About this role
QHSE / Quality Health Safety Environmental Manager - Chemicals
A UK chemical manufacturer is looking for an HSEQ Manager to take ownership of health, safety and quality across its manufacturing operations. This is an equal split between EHS and Quality, with environmental compliance alongside.
It's an old-school, hands-on manufacturing plant with ATEX zoned areas. The role suits someone who is happiest out on the plant rather than behind a desk: walking the site, working closely with production and engineering, understanding the process, and driving improvements through the teams around them.
Health & Safety
Own the site safety management system and ISO 45001Lead DSEAR risk assessments and maintain hazardous area classification and ATEX complianceTake part in HAZOP studies and plant design reviews, identifying process risk and agreeing mitigationsManage Permit to Work and Management of Change for plant modificationsLead incident investigations and root cause analysis, and drive remedial actions through production and engineering teamsBuild a visible, engaged safety culture on the shop floor Quality
Manage customer validation activity at plant level, including IQ, OQ and PQ, from protocol through to close-outAct as the site's quality contact for customers, hosting audits and managing validation projects that can run over several monthsOwn change control and CAPA, including non-conformance investigation and root causeMaintain ISO 9001 and run the internal audit programme Environmental
Support ISO 14001 and compliance with the site's environmental permit, trade effluent and waste obligations What you'll bring
Experience on an ATEX zoned manufacturing site, with hands-on DSEAR knowledgeHands-on experience of equipment or process validation (IQ, OQ, PQ) at plant level, gained in any regulated manufacturing sector: chemical, pharmaceutical, food, medical device, personal care or similarCustomer audit and change control experienceHAZOP participation and an understanding of process safetyNEBOSH General Certificate as a minimumISO internal auditor qualification across 9001, 14001 and/or 45001The confidence to influence without direct authority. The role has no direct reports and delivers through operational teamsA practical, technical mindset and credibility with operators and engineers What's on offer
A genuinely broad role combining process safety and quality ownership, with real influence on how the site runsReporting to the Group Head of Quality & Compliance[Benefits: pension, bonus, holiday, car or allowance]