NEW VACANCY! (PK8620)
QUALITY MANAGER / QHSE MANAGER
STAFFORDSHIRE / DERBYSHIRE (Please contact me for further location details)
£OPEN (DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE) + 26 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Company Sick Pay Scheme + Pension Scheme + Life Cover
Hours Of Work: Monday To Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
My client is a well-established market leader in the supply of printed flexible packaging and labelling products to Blue Chip and niche brands within the UK and Europe.
They are currently looking to recruit a Quality Manager to join their management team, you will support the business of Quality/Environmental/safety/Health in providing a controlled compliance service across the Group.
Role / Responsibilities:
- Responsible for ensuring the Quality Assurance procedures are complied with.
- Control and manage environmental impacts relating to the business and establish best practice.
- Manage and Co-ordinate BRCGS Auditing, following up BRCGS non-conformances and ensure site is always BRC compliant.
- Support with document control, corrective and preventative action and trend analysis.
- Work with site representatives to manage Quality Management and Operating Procedures including all Hygiene Operations, allergen management and pest control.
- Accountable for completing internal (first party) audits to support compliance assurance, audits and risk objectives.
- To resolve any areas of non-compliance (BRCGS).
- Support the site with their maintenance log and ensuring all jobs are completed in a timely manner
- Create a Safety Management System to ensure all incidents/accidents are reported and completed in a timely fashion.
- Manage and order Uniform, PPE stocks and distribute as required keeping records of issue.
- Ensure all Quality/Environmental/Health & Safety boards are kept up to date with the latest relevant information.
- Manage all accredited systems and ensure compliance meetings are held and actions completed in accordance with the minutes
- Ensure Environmental/Hygiene requirements are adhered to on site in conjunction with the management team.
- Maintain training records and organise training in accordance to in house and external standards
- Manage fire wardens/first aiders/forklift truck driver's certification and co-ordinate training when necessary
- Maintain equipment certification/calibration and identify any potential downfalls
- Chair health & safety meetings and organise compliance management meetings to a frequency that complies with internal and external systems
- To attend monthly management meetings and supply site QUESH data.
- Take due care and attention of equipment and resources with particular regard to health & safety, hygiene, good housekeeping and basic maintenance.
- Carry out NCR root cause analysis then send investigation findings to customers and internal communication
- Document all NCR activity internally and externally.
- Work with all departments to ensure Health and safety procedures are maintained and updated.
Skills / Experience:
- IOSH trained with experience in Health and Safety risk assessments.
- Background in H&S and BRC Audits
- Have experience of BRCGS and managing the system.
- Well organised, ability to plan and prioritise tasks on own initiative.
- IT skills and excellent communications skills both written and verbal
- Sound judgement and decision making
- Able to report and investigate Quality issues
- Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously when required.
- Recognise and promote the importance of continuous improvement and display a positive attitude to change.
- Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate, establishing trust and strong business relationships.
- Sees projects through to completion: a finisher/ doer attitude.
- The ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team and a keen desire to participate as a pro-active member of the team.
- Interact and communicate effectively across multi-functional departments and Business Units
The role encompasses the management of Quality/Environment/Safety/Health, managing and maintaining accredited systems BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 as well as own internal systems. Although Health & Safety Audits would be beneficial my client is happy to train on the H&S elements.