Interim Quality, Environment, And H&S Director

Michael Page; Painswick; Sur place; GBP 83 000 - 101 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Michael Page is seeking an Interim Quality, Environment and H&S Director for a Gloucestershire-based role. You will provide strategic QEHS leadership across the site and other locations, ensuring governance, audits, and compliance while driving continuous improvement and safety culture.

The role requires senior leadership in complex environments, with travel to multiple locations and immediate or short-notice availability.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership in multi-site FMCG environments.
• Advanced expertise in QEHS governance, product quality and food safety.
• Strong incident/crisis management capability.
• Experience deploying behavioural safety programmes and culture change.

Responsabilités

• Lead end-to-end QEHS governance and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee QA, QEHS systems and certifications (ISO, FSSC, AIB).
• Drive risk assessment, incident management, CAPA and continuous improvement.
• Champion EHS programme deployment and safe decision-making across sites.

Connaissances

QEHS governance

Food Safety management

Incident management

Culture transformation

Stakeholder management

Formation

Chemistry/Biology/Food Science/Engineering degree

Description du poste

Client Details

An FMCG manufacturer in Gloucestershire.

Description

This interim Quality, Environment, and H&S Director role is a strategic leadership position working with expert managers across the site in Gloucestershire and other locations. You will:

• Lead end-to-end Quality, Food Safety & Technical Governance ensuring full compliance with company standards, regulations and best practices.
• Deploy initiatives to safeguard product integrity, vulnerability assessments, food defence and fraud prevention.
• Own QEHS management systems and certifications (e.g., ISO, FSSC, AIB), sustaining operational excellence and audit readiness.
• Guarantee robust end-to-end traceability from raw materials to finished goods for rapid issue response.
• Lead technical and service teams for new product industrialisation and oversee incident management framework including escalation, root cause analysis, containment, CAPA and continuous improvement tools.
• Champion and lead full deployment of the EHS programme to build a proactive, prevention-driven culture focused on behaviours and risk elimination.
• Embed EHS principles into daily operations with site leaders and frontline teams to strengthen awareness, accountability and safe decision-making.
• Drive EHS strategy through structured cultural transformation including leadership visibility, safety conversations, observations and coaching.
• Ensure full compliance with environmental and safety regulations, managing waste, wastewater, recycling, emissions control and resource efficiency.
• Strengthen risk prevention, governance and performance tracking including hazard identification, risk assessments, near-miss reporting, safe systems of work and leading indicators.
• Shape and drive the QEHS strategy and roadmap for the UK business ensuring alignment with company direction and business needs.
• Provide financial leadership and oversight of QEHS variable spend including contracted services, laboratories and technical programmes.
• Build organisation capability through engagement, development, talent management and succession planning across QEHS and technical teams.
• Lead cross-functional and international projects ensuring capital investments meet QEHS requirements and are delivered safely, on time and within scope.

Profile

The successful Interim Quality, Environment, and H&S Director should have:

• Senior leadership experience in complex, multi-site FMCG environments, preferably beverage or bottling, covering QEHS governance and technical leadership.
• Advanced expertise in Product Quality and Food Safety management systems, audits and traceability.
• Strong incident and crisis management capability.
• Proven ability to deploy behavioural-based safety programmes and lead culture transformation aligned with EHS principles.
• Solid environmental management knowledge including legal compliance, wastewater, waste, emissions and resource efficiency.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all organisational levels.
• Analytical, data-driven mindset with strong problem-solving and continuous improvement approach.
• Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, Engineering or related field.
• Availability for regular travel.
• Immediately available or on short notice.

Job Offer

• Competitive daily rate of £450 to £550, dependent on the level of experience.
• 3 month initial contract with potential for longer term
• Immediate start, site based role in Gloucestershire

People are at the heart of Michael Page. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. As an inclusive recruiter we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, we'll work with you to ensure you can perform at your best