The Search Consultant Looking for Health & Safety / Quality Officer at Birmingham , West Midlands Full Time

Health & Safety / Quality Officer Job Purpose:

Ensuring the promotion of health and safety and quality in the workplace and co-ordination of accident prevention and health and safety measures within The Priory Shutter & Door Company Limited.

Creating, enacting, and updating health & safety records for the business & training / guidance for employees that ensure compliance with UK health and safety regulations and standards.

Promote health & safety compliance, providing guidance & training to employees on the importance of health and safety.

Report to management on companywide Health & Safety performance, with the aim to maintain & improve company standards for health & safety in the workplace.

Leading the company’s efforts to maintain continuous product quality by implementing process controls, improving the reliability of manufacturing processes and equipment which help optimise performance.

Skills and Qualifications:

Training & Qualifications should typically include NEBOSH, IOSH or IIRSM level health & safety qualifications or equivalent, with other supporting training in areas including for example First Aid, Manual Handling, Fire Safety Awareness, DSE etc.

Skills & Awareness include Knowledge of Health & Safety Regulations (e.g., HASAWA, MHSW, RRFO fire regulations, COSHH Regulations, LEV, Noise & vibration, PUWER & safeguarding machinery, welding, PPE & RPE, Working at Height Regs, LOLER, DSE etc), Training, Education, Risk Assessment, Analysis, Auditing, Inspection, Communication, Corporate Responsibility etc.

Proven technical experience of working in manufacturing associates with production processes.

Awareness of quality management systems to the ISO9001:2015 standard.

Ability to connect and operate at all levels of the business. Influence change and drive improvement.

Able to assist during external inspections and visits.

Management of internal audits

Quality management system experience

Experience within the manufacturing sector is advantageous to ensure an embedded understanding of typical hazards & controls (machinery, forklift trucks, lifting equipment, welding processes etc), whilst also having an appreciation for production demands & challenges (work planning, material deliveries & storage, availability of personnel, maintenance) etc.