Job Description:

QSE Manager

£70,000 - £73,000 per annum

Car Allowance £7,000

Monday - Friday

Based in Suffolk

Henderson Brown are partnered with a leading food manufacture who are looking for a QSE Manager to take ownership and accountability for the Quality, Safety and Environmental management systems. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record with leading from the front and experience with legal compliance, customer satisfaction, operational excellence and sustainability. They are looking for experience coupled with drive and motivation.

The business is ever growing and now really is an exciting time to join the journey and place your stamp on the evolution of the future for the organisation.

The role has a high potential for progression into full site management. Please note the location is in Suffolk.

Experience QSE Manager

• Own, develop and maintain the site's Quality Management System.
• Lead Quality Building Block programmes and ensure all actions are completed effectively and sustainably.
• Maintain certification and compliance against relevant standards including BRCGS, customer standards and corporate requirements.
• Ensure all internal audits, inspections and technical reviews are completed and corrective actions effectively closed.

Lead customer and third-party audits, ensuring successful outcomes

• Own the site's Safety Building Block programme and drive continuous improvement in safety performance.
• Develop and implement strategies to achieve leading safety indicators and injury reduction targets.
• Ensure all safety reporting systems, scorecards and central reporting requirements are accurate and up to date.
• Lead accident investigations, near miss reviews and behavioural safety initiatives.

• Own the site's Environmental Management System and Environmental Building Block programme.
• Maintain ISO 14001 certification and environmental compliance.
• Manage relationships with environmental regulators and external stakeholders.
• Ensure all permits, licences and environmental reporting obligations are fulfilled

Requirements Quality Manager

• Extensive experience in Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental management within manufacturing, ideally within drinks / liquid processing.
• Strong working knowledge of food safety, quality systems and environmental compliance.
• Experience managing external audits and customer technical relationships.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional improvement programmes.
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Effective leadership, coaching and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to balance operational demands while maintaining compliance standards.
• BRCGS Lead Auditor qualification.
• ISO 14001 Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.
• NEBOSH qualification or equivalent.
• HACCP Team Leader qualification.
• Commutable distance from Suffolk.

Benefits Quality Manager

• Employer pension contribution up to 10%
• Private healthcare (Individual)
• Life assurance cover up to 6x salary
• Income protection insurance
• 25 days holiday (+ statutory)
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Employee wellbeing benefits including annual health checks

Please note that the role of QSE Manager is located in Suffolk. If you are interested in the role then please reach out to Matt Duffy at Henderson Brown.