Senior QHSE Engineer

MTrec; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday buy & sell

Car scheme

Enhanced pension

Training & development

Job summary

MTrec Limited is recruiting a Senior QHSE Engineer to lead governance of QHSE systems and maintain ISO alignment across 9001, 14001 and 45001 in a high-volume manufacturing setting.

You will drive NPI validation, change controls and robust corrective action processes, while mentoring QHSE professionals and collaborating with operations to elevate risk management and incident learning.

Qualifications

• HNC in Engineering, Quality, or Manufacturing required or equivalent.
• ISO Internal Auditor qualification
• NEBOSH qualification
• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Experience with CNC manufacturing processes
• Minimum 5 years’ QHSE / Quality Engineering experience
• Experience supporting NPI activities and audits of product/process QHSE
• Knowledge of PPAP, FAI, MSA and NPI processes
• Strong root cause analysis and systemic improvement capabilities
• NCR and 8D problem solving capability
• Confident IT skills including ERP systems (e.g. IFS)
• Strong working knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001

Responsibilities

• QHSE Governance & IMS management
• Maintain alignment with ISO 9001/14001/45001
• Ensure policies and standards are clear and risk-based
• Lead QHSE inputs into management reviews and audits
• Define and oversee QA standards across product and process
• Assure NPI validation and change controls
• Oversee non-conformance and corrective action systems
• Escalate material risks and manage risk assessments
• Ensure robust legal compliance evaluation processes
• Review serious incidents for learnings and actions
• Monitor safety performance indicators and risks
• Oversee environmental aspects and permit management
• Monitor environmental performance and sustainability
• Develop QHSE leading/lagging indicators
• Provide independent assurance to senior leadership
• Mentor QHSE professionals and challenge operations
• Promote proactive, prevention-focused behaviours

Skills

QHSE auditing

Root cause analysis

NCR & 8D problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

HNC in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

ISO Internal Auditor

NEBOSH qualification

Tools

IFS ERP

Job description

MTrec’s new career opportunity

Our client are specialists in their industry sector, they are now looking to recruit a Senior QHSE Engineer on a permanent basis.

The Job you’ll do

• QHSE Governance & Integrated Management System (IMS).
• Maintain alignment with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
• Ensure policies, procedures and standards remain clear, proportionate and risk-based.
• Lead QHSE inputs into management review processes, maintain audit and regulatory inspection readiness.
• Define and oversee quality assurance standards across product and process activities.
• Provide assurance of NPI validation and change management controls.
• Oversee effectiveness of non-conformance and corrective action systems; identify systemic quality risks and recurring trends.
• Escalate material product or compliance risks, oversee effectiveness of risk assessment frameworks and critical control management.
• Assure structured legal compliance evaluation processes.
• Review serious incidents and high-potential events to ensure robust investigation and learning.
• Monitor safety performance indicators and emerging risks, elevate material safety risks outside agreed tolerance.
• Oversee environmental aspects and compliance obligations, assure effectiveness of environmental risk controls and permit management.
• Monitor environmental performance and sustainability indicators, elevate significant environmental risks.
• Develop and monitor QHSE leading and lagging indicators, analyse cross-functional trends and systemic risk themes.
• Provide independent assurance reporting to senior leadership, support integration of QHSE risks into enterprise risk frameworks.
• Mentor QHSE professionals and strengthen technical capability, provide constructive challenge to operational leadership.
• Promote proactive, prevention-focused behaviours, reinforce frontline accountability for QHSE performance.

About You

• HNC in Engineering, Quality, or Manufacturing, ISO Internal Auditor qualification, NEBOSH qualification.
• Experience in a high volume manufacturing environment
• Experience with CNC manufacturing processes.
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant QHSE / Quality Engineering experience.
• Experience supporting NPI activities, strong knowledge of product and process QHSE auditing.
• Knowledge of PPAP, FAI, MSA, and NPI processes.
• Proven capability in root cause analysis and systemic improvement.
• NCR and 8D problem solving capability.
• Confident IT skills, including ERP systems (e.g. IFS).
• Strong working knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001.

The Rewards and the Benefits

• Holiday buy & sell.
• Car scheme.
• Competitive pay.
• Enhanced pension.
• Training & development