QHSE Manager

With a passion for best practice and delivering a robust safety culture, As QHSE Manager, you will report to the site Operations Director, with a dotted line to the Business Unit, and you will lead all site QHSE activities. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of quality, health, safety, environment and facility management functions within the Dunfermline site, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies, promoting a culture of safety and environmental responsibility, and driving continuous improvement in QHS&E performance.

You will be pragmatic with strong organisational skills, and lead with integrity and professionalism with a strong commitment to creating a culture of quality.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain business QHSE and Security risk assessments. Contribute to risk mitigation activities according to plans and objectives to provide proactive improvement and avoid reoccurrence.
• Facilitate and contribute to work towards QHSE objectives for Business Unit based Corporate and Divisional QHSE targets and compliance.
• Deliver good QHSE and Security governance (structure, process and content) locally, in partnership with management and monitor the effectiveness of the governance structures, provide subject matter expertise.
• Standards and Compliance: Support improvements in the implementation of the Business Management System, maintain registers of the standards and legislation that apply locally.
• Emergency Planning: Based on effective risk management, identify the local emergency scenarios and help to develop effective emergency responses and integrate with business continuity planning.
• Learning from Incident Investigation: Respond to incidents and maintain communications on the situation as needed, coach managers to undertake and complete investigations.
• Maintain a record of all HSE training and ensure refreshers and planned and completed.
• Ensure that personnel and managers know how to report nonconformity, and security incidents, and responsibility to investigate reported security incident and set necessary actions to avoid reoccurrence.
• Coordinate and ensure that all new employees, consultants and temporary employees undergo a security conversation and sign KM’s standard Promise of Secrecy formula before given electronical access card to the premises and access to the IT network.
• Responsible for coordinating applications with regards to national security clearance that may be necessary in some projects as well as performing the necessary security and authorization conversations.
• Maintain site Audit plan, close out of findings in timely manner and ensure certificate to operate is maintained.
• Provide monitoring and monthly reporting of QHSE objectives and performance to KM, Division and Business Unit as per required.
• Manage a team of QA Engineers & Inspectors, ensuring compliance both internally and externally from the supply chain. Review development opportunities for your team and arrange training as necessary.
• Liaise with Local Authorities on any relevant HS&E matters
• Support the business in QHSE proactivity, issues, and management reviews
• Develop the local risk-based assurance programme, consistent with the Business programme, monitor progress and support business leaders to deliver their plans. 

Qualifications and experience

• HSE degree (or equivalent) and/or professional certifications
• Experience from companies that are subjected to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001 certifications
• Minimum 5 years management experience working in a Quality, Health, Safety, Environment and Security role
• Member of IOSH and IEMA
• Experience in managing teams/others
• Demonstrated experience in influencing managers and taking a stand when the situation demands it
• Good communication skills both verbal and written
• Experience in dealing with internal and external customers
• Ability to work with our ERP system and other IT software packages such as Word, Excel & Outlook

What we can offer

• An exciting and important position working for the world-leading supplier of maritime solutions
• An inspiring and safe work environment
• Professional development and career opportunities
• Competitive terms including attractive insurance policies and pension schemes

Work location
Dunfermline

Point of contact
Alan Mills, Operations Director

Kongsberg Maritime is a technology pioneer, enabling a more sustainable future for our oceans. Our zero-emission integrated technologies advance the maritime industry and solve our customers' toughest problems. With unmatched competence, domain knowledge, innovation, and market reach, we are the trusted maritime partner. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 35 countries.

Our Propulsion and Handling division delivers world class products for propulsion, handling systems, motion control and waterjet for all marine industry sectors including merchant, offshore and naval. Our products enhance operational efficiency and deliver safe, secure, reliable and sustainable products to our valued customers.

KONGSBERG is a leading global technology group. Throughout our proud two hundred year history, we have continuously advanced, applying innovative solutions to the needs of our customers, partners and society at large. We believe diversity is our strength. By fostering an inclusive and diverse culture we nurture and ensure space for different perspectives and ideas. We are determined in our work to mature and improve our ability to utilize our diversity and culture of differences to create positive business results.

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