Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety (QEHS) Man.

Hartley People Recruitment on behalf of a client in the logistics solutions industry is recruiting a Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety (QEHS) Manager in Limerick.

This is an exciting opportunity for a methodical and self-motivated person to lead a high functioning team across a multi-site operation. The role serves a vital function within the company; being responsible for the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety management systems.

The successful candidate will have strong attention to detail as they need to ensure compliance with legislation, client requirements, policies and standards.

The Job

Key Responsibilities

• Support RCA and problem-solving actions and manage non-conformance, customer complaints, CAPA through to closure
• Lead internal audits and supplier assessment while supporting external certification audits
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement Lean Six Sigma tools
• Ensure all documentation and records are accessible and kept up to date
• Monitor environmental performance and make recommendations to reduce company’s environmental impact
• Support sustainability initiatives
• Lead investigations into environmental incidents, ensure correction action is implemented
• Ensure company’s environmental legal obligations are met and keep up to date with changes of relevant legislation and practice
• Ensure company is fully compliant with health and safety legislation
• Develop and implement health and safety policies and procedures, ensuring they are regularly monitored
• Conduct workplace assessments and safety inspections across all sites
• Lead incident and accident investigations including near misses and unsafe conditions
• Ensure all records are maintained
• Deliver health and safety training and inductions, driving health and safety campaigns within the company
• Act as chair for Health and Safety committee meetings
• Prepare QEHS reports, dashboards and KPIs for senior management
• Coach managers and employees in their QEHS responsibilities and promote accountability at all levels.

The Person

Competencies

• ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001 Lead Auditor qualification or demonstrable audit experience (essential)
• Recognised qualification in Environment, Health & Safety (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH, QQI Level 6 or higher) (essential)
• Prior safety management experience in a multi-site set up (essential)
• Knowledge of sustainability reporting (desirable)
• Experience working with fleet safety, warehouse operations, hazardous substances (desirable)
• Experience conducting risk assessments, incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills with the confidence and resilience to challenge unsafe or non-compliant practices.
• Excellent communication skills
• Committed to continuous improvement, sustainability and employee wellbeing
• Full driving licence (essential)

For Immediate Consideration please contact [email protected] or call us directly on 051 878 813.

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