Senior Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental Engineer

Matchtech

Want to join a company a trusted and reputable company with a broad portfolio of capabilities across the Maritime domain?

Overview

Important: Due to the level of security clearance required, all applicants must be eligible to obtain UKEYES ONLY clearance, and therefore be a Sole UK National.

Working: The role is office/hybrid based with occasional travel to other company/customer’s sites in the UK or abroad.

“All the pros of a small business with the security of a multinational” Glassdoor review

“The engineering staff are great, very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Very good team atmosphere, with people always willing to help” Glassdoor review

Named as Gold Award winner in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme for 2021

Responsibilities:

• Support the QHSE Manager with embedding a culture of continual evaluation and improvement within the facility by reporting on and achieving business objectives.
• Identify and report areas of non-conformance and non-compliance and areas requiring improvement within the business.
• Promote and drive forward preventive and corrective action measures within the business.
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned programmes.
• Ensure that the QHSE Audit programme is adhered to and that any audit reports are produced in a timely manner, to the highest standard as well as progressing supporting metrics/reports with minimum oversight.
• Undertake internal and supplier system audits and act as a guide in third-party certification process and customer product audits, including analysis of findings, suggestions for improvement and progression of any non-conformances identified.
• Progress non-conformances, identify root cause, corrective actions and preventive actions using recognised best practice tools to timely closure.
• Provide quality assurance, safety hazard elimination and environmental risk management through the implementation, improvement and maintenance of QHSE policies, processes, procedures and systems to deliver QHSE management system assurance.
• On assigned contracts:-
  • Produce and maintain QHSE Lead Project Management Pack (i.e. contract start-up and delivery documentation and records).
  • Ensure customer QHSE requirements are fully understood and are met within given contracts.
  • Undertake product and process reviews to aid the prediction and prevention of quality defects.
  • Generate and maintain contract quality plans.
  • Identify product configuration control management to ensure traceability.
• Maintain contract improvement Lessons Learnt records.
• Perform supplier acceptance, witnessing testing support and product release audits.
• Ensure Supplier/Subcontractor quality management, including approval, flow-down of requirements, monitoring and corrective action management.
• Carry out any other duties as reasonably required by Management.

Experience needed:

• A self-motivated, passionate and success driven approach to any task undertaken, with the ability to work on own initiative.
• A collaborative mindset, thriving in an environment that values teamwork and mutual support.
• Good knowledge and experience of ISO 9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001 Standards.
• Strong awareness, understanding and working knowledge of current Health and Safety requirements, legislation, and regulations.
• A quick learner with a flexible and adaptable approach.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with personnel at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to liaise with both internal and external customers and key stakeholders.
• Ability to build effective relationships with both internal and external customers and key stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous
• Experience in the Naval / Maritime domain would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of APQP/PPAP processes.
• Ability to analyse information and identify key issues.
• Familiar with relevant electrical/mechanical standards (e.g. IPC610 / 620)

Note: All applicants must be eligible to achieve the relevant security vetting level applicable to the role.