QHSE Advisor

Yokogawa; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial automation firm in the UK is seeking a Quality Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) professional. This role involves ensuring compliance with standards, managing QHSE resources, and fostering relationships with customers and suppliers. Ideal candidates should have a degree and experience in a relevant field, with knowledge of ISO standards. A competitive salary and excellent benefits are offered, along with opportunities for career growth and work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Company pension contribution up to 12.5%

Private medical insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in QHSE within process industries or engineering.
• Knowledgeable in multiple ISO standards.
• Proactive approach to driving improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain QHSE relationships with customers.
• Report on business process performance and incident management.
• Ensure compliance and resolve issues.

Skills

QHSE expertise

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Ability to build trust

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

ISO 9001

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

ISO 27001

Job description

Reporting to the QHSE Manager this is an opportunity for an astute and progressive quality professional to help shape an evolving UK&I business division that over the last 5 years has doubled revenue and launched new services.

This important role holds oversight and governance for specialist QHSE resources within sub‑divisions of the UK&I business and will ensure compliance with company QHSE standards, government regulations and industry standards. Through continuous monitoring you will keep the management system up-to-date and compliant with corporate standards, government regulations and industry standards.

Yokogawa is known for its employee centric culture and commitment to continuous improvement. If you’re the kind of person that has the initiative and drive to make a difference and do a really great job we think you’ll fit right in.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain pro‑active QHSE relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Report on business process performance, QHSE escalation and incident management.
• Work with colleagues to ensure QHSE compliance, resolve issues and ensure non‑conformances are detected early.
• Provide QHSE advice across all levels within the organisation and ensure all aspects are addressed appropriately.
• Travel to our sites and/or customer sites to coordinate and carry out above activities as needed.

What you will bring to us

• Ideally degree qualified although not essential you will love challenging yourself to improve.
• Have previous exposure gained in a relevant work environment (e.g. process industries, infrastructure, industrial technology, manufacturing, engineering, construction etc.).
• Experienced in QHSE and knowledgeable in more than one of the following: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, ISO 44001.
• Ability to build trust, communicate effectively at all levels, build consensus and achieve buy‑in.
• Possesses strong analytical skills, understands measures and targets as applied to KPIs.
• Energetic with a proactive outlook to drive improvement but tempered by astute business awareness, able to judge when good is good enough.

What we promise to offer

• Competitive salary level depending on experience plus incentive package.
• Standard working hours are Monday to Thursday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Flexibility will be required to meet customer and business needs.
• Some business travel may be needed but this will not be excessive.
• Superb benefits including company pension contribution up to 12.5% (dependent upon criteria), private medical insurance and healthcare scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with increments based on length of service.

This is a permanent position with our offices based at Runcorn Cheshire. We provide a healthy work‑life balance through working from home possibilities (currently 3 days / week).

Due to the nature of our business please be advised at the offer of employment stage we will carry out Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Education Employment and Right to Work checks on all candidates.

Not just a job but a career

Yokogawa award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team

Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission to co‑innovate tomorrow. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our return; we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Diverse Equitable & Inclusive culture

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture and will actively recruit, develop and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background and socioeconomic status. Yokogawa will not discriminate based on race, skin colour, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed and demonstrate their full potential.

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Key Skills

Mac OS, Compliance, In‑House Legal, Health Education, E‑Commerce

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1