QHSE Manager

QHSE Manager

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a well-established manufacturing business with the recruitment of a QHSE Manager. This is a key senior position within the business, responsible for providing leadership across Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety functions and ensuring continued compliance within a regulated manufacturing environment. The role is hands-on and strategic, with responsibility for managing site systems, leading audits, and developing a small QHSE team.

The successful candidate will bring a strong quality-led background and experience working within ISO-governed management systems. While the role carries responsibility across Health & Safety and environmental compliance, there is an established team in place and support available, making this well suited to someone confident in quality who is comfortable broadening their exposure across the wider QHSE remit.

Key responsibilities:

• Overall leadership of Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety functions on site
• Maintain and develop management systems
• Act as site lead for internal, customer and third-party audits
• Ensure compliance with customer-specific, regulatory and statutory requirements
• Promote a strong compliance and continuous improvement culture across the site
• Lead quality improvement activities to reduce scrap and improve customer satisfaction
• Implement robust root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions
• Manage and develop QHSE Engineers and support staff
• Oversee APQP activities for new and modified products
• Ensure PPAP documentation is completed to customer requirements and timescales
• Maintain calibration systems for all measuring equipment
• Support KPI development, data collection and reporting
• Maintain control of the QHSE budget
• Oversee packaging compliance and usage reporting

What you'll need:

• Proven experience in a QHSE Manager or Quality Manager role within manufacturing
• Experience participating in or leading audits
• Strong problem-solving skills using structured methodologies
• Ability to operate at both strategic and site level
• Confident communicator with customers, suppliers and internal teams