H&S &Quality Systems (Manufacturing) - #2168683

Reed Engineering & Manufacturing

Health, Safety & Quality Manager

Are you passionate about creating a safe, compliant and high-performing manufacturing environment? We're looking for a proactive Health, Safety & Quality Manager to lead health, safety and management systems activities across our site.

This is a hands-on role where you'll work closely with operations, engineering, quality and leadership teams to ensure robust compliance, maintain ISO standards and drive continuous improvement across the business.

The Role

As Health, Safety & Quality Systems Manager, you will take ownership of the site's Health & Safety Management System and support the ongoing development of the Quality Management System. You'll play a key role in ensuring legal compliance, maintaining audit readiness and embedding a positive safety culture throughout the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead site-wide health and safety activities, promoting a proactive and positive safety culture.
• Manage and continually improve the Health & Safety Management System in line with ISO 45001 and legislative requirements.
• Support the maintenance and development of the Quality Management System in accordance with ISO 9001 standards.
• Develop, review and maintain policies, procedures, safe systems of work, risk assessments and management system documentation.
• Plan and conduct internal audits, ensuring compliance across operational processes.
• Manage corrective actions, non-conformances and improvement plans through to completion.
• Lead investigations into accidents, near misses and process non-conformances using structured root cause analysis techniques.
• Provide practical guidance on safety and quality requirements for new equipment, projects, process changes and contractor activities.
• Deliver training, toolbox talks and awareness programmes to improve compliance and engagement.
• Analyse and report on key H&S and quality performance indicators, identifying trends and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness activities, including fire safety, first aid provision and evacuation procedures.
• Support external audits, customer audits, certification assessments and management review activities.
• Assist with environmental management activities where required.

About You

We're looking for a confident and pragmatic professional who can balance compliance requirements with commercial and operational realities.

You will ideally have:

• Experience in a Health & Safety, HSEQ, Compliance or Management Systems role within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 9001 management systems.
• Experience conducting audits and managing corrective action processes.
• Excellent knowledge of UK health and safety legislation.
• Strong investigation and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience developing and delivering training.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• A visible, hands-on style and willingness to spend time on the shop floor engaging with employees.

What's in it for You?

• Opportunity to take ownership of site-wide H&S and quality systems.
• Key role within a growing manufacturing business.
• Exposure to operational improvement projects and senior leadership teams.
• Ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.