⭐Senior Quality, Safety & Sustainability Manager

Location: Mix of remote working, office (Lincoln) and travel to sites. Need to be based roughly within an hour and half commute to Lincoln.

Permanent

The Opportunity

A leading UK-based engineering group is seeking a Senior Quality, Safety & Sustainability Manager to take ownership of QSS strategy and delivery across a multi-site organisation. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for driving compliance, continuous improvement, and ESG initiatives across a diverse portfolio of businesses within the industrial and fluid power sector. You will play a key role in shaping culture, improving operational standards, and ensuring best-in-class quality, safety, and sustainability performance across the group.

✅Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain QSS policies aligned with legislation and industry standards
• Lead group-wide health & safety, quality, and environmental strategy
• Conduct audits, risk assessments, and ensure robust compliance frameworks are in place
• Drive ISO standards (9001, with 14001 & 45001 advantageous) across all business units
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Oversee health & safety systems, including reporting of accidents, near-misses, and improvements
• Support ESG initiatives, including sustainability, waste reduction, and employee wellbeing
• Manage business continuity planning, PPE, COSHH, and emergency procedures
• Deliver training and coaching to improve QSS awareness and engagement
• Report on KPIs, performance, and improvement projects to senior leadership
• Lead and develop a small QSS team
• Manage departmental budgets

✅About You

• Proven experience in a senior QSS / HSE / Quality leadership role
• Background in manufacturing, engineering, or industrial environments preferred
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001 (ISO14001 and ISO45001 desirable)
• Experience implementing and managing integrated management systems
• NEBOSH qualification (or equivalent) – or willingness to obtain
• Strong understanding of ESG, sustainability, and environmental legislation
• Experience leading audits and driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Confident communicator, able to influence at all levels
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Full UK Driving Licence

What’s on Offer

• Senior leadership position within a growing, multi-site engineering group
• Opportunity to shape and lead QSS strategy at group level
• Hybrid working model
• Collaborative and forward-thinking leadership environment

Additional Information

• Regular travel required across multiple business locations
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK