Job Description
QHSE Manager
Full Time Office Based
£46,000 - £50,000
Burton On Trent
Eaton Syalon are partnering with a well established and growing manufacturing business to appoint a QHSE Manager to lead quality, health & safety and environmental standards across the site.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys building robust systems, influencing culture on the ground and ensuring the business is always audit ready. Prior exposure to BRCGS standards would be a major advantage and will help you hit the ground running.
You will have real visibility with the Managing Director and play a key role in protecting the company's reputation, customers and future growth.
The Role
You'll take ownership of the company's compliance frameworks, driving continuous improvement while ensuring legal, certification and customer expectations are consistently met.
A strong understanding of BRCGS environments is highly desirable, as this will allow you to make an immediate impact.
What you'll be responsible for:
- Leading external and customer audits from preparation through to close out
- Acting as the key contact for auditors and certification bodies
- Managing non-conformances and ensuring effective corrective actions
- Owning and improving the Quality Management System
- Maintaining product safety, traceability and process controls
- Overseeing customer complaints and compliance responses
- Supporting supplier approval and raw material compliance
- Driving a positive, proactive health & safety culture
- Ensuring risk assessments, safe systems of work and legal registers remain up to date
- Managing incident investigations and reporting requirements
- Leading environmental compliance activities and improvement initiatives
- Delivering training and raising awareness across the workforce
- Providing regular KPI and risk updates to senior leadership
- Line management responsibility for the Health & Safety function
About You:
We're looking for a confident, visible leader who is comfortable operating both strategically and operationally.
You will likely bring:
- Experience in a QHSE or technical compliance leadership role within manufacturing or packaging
- Knowledge of working within certified environments
- The ability to lead audits and manage regulatory relationships
- Strong problem-solving and root cause capability
- Confidence influencing stakeholders at all levels
- A hands-on approach with a drive for continuous improvement
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business where you can genuinely shape standards, influence behaviours and build longterm operational excellence.
Apply now or contact the Professional Services Teams at Eaton Syalon for a confidential discussion.
