HSQE Manager

Role: HSQE Manager - Cleaning Industry

Salary: up to £45k, plus mileage allowance

Job Status: Permanent, working 37.5 hours per week

Location: Flexible working - the office in Berkshire, WFH and client sites

Vacancy Reference: VR/05454

Role Description

Our client is a friendly, well-established business that has been delivering top-quality cleaning solutions since 1999. With ambitious plans for growth and a recognisable commitment to outstanding customer service and excellent value, they are rapidly becoming a leading business in the private and public sectors.

Today, they are a £15m turnover business employing around 1,000 colleagues, servicing a large and diverse portfolio of multi-site commercial contracts across southern England, including schools, offices, medical centres, and leisure facilities.

Despite their growth, they pride themselves on maintaining a personal touch, ensuring every customer receives a reliable, high-quality service tailored to their needs.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for championing, supporting and leading continuous quality improvement initiatives in compliance with Health & Safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement toolbox training
• Development and delivery of health and safety, environmental and quality training
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation
• Take responsibility for maintaining current CHAS & ISO14001:2015 accreditations
• Assist the Quality Manager in achieving and maintaining current ISO9001:2015 accreditation
• Accident investigation and reduction of risk, by implementing continuous improvement
• Reviewing of risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Develop documents, policies, processes, and procedures to adhere to statutory regulations and certification requirements
• Implement opportunities to use energy more efficiently, and promote energy saving initiatives
• Attending and co-ordinating Health and Safety and Environmental meetings
• Attending regular meetings with the teams at head office
• Other tasks relating to Training, Health & Safety and Compliance, as required by the business

Key Attributes

• Pro-active, logical, and forward thinking
• Flexible on working times and able to travel across regions
• Customer focused with the ability to build positive working relationships
• Self-motivated
• An excellent communicator
• Able to take full responsibility for tasks
• Confident and have interpersonal skills to engage at all levels

What you’ll need

• Experience in the cleaning sector
• Health & Safety experience and qualifications (IOSH etc)
• A very good understanding of Microsoft programs and document writing / control
• A valid UK driver’s license, satisfactory references and right to work in the UK
• Good proven Health, Safety and Environmental experiences
• Experience of developing and/or maintaining ISO Quality Assurance Systems, CHAS and other accreditations
• Experience and/or knowledge of COSHH

Opportunity

• The opportunity to shape and improve H&S standards across a growing business
• Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Employee rewards and recognition
• Free parking at the office
• Mileage allowance for site visits