Group QHSE Manager

Alco Valves Group; Calderdale; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Calderdale is looking for a QHSE Manager to ensure compliance with quality and safety standards in the Oil and Gas sector. You will manage ISO compliance, conduct audits, and lead performance improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will demonstrate effective communication, strong leadership, and technical expertise in NDE. This full-time, permanent role offers attractive compensation and benefits including pension and flexible annual leave.

Benefits

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Free parking

Health & wellbeing programme

On-site parking

Birthday day off

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities: initiative, self-confidence, and decisiveness.
• Strong logical and critical thinking capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
• Conduct Internal Quality Audits and follow up on discrepancies.
• Oversee the investigation of customer complaints and non-conformance issues.

Skills

Effective communication

Leadership qualities

Critical thinking

Planning skills

Technical skills in NDE and pressure-retaining materials

Creative thinking

Job description

Job Overview

The QHSE Manager responsibilities include implementing the business quality assurance principles, checking that all safety and quality standards are satisfied, and ensuring all products meet the regulatory requirements expected of the Oil and Gas sector.

Responsibilities

• Management of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS), PED 2014/68/EU and PE(S)R – 2016 Module H as well as Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
• Ensure that the Company’s objectives are being met, and reporting this back through the “at minimum” Annual Quality Management Review to the management team.
• QMS procedural maintenance, by means of reviewing for effectiveness and control highlighted by other departments, following up to close out any discrepancies including the relevant updates to procedures, documents or working practices as applicable.
• Representing the relevant Group Companies during 3rd Party/Client or LQRA System Audits, and the actioning of any discrepancies/non‑conformances noted, to ensure close out.
• Conduct External/Suppliers (System) Quality Audits, and follow up (Corrective/Preventative Actions) in accordance with the QMS requirements.
• Manage and conduct Internal (System) Quality Audits, including follow up (Corrective/Preventative Actions) in accordance with QMS requirements.
• Management of PED Declarations of Conformity.
• Review and analyse quality performance data to identify trends and areas of business improvement.
• Develop and manage quality assurance metrics for performance improvement of all teams.
• Management of Internal and External Concession Requests.
• Oversee the investigation of customer complaints and non‑conformance issues (Internal and External), this will include closure including RCA.
• Using the 5 Why’s technique to support RCA.
• Creation and maintenance of Project/Customer Specific Quality Plans.
• Creation and maintenance of Client Specific Inspection and Test Plans.
• Verify that specifications provided by clients have been correctly understood and transferred into internal documents ensuring compliance with product quality requirements.
• Management of all aspects of Product Quality throughout the manufacturing process, including Goods Receiving/In Process (Build/Test/NDE/PMI/Paint) and Final Inspection.
• Review and approval of NDE procedures and reports.
• Review and approval of Test procedures and reports.
• Supporting the business objectives for output whilst maintaining all product quality objectives and certification requirements.
• Day‑to‑day management of the Certification Team, including all workload targets.
• Review and Approval of PMI Certification.
• Review and Approval of Material test reports and EN 10204 3.1/3.2 certification.
• Review and approval of Alco Valves “Ready To Go” (RTG) stock certification to EN 10204 3.1.
• Identify training needs, organise training interventions to meet quality standards.
• Management of supplier performance.
• Maintaining current on laws and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Ensure the availability of required tools, including calibrated measuring equipment.
• Maintenance and implementation of the company HSE policy, developing these onto ISO 14001 & 45001 approvals in an Integrated Management System (IMS).

Qualifications

• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Leadership qualities such as initiative, self‑confidence, assertiveness, decisiveness, and diplomacy.
• The ability to think logically and critically about issues and solve problems.
• Planning skills that enable one to anticipate future needs and devise appropriate courses of action.
• Technical skills and experience related to the Oil and Gas industry especially in the areas of NDE and pressure‑retaining material specifications.
• Creative thinking abilities including imagination, originality, resourcefulness, flexibility, adaptability, and inventiveness.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation: Attractive / Negotiable depending on experience.

Working hours: Friday half‑day finish, 38.5 hours per week – Monday to Thursday: 08:00‑16:45 (lunch 12:30‑13:00); Friday: 08:00‑13:30, no lunch.

Benefits: 33 days annual leave (flexible, statutory and end‑of‑year shutdown holidays). After 6 months of service, access to a Health Care Cash Plan and Pension Scheme (terms & conditions applied).

Job type: Full‑time, Permanent.

Benefits List

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On‑site parking
• Birthday day off

Schedule

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends