QESH Officer
Wolviston Management Services
Wolviston Management Services is supporting the appointment of a QESH Officer to lead and manage Quality, Environmental, Safety and Health compliance across a manufacturing and chemical processing environment.
This role is critical in ensuring the effective implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of integrated management systems aligned to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
The successful candidate will act as the primary point of contact for all QESH-related matters on site, driving compliance, operational excellence, and a proactive safety culture. A strong visible presence across site operations is essential.
Key Responsibilities Management Systems & Compliance
- Lead and maintain integrated QESH management systems in line with ISO standards
- Ensure ongoing compliance with all relevant health, safety, environmental, and quality legislation
- Manage certification processes, including surveillance and recertification audits
- Maintain and improve SOPs, risk assessments, COSHH assessments, and permit systems
- Coordinate internal and external audits
- Track and close out corrective actions in a timely manner
- Conduct routine inspections, audits, and compliance reviews
- Support customer and supplier audit activities
- Support risk management activities including HAZOP and Management of Change (MOC)
- Lead and support incident investigations and root cause analysis
- Promote and embed a strong safety-first culture across all operations
- Drive behavioural safety and workforce engagement initiatives
- Deliver QESH training programmes, inductions, and toolbox talks
- Maintain training matrices and competency records
- Promote continuous improvement and safety awareness across all site personnel
- Manage environmental compliance registers and monitoring programmes
- Oversee waste management, emissions, dust, noise, and spill control processes
- Ensure adherence to environmental legislation and sustainability practices
- Act as primary liaison with regulatory bodies, auditors, and external stakeholders
- Provide regular performance reporting to senior leadership
- Develop and maintain QESH KPIs, dashboards, and board-level reporting
- Support strategic planning for long-term QESH improvements
- Support engineering and operations teams in developing safe systems of work
- Assist with contractor management and permit-to-work systems
- Contribute to operational readiness and future scale-up activities
- Support emergency preparedness and response planning
- Degree in Engineering, Environmental, Chemical, Safety, or related discipline
- NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent)
- Proven experience working within ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 systems
- ISO Lead/Internal Auditor qualification
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Experience within chemical processing or heavy industry environments
- Exposure to HAZOP and process safety methodologies
- Extensive experience (10+ years) in QESH roles within industrial or manufacturing environments
- Strong understanding of UK/EU HSE and environmental legislation
- Demonstrated experience managing audits, compliance programmes, and documentation
- Proficient in risk management and safe systems of work
- Strong analytical and reporting capability, including board-level communication
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- High level of organisation, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong safety leadership and proactive mindset
- Professional, solutions-focused approach
- High integrity and accountability
- Effective communicator across all organisational levels
- Adaptable and capable of operating in a fast-paced environment
- Committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence
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