HSEQ manager

Electro Optic Systems; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Electro Optic Systems seeks an HSEQ Manager to lead the HSEQ Team, ensure QMS compliance, and guide the environmental and safety systems within a fixed-term 12-month assignment based at Hume, Canberra.

The role focuses on developing and maintaining a best-in-class quality organization, driving risk-based culture, and implementing continuous improvement across the business units in alignment with contractual requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar HSEQ leadership role.
• Recognised qualification in an applicable field of study.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive quality outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Executive control of EOS QMS and ensure product, process compliance.
• Develop a World Class Quality Organization and drive risk-based quality culture.
• Lead environmental and occupational health and safety within an Integrated Management System.
• Maintain compliance with Management System processes and KPI reporting.
• Drive continual improvement and implement corrective actions for quality issues.
• Collaborate across functions to align objectives and profitability with compliance.

Skills

Quality management

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

Relevant qualification

Job description

We continually strive to help our workforce achieve their professional and personal goals, engaging them in challenging and inspiring projects.

The Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ) Manager leads the HSEQ Team and is responsible for maintaining a compliant EOS Defence Systems Quality Management System (QMS) thereby ensuring customer confidence in our processes and products. The role is fully responsible for business unit Quality systems and implements H,S&E systems in support of the corporate H,S&E framework. The HSEQ Manager will also lead the development of the Management Systems to achieve certification against Environmental (ISO 14001) and Occupational Health and Safety (ISO 45001) requirements if required. The HSEQ Manager will also evolve the Quality System from compliance against ISO 9001 to AS9100 if required.

This is a 12-month Full-time Fixed term position to cover parental leave based at Hume, Canberra.

Primary Duties

• Executive Control over EOS’s QMS, internal product & process standard and system compliance impacting customer, production & supplier quality.
• Develop and maintain a World Class Quality Organization, provide a risk-based Quality Management System culture, maintain and achieve site qualification consistent with global strategy, Direct Root Cause, Corrective Actions and provide a Quality Face to the Customer.
• Implement and integrate environmental and occupational health and safety into an Integrated Management System.
• Maintain compliance with our Management System processes.
• Maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in accordance with our Management System.
• Work with the business to focus on continual improvement.
• Ensure our processes and documentation aligns with and meets our contract requirements.
• Develop & train staff on how to resolve Root Cause and develop Corrective Actions for Supplier Quality, Production Quality, Customer issues and other issues.
• Develop strong liaisons within the company to ensure organisational alignment and focus on Quality across all functions.
• Seek cross functional alignments to further the profitability and Compliance Culture for EOS.
• Other duties as required by direct Manager and other relevant stakeholders.

Key Attributes

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in similar capacity.
• Recognised qualification in applicable field of study
• Works cooperatively with teams and individuals.
• Establish and maintain strong Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead outcomes and deliverables systematically