QESH Manager

As QESH Manager you will report directly to the Managing Director and serve as a member of the Management Team. You will be responsible for developing implementing monitoring and continuously improving Quality Environment Safety & Health policies across our sites in Son Echt and Nijmegen.

Leading a team of approximately 20 professionals both directly and indirectly within Quality and ESH you will create the conditions that enable the organization to achieve its quality safety health and environmental objectives. You will be the driving force behind continuous improvement compliance and organizational development translating strategic goals into tangible results.

In this role you will drive a consistent quality approach across multiple locations while considering different markets customers and regulatory requirements. You will have overall responsibility for the quality management systems at our ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified sites in Son and Echt as well as our IATF 16949 certified site in Nijmegen. As a result you will play a key role in further professionalizing our management systems and enhancing customer satisfaction quality performance and operational excellence.

We offer a challenging and diverse management position within a dynamic high-tech environment. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the organization and help shape the future of our business together with the Management Team.

You will join a culture where collaboration entrepreneurship and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in investing in our people and provide plenty of opportunities for personal growth leadership development and initiative.

In addition you can expect:

A competitive salary aligned with your knowledge and experience.

27 vacation days plus 13 ADV days.

Flexible start and finish times.

An attractive pension scheme.

Laptop and mobile phone.

Company lease car.

Extensive opportunities for professional development and leadership growth.

A strategic position within the Management Team.

You are an inspiring leader who knows how to connect motivate and develop people. You combine a strong quality management background with a pragmatic mindset and are capable of making an impact at both strategic and operational levels. You are organizationally aware decisive and naturally driven to improve.

With excellent communication skills you are able to engage employees management customers and external stakeholders and successfully lead change and improvement initiatives.

Additionally you have:

• A Bachelors or Masters degree level of thinking and working preferably in Engineering Business Administration or a related field.

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in a comparable technical manufacturing environment.

• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role.

• Proven experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams preferably across multiple locations.

• Extensive knowledge of quality management systems such as ISO 9001 ISO 13485 and IATF 16949.

• Knowledge of ISO 14971 and MDR is considered a strong advantage.

• Experience with certification processes audits and continuous improvement programs.

• Knowledge of Health Safety & Environment processes and relevant legislation.

• A customer-focused results-driven and analytical approach.

• A positive entrepreneurial and pragmatic mindset.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Dutch and English.

As QESH Manager you will be responsible for developing safeguarding and executing the QESH strategy across our sites in Son Echt and Nijmegen. You will ensure that quality safety health and environmental considerations are embedded in daily operations while fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities further include:

• Developing and implementing the QESH strategy in line with organizational objectives and translating it into KPIs improvement programs and annual plans.

• Leading coaching and developing a team of approximately 20 QESH professionals.

• Maintaining and continuously improving management systems across multiple sites.

• Ensuring compliance with quality standards legal requirements and customer expectations while safeguarding adherence to ISO 13485 IATF 16949 and other relevant standards.

• Initiating leading and embedding organization-wide improvement programs focused on quality compliance safety efficiency and customer satisfaction.

• Leading the preparation execution and follow-up of internal external and certification audits.

• Managing relationships with customers suppliers certification bodies and other external stakeholders in the areas of quality safety and compliance.

• Taking ownership of the ESH policy and working closely with the Health Safety & Environment Coordinator and Prevention Officers to maintain a safe and healthy working environment.

• Analyzing performance risks and trends and reporting findings to the Managing Director and Management Team.

• Leading strategic projects within your area of expertise and contributing to the further growth and professionalization of the organization.

Together with your team you ensure that quality safety health and environmental management are not only safeguarded but become a true competitive advantage for both our organization and our customers.