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Job Title: QH S E Manager

Location: Clitheroe, Lancashire

Salary: Circa £70,000 (dependent on experience)

About Bryden Precision Engineering

Our Client is a CNC machining business supplying complex, high precision components into the aerospace, defence, utilities, power and other safety critical sectors. They are proud holders of AS9100 accreditation as they continue to grow.

Opportunity

We are looking for a hands on, dynamic and action oriented QHSE Manager to lead our Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental function. This role will play a key part in driving operational excellence and supporting the next stage of our growth. This is not a desk bound, compliance only role. You will be a visible presence on the shopfloor, working closely with operators, engineers and managers to:

• Drive right first time quality and reduce scrap, rework and customer returns
• Create and embed a proactive health & safety culture where risks are controlled and people go home safe every day
• Maintain and improve our integrated management systems (QMS & H&S)
• Ensure legal compliance and best practice across quality, safety, health and environmental activities

If you enjoy solving real problems, influencing behaviour and making improvements that stick, you will thrive here.

Lead and drive the organisation's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and regulatory expectations.

Establish and maintain an effective balance between Quality Control (QC) inspection and Quality Assurance (QA) activities, enabling operational flow while delivering continuous quality improvement.

Apply Industry 4.0 principles to modernise inspection methodologies, leveraging available CAPEX investment to implement advanced, technology driven solutions.

What You Will Be Doing Quality Leadership

• Own and develop the company Quality Management System to meet AS9100, ISO 9001 requirements
• Plan, host and close out external audits (customers, certification bodies) and lead the internal audit programme
• Set and manage inspection and test strategies (incoming, in process and final)
• Lead NCR and customer complaint investigations using structured problem solving (8D, 5 Why, fishbone)
• Analyse scrap, rework, PPM and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement
• Ensure effective configuration control and full traceability for safety critical work
• Manage supplier quality performance including approval, audits and development
• Prepare and submit FAIRs/AS9102 and customer quality documentation

Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Management

• Take ownership of the company's Health & Safety strategy and ensure compliance with UK legislation
• Develop, implement and maintain a robust Health & Safety Management System (aligned to ISO 45001 principles)
• Conduct and review risk assessments (RAMS), COSHH assessments and safe systems of work
• Lead incident, near miss and accident investigations, ensuring root cause is identified and corrective actions implemented
• Drive a proactive safety culture through engagement, training, toolbox talks and behavioural safety initiatives
• Ensure effective control of hazards within a machining environment (e.g. machinery safety, manual handling, substances, PPE)
• Monitor and report H&S KPIs (accident rates, near misses, audit findings, etc.) to the Senior Leadership Team
• Liaise with external bodies where required (e.g. HSE, insurers, auditors)
• Oversee environmental compliance, including waste management, spills control and sustainability initiatives

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Lead, coach and develop the quality and HSE function, supporting wider workforce engagement
• Provide clear, data driven KPIs and reports to the Senior Leadership Team
• Act as a key driver of continuous improvement across both quality and safety performance
• Promote a culture of accountability, ownership and operational excellence across the business

Experience and Knowledge

• Strong background in precision engineering / CNC machining, ideally within aerospace, defence, power or other safety critical sectors
• Proven experience as a Quality Manager, QHSE Manager or Senior Quality Engineer with leadership responsibility
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001 systems
• Demonstrable experience managing Health & Safety within a manufacturing environment
• Experience implementing or managing H&S systems aligned to ISO 45001 (or equivalent)
• Hands on shopfloor experience, comfortable resolving issues in real time
• Experience leading customer and third party audits
• Strong understanding of root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies
• Confident reading engineering drawings (including GD&T) and use of inspection equipment
• Supplier quality experience (approval, monitoring, development)

Qualifications (Desirable)

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) in Occupational Health & Safety
• Lead Auditor qualification (ISO 9001 / AS9100 / ISO 45001)
• Engineering or technical qualification

Skills and Behaviours

• Strong leader who sets clear expectations and holds people accountable
• Highly action oriented with a practical, problem solving mindset
• Excellent communicator, able to engage at all levels from shopfloor to customers
• Analytical and data driven, using KPIs to influence decisions
• High attention to detail with a pragmatic, commercial approach
• Resilient and calm under pressure in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Passionate about continuous improvement and building a positive safety culture

What They Offer

• Opportunity to lead and shape QHSE strategy in a growing, ambitious business
• A genuine voice at the table as part of the Senior Leadership Team
• Involvement in high profile aerospace, defence and nuclear projects
• Competitive salary and benefits package (discussed at interview)
• Ongoing training and development (auditing, Lean/CI, H&S)