Job Description

Reporting to our Operations Manager, the Quality Improvements and HSE Lead will play a key role in driving a positive safety culture and ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, environment & quality. Working closely across the business, you'll provide expert guidance, ensure compliance, and support continuous improvement. You'll have the autonomy to shape initiatives, engage teams, and influence meaningful change across a dynamic manufacturing environment

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Partner with leaders and teams to integrate best practice into daily operations and strategic plans. Champion a culture of continuous improvement, motivating employees to not only strive to meet compliance standards, but also to exceed them for operating efficiency. Ensure compliance with all regulatory and legal compliance, risk management frameworks, guidance, and internal standards. Provide coaching, training, and facilitation to build improvement capability at all levels, empowering staff to drive meaningful change and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and excellence. Responsible for implementing, maintaining and improving integrated management systems to meet customer & regulatory compliance, including ATEX, IECEx, CSA, Inmetro, ISO 9001,14001 & 45001 certification. Drive Process Improvements, enhance key manufacturing processes including Goods Inward, Production Control, Corrective Action Reports and Non-Conformity Management. Lead and support investigations into incidents and near misses, ensuring root cause analysis and preventative actions. Regularly update content based on recurring issues and new product developments. Work closely with all manufacturing teams to collect and analyse customer feedback to implement changes, identify trends, recurring issues, root causes and areas for improvement. Support with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work across the business and actively work with Managers to reduce risk. Leads and co-ordinates all internal and external audit processes to maintain transparency, compliance and operational integrity. Conduct frequent regular inspections to ensure safe working practices are being adhered to with the policies and procedures being properly implemented. Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, contractors, and external agencies. Responsible for continuous engagement throughout the business. Analysing data and performance metrics,identify trends, patterns, and areas where improvements can be implemented.

What experience would we like you to have?

Please note, if you don't tick all the boxes below but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we're looking for, please do consider applying. We would encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience.

NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum requirement. Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within manufacturing or a complex operational environment. Strong working knowledge of all UK Legal and Regulatory compliance. Experience in implementing and maintaining management systems. Great interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written and present across all levels of stakeholders both internal and external. Organised, with an ability to prioritise workload during periods of high volume, as well as conflicting and changing priorities. Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyse and report on performance. High Level of IT Proficiency. Strong attention to detail with a high standard of accuracy. Demonstrates positive attitude and flexibility in work approach. A collaborative team player who can also work independently when required. Lead Auditor certification desired but not essential.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and not require sponsorship.

About IK Trax

With over 25 years of expertise and successful history, IK Trax has a proven track record in designing and manufacturing pipeline pig locating and signalling equipment, as well as advanced pipeline data logging and testing systems, guaranteeing our clients' total assurance in their operations.

IK Trax is part of IK Group Worldwide, an engineering powerhouse that delivers brilliant engineering for the most complex challenges in the oil & gas industry.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 40,000.00-65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Flexitime Life insurance On-site parking Private medical insurance Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Aberdeen AB21 0PS