards (9001, 14001 and working towards
* Investigating incidents and non-conformances to ensure root causes are addressed.
* Managing accident, incident and near-miss reporting, ensuring thorough investigation and follow-up.
* Preparing board reports and presenting SHEQ performance to the senior leadership team.
* Supporting product development and liaising with suppliers to ensure compliance with regulations and quality standards.
Why should you apply for the role?
* Opportunity to lead SHEQ across a dynamic and growing manufacturing business.
* High levels of autonomy to make positive change, backed by engaged senior leadership.
* A varied role covering multiple sites all based locally, each with unique challenges.
* Full support for professional development, including sponsorship for further qualifications (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma).
* Be part of a collaborative and supportive leadership culture where SHEQ is a genuine priority.
We would love to see CVs from people who have:
* NEBOSH General Certificate
* Experience within all aspects of QHSE
* Experience within an operational safety environment (Manufacturing, Food, Warehousing preferred)
* Previous experience at both an operational and strategic level within SHEQ.