Senior EHS & Quality Technician

Hudson Talent Solutions; Porto; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson Talent Solutions seeks a Senior EHS & Quality Technician to lead and continuously improve Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality programmes at our Porto site. You will act as the main EHS/Quality focal point with autonomy and strong technical judgement.

You will manage risk assessments, audits, incident investigations, and CAPA, driving continuous improvement and regulatory compliance across multiple sites while fostering a strong safety culture and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and occupational risk prevention qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in EHS and Quality roles in manufacturing or process environments.
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese health, safety, environmental and quality regulations and ISO standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance with Portuguese EHS legislation, permits, and ISO management systems.
• Drive audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis and CAPA management.
• Promote safety culture through training, awareness and contractor management.
• Oversee environmental performance, regulatory reporting and emergency preparedness.
• Maintain EHS and Quality documentation and monitoring of KPIs.

Skills

EHS & Quality management

Audits & CAPA

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Occupational Health & Safety / Environmental Science / Chemistry / Quality Management or related field

Occupational Risk Prevention qualification

Tools

ETQ Quality Management Software

Job description

The Senior EHS & Quality Technician is responsible for leading, coordinating and continuously improving the Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality programmes at the Porto site. Acting as the primary EHS and Quality focal point, the position requires a high level of autonomy, professional judgement and technical competence to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, corporate standards and management system requirements.

The role is expected to independently manage routine EHS and Quality activities, drive continuous improvement, support operational excellence and promote a strong safety culture across the organisation, escalating only significant legal, technical or strategic matters when required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure compliance with Portuguese EHS legislation, environmental permits, corporate standards, and ISO management systems.
• Lead risk assessments, workplace inspections, audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Drive a proactive safety culture through training, awareness initiatives, workforce engagement, and contractor management.
• Manage environmental performance, sustainability initiatives, regulatory reporting, and emergency preparedness activities.
• Monitor, analyze, and report EHS KPIs and compliance performance.
• Maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System in line with ISO 9001 requirements.
• Coordinate internal, external, and customer audits, ensuring timely closure of findings and compliance actions.
• Lead customer complaint, non-conformity, and quality deviation investigations, including root cause analysis and CAPA management.
• Monitor and report Quality KPIs while supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product, process, and customer performance.
• Maintain EHS and Quality documentation, training records, reporting systems, and relationships with regulatory authorities, certification bodies, and external service providers.

THE PROFILE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Quality Management, or a related field.
• Occupational Risk Prevention qualification in accordance with Portuguese legislation.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in EHS and Quality roles within manufacturing, industrial, chemical, logistics, or process environments.
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality regulations and standards.
• Proven experience with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, GMP, and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Ability to independently manage EHS and Quality activities across multiple sites with minimal supervision.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and CAPA management.
• Knowledge of non-conformance management, customer complaints, supplier quality issues, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience monitoring and reporting EHS and Quality KPIs, with a focus on improving performance and reducing Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
• Experience supporting supplier qualification, evaluation, and performance management.
• Ability to maintain quality documentation, procedures, training records, competency matrices, and traceability requirements.
• Experience delivering EHS and Quality training and promoting a strong culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams, with familiarity with quality management software (e.g., ETQ).
• Fluent in Portuguese and English; Spanish is a strong advantage.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with high levels of accountability, professionalism, and integrity.

ROLE STATEMENT

Acts as the primary EHS and Quality representative for the Porto site, independently managing routine compliance, risk management, management systems and continuous improvement activities while supporting site leadership in achieving safety, environmental and quality excellence.