Job Title: QHSE Manager

Location: Belgium (Walloon Region)
Reports to: Operations Director
Salary: Up To €75,000

About the Role

As the QHSE Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring excellence in Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) across the organization. You will combine hands-on quality control expertise with strategic management oversight, helping drive continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and a strong culture of safety and environmental responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Management

• Analyze results of controls and quality problems methodically, working with colleagues to identify improvement actions and follow up on their implementation.

• Update and maintain the HACCP risk analysis.

• Ensure monitoring of regulations and standards, adapting the quality system to changes in legislation and certification requirements.

• Draft and implement quality procedures and control tools.

• Monitor the quality management system through audits, indicators, quality meetings, and follow-up of improvement measures.

• Manage internal and external audits, implement corrective actions, and identify areas for improvement.

• Maintain full responsibility for the quality management system.

Safety & Environmental Management

• Support projects related to safety culture change and implement continuous improvements.

• Act as backup for the HSE Manager with a view to taking increasing responsibility in the role.

• Assist in implementing ISO 14001, integrating it with existing quality systems and processes.

• Promote a proactive safety and environmental mindset across the organization.

Management & Strategic Responsibilities

• Advise management on quality, safety, and environmental strategies.

• Communicate and promote the QHSE policy across departments, supporting management in its implementation.

• Contribute to the development of a strong QHSE culture within the organization.

• Design and implement tools, methods, and procedures to achieve QHSE objectives and monitor key indicators.

• Lead the management of QHSE indicators, monitoring KPIs and reporting weekly progress.

• Oversee the QHSE action plan, track results, analyze trends, and propose improvement actions.

• Prepare management review reports and documentation.

• Lead continuous improvement projects, including defining needs, evaluating safety and profitability, commissioning, and training.

• Maintain ISO, BRC, and IFS certification documentation, aligning processes with quality, safety, and environmental requirements.

Qualifications & Skills

• Degree in Quality, HSE, Engineering, or related field.

• Proven experience in QHSE management within [insert relevant industry, e.g., manufacturing, food, pharma].

• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BRC, IFS, HACCP, and other relevant standards.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

• Ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives and influence cross-functional teams.