‍Company: A leading packaging manufacturer.

Role: 

You will assist the QHSE Manager in leading the site Quality, H&S, and Environmental agenda, ensuring the full deployment of the quality strategy, systems and processes to meet the requirements of BRC, A2 permit, the Health and Safety Framework, and any other standards acquired; ensuring the delivered product consistently meets customer requirements and expectations.

You will help champion and deliver a QHSE improvement mindset across the whole site.

• Assist with QHSE compliance with external and internal standards, including, but not limited to the BRCGS standard, A2 permit and ISO14001.
• Deliver site health and safety inductions to all new employees.
• Work with employees to continue to develop the culture of Safety, Compliance, Quality, and Continuous Improvement across the site.
• Review and research QHSE information to assist in the development/improvement of procedures/documents in line with management standards.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with environmental permits and other relevant legislation.
• Assist in creating and reviewing of risk assessments and safe systems at work.
• Produce accurate and timely QHSE data to the management team, for the QHSE Manager to communicate.
• Participate in the site auditing schedule, by ensuring the management systems and the site are ‘Audit Ready’.
• Understand the expectations of customers relating to product quality, recording this detail as part of the quality management system.
• Assist with the development, execution and improvement of defect, accident and environmental impact prevention.
• Contribute to the development of QHSE training.
• Support the QHSE Manager to maintain/update QHSE performance data.
• Investigate customer complaints, assisting the QHSE Manager to identify corrective actions, to drive down ENC and CNQ.
• Provide research information to the QHSE Manager, enabling the development of short and long term QHSE strategy, objectives, and KPI’s.
• Assist the QHSE Manager in the delivery of the site Master Plan and Strategy.
• Liaise with employees/managers to provide support with QHSE issues, enabling the QHSE Manager to deliver feedback at management meetings
• Adhere to general housekeeping and hygiene rules ensuring the wider team always maintain a clean, tidy and organised environment.

Requirements:

• Proven quality experience within a packaging manufacturer / supplier desirable (will consider other manufactuing backgrounds)
• Experience within a Health and Safety role is desirable
• At least 3 years’ experience in a QHSE role preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of implementing and improving standards such as BRC, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
• Internal auditor qualified (desirable, not essential)
• HACCP Level 3 trained (desirable, not essential)
• Ability to build a positive QHSE culture
• Strong effective decision making, organisational, time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Motivated team player
• Strong administration skills are essential for this role

Benefits

• Friendly atmosphere
• Progression opportunities
• Holiday entitlement 25 days plus Bank Holidays
• Company Sick Pay Scheme (available after 12 months of continuous service)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee of the Month Award (monthly and annually)
• Refer a Friend Scheme of £500
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Home & Tech Scheme
• Employee Discount Platform
• Eye test vouchers
• Free Tea/Coffee

Apply:

Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. 

Key words: quality engineer / quality / quality manager / ISO / BRC / packaging / print / continuous improvement / six sigma / lean / CI / process improvement / cardboard / corrugated / paper / process management / quality technician / quality leader

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