Join Our Client as a Permanent Quality & HSE Leader in Manufacturing
Are you ready to take the lead on quality, safety, health and environment in a dynamic manufacturing environment? Our client, a well-established PLC in Dundee & Angus, Scotland, is seeking a passionate and experienced SHEQ Leader to join their team. With a workforce of 400 employees on site, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact at a reputable, growth-oriented organisation. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of maintaining and enhancing safety standards, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement. Your background in engineering and manufacturing, combined with a strong focus on quality (around 80% of the role), will enable you to develop and implement robust SHEQ systems that support operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in SHEQ management within similar settings, with a solid understanding of industry regulations and best practices. Your leadership skills will inspire teams across the organisation to foster a culture of safety and quality. If you're someone who thrives on challenges, values clarity, and enjoys working in a collaborative environment, this position could be the perfect fit for you. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to safety and continuous improvement, where your expertise will be recognised and valued. Ready to bring your SHEQ expertise to a thriving manufacturing setting? Apply now and take the next step in your career—all with a company that prioritises safety, quality, and people.
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide strategic and tactical direction to Quality and EHS team.
- To promote and support EHS programs to drive a ZERO HARM culture across the manufacturing site.
- To ensure customer satisfaction within Dundee site.
- To lead Supplier Quality processes, KPI performance, corrective action and improvement plans.
- To prevent noncompliance in the production
- To develop Quality at the Source, Built-In-Quality and Error-Proofing methodologies.
- To lead the production quality improvement plan (Scrap, right first time, out of box claims, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
- To manage and improve Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
- Ensure continuous improvement in all quality indicators.
- Maintain ISO 9001 certifications and other certifications relevant to the business, such as MID and ATEX. Gain any new certifications driven by business needs.
- Coordinate and validate problem solving, following internal and external failures.
- To train and use of core quality tools, such as Statistical Process Control, Gage R&R, etc.
- Provide Quality system leadership to ensure internal policies, customer expectations and (local) regulatory requirements are met.
- Contribute to implementation of relevant global DFS processes/systems/tools into the Dundee facility.
- Training of employees to ensure proper Quality practices and awareness.
- Define/implement/track relevant Quality KPIs and set/drive targets that are aligned with DFS operations and business strategy.
- Control Complaint handling process; drive problem-solving practices.
- Participates in NPI and Engineering change processes to enable stable supply chain, production operations, minimize warranty costs and drive customer satisfaction.
- Initiate, track and drive continuous improvement programs.
- Manage the Dundee Quality team.
- Ability to think logically and to define standards based on logical thinking and benchmarking.
- Closely partner with the Engineering organization to drive robust design transfer and long-term new product introduction success.
Candidate Experience and Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, or related discipline strongly preferred, or comparable combination of education and experience is required (5+ years’ experience in manufacturing)
- Significant Quality Leadership experience managing Quality Management Systems certified to ISO standards, and customer facing role experience.
- EHS experienced in highly regulated environments.
- Strong hands-on problem-solving knowledge (e.g., A3, 5-why, ishikawa, pareto, etc.) and ability to take the lead to get complex technical/process/tool issues resolved.
- Experiences that effectively use continuous improvement skills and tools to prioritize and drive projects and improvements/standardization to improve Quality service levels, reduce costs, and align with strategic objectives.
- Proven problem-solving ability
- Excellent verbal/written communication, public speaking, and presentation skills
- Organization, time management, and prioritization skills
- ISO Certified Lead Auditor
Apply now to find out more about this excellent opportunity in the Dundee area.