Candidate Overview
The candidate is a highly credible Health & Safety and Quality Manager with 9+ years’ experience across warehouse, manufacturing, and distribution environments, specialising in building compliant, audit-ready operations and driving a proactive safety and quality culture across multi-site businesses.
They bring a strong track record of implementing ISO-aligned systems, leading audits, and embedding continuous improvement initiatives that reduce risk, improve compliance, and enhance operational performance.
Core Expertise
- Quality Management Systems (QMS – ISO 9001 aligned)
- Internal and external audit leadership
- Incident investigation and root cause analysis (RCA)
- Corrective & Preventative Action (CAPA) implementation
- ISO standards exposure (9001, 45001, 14001)
- Multi-site compliance and governance frameworks
- Safety culture development and behavioural change
- Training delivery and toolbox talks
- Cross-functional stakeholder engagement and influence
Selected Career Achievements
- Led the implementation of a company-wide Health & Safety framework across 3 operational sites, resulting in a 40% reduction in reportable incidents within 18 months.
- Successfully introduced and embedded an ISO 9001-aligned QMS, improving audit compliance and achieving zero major non-conformances across external audits.
- Reduced near-miss and safety incident recurrence by 35% through structured root cause analysis and strengthened CAPA processes.
- Delivered organisation-wide H&S training programmes and toolbox talks, increasing employee engagement and improving safety reporting culture across all levels.
Leadership Profile
A proactive and influential leader who combines technical compliance expertise with strong interpersonal and communication skills. Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels, from board-level reporting on risk and compliance through to hands-on engagement across warehouse and site teams.
Ideal Next Role
The candidate is seeking a Health & Safety Quality Manager role within a growing, multi-site organisation where they can lead compliance, strengthen quality systems, and embed a high-performing safety culture.
They are particularly well suited to businesses within consumer goods, logistics, manufacturing, or warehouse-led environments looking to enhance governance, achieve audit excellence, and reduce operational risk while supporting business growth.
Interested in learning more? Please contact Imagine Executive Solutions for a confidential discussion.