Quality, Health & Safety Manager

Job Title: QHSE Manager

Location: Clitheroe, Lancashire
Salary: Circa £75,000 (dependent on experience)

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About Bryden Precision Engineering

Bryden Precision Engineering is a CNC machining business supplying complex, high\-precision components into the aerospace, defence, utilities, power and other safety\-critical sectors. We are proud holders of AS9100 accreditation as we continue to grow.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a hands\-on, dynamic and action\-oriented QHSE Manager to lead our Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental function. This role will play a key part in driving operational excellence and supporting the next stage of our growth.

This is not a desk\-bound, compliance\-only role. You will be a visible presence on the shopfloor, working closely with operators, engineers and managers to:

• Drive right\-first\-time quality and reduce scrap, rework and customer returns


• Create and embed a proactive health \& safety culture where risks are controlled and people go home safe every day.


• Maintain and improve our integrated management systems (QMS \& H\&S).


• Ensure legal compliance and best practice across quality, safety, health and environmental activities.


• If you enjoy solving real problems, influencing behaviour and making improvements that stick, you will thrive here.


• Lead and drive the organisation’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and regulatory expectations.


• Establish and maintain an effective balance between Quality Control (QC) inspection and Quality Assurance (QA) activities, enabling operational flow while delivering continuous quality improvement.


• Apply Industry 4\.0 principles to modernise inspection methodologies, leveraging available CAPEX investment to implement advanced, technology\-driven solutions.

• Quality Leadership: Own and develop the company Quality Management System to meet AS9100, ISO 9001 requirements


• Plan, host and close out external audits (customers, certification bodies) and lead the internal audit programme


• Set and manage inspection and test strategies (incoming, in\-process and final)


• Lead NCR and customer complaint investigations using structured problem\-solving (8D, 5\-Why, fishbone)


• Analyse scrap, rework, PPM and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement


• Ensure effective configuration control and full traceability for safety\-critical work


• Manage supplier quality performance including approval, audits and development


• Prepare and submit FAIRs/AS9102 and customer quality documentation


• Health, Safety \& Environmental (HSE) Management: Take ownership of the company’s Health \& Safety strategy and ensure compliance with UK legislation


• Develop, implement and maintain a robust Health \& Safety Management System (aligned to ISO 45001 principles)


• Conduct and review risk assessments (RAMS), COSHH assessments and safe systems of work


• Lead incident, near miss and accident investigations, ensuring root cause is identified and corrective actions implemented


• Drive a proactive safety culture through engagement, training, toolbox talks and behavioural safety initiatives


• Ensure effective control of hazards within a machining environment (e.g. machinery safety, manual handling, substances, PPE)


• Monitor and report H\&S KPIs (accident rates, near misses, audit findings, etc.) to the Senior Leadership Team


• Liaise with external bodies where required (e.g. HSE, insurers, auditors)


• Oversee environmental compliance, including waste management, spills control and sustainability initiatives


• Leadership \& Continuous Improvement: Lead, coach and develop the quality and HSE function, supporting wider workforce engagement


• Provide clear, data\-driven KPIs and reports to the Senior Leadership Team


• Act as a key driver of continuous improvement across both quality and safety performance


• Promote a culture of accountability, ownership and operational excellence across the business

• Experience and Knowledge: Strong background in precision engineering / CNC machining, ideally within aerospace, defence, power or other safety\-critical sectors


• Proven experience as a Quality Manager, QHSE Manager or Senior Quality Engineer with leadership responsibility


• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001 systems


• Demonstrable experience managing Health \& Safety within a manufacturing environment


• Experience implementing or managing H\&S systems aligned to ISO 45001 (or equivalent)


• Hands\-on shopfloor experience, comfortable resolving issues in real time


• Experience leading customer and third\-party audits


• Strong understanding of root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies


• Confident reading engineering drawings (including GD\&T) and use of inspection equipment


• Supplier quality experience (approval, monitoring, development)

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) in Occupational Health \& Safety


• Lead Auditor qualification (ISO 9001 / AS9100 / ISO 45001\)


• Engineering or technical qualification

• Strong leader who sets clear expectations and holds people accountable


• Highly action\-oriented with a practical, problem\-solving mindset


• Excellent communicator, able to engage at all levels from shopfloor to customers


• Analytical and data\-driven, using KPIs to influence decisions


• High attention to detail with a pragmatic, commercial approach


• Resilient and calm under pressure in a fast\-paced manufacturing environment


• Passionate about continuous improvement and building a positive safety culture

• Opportunity to lead and shape QHSE strategy in a growing, ambitious business


• A genuine voice at the table as part of the Senior Leadership Team


• Involvement in high\-profile aerospace, defence and nuclear projects


• Competitive salary and benefits package (discussed at interview)


• Ongoing training and development (auditing, Lean/CI, H\&S)

Pay: £65,000\.00\-£75,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events


• Company pension


• Financial planning services


• Free parking


• Life insurance


• On\-site parking


• Private medical insurance

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