Director QHSE

The KION Group is the world’s second largest manufacturer of industrial trucks and one of the leading suppliers of automation solutions for intralogistics, warehouse equipment, and supply chain solutions. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, Kion Group operates in over 100 countries and employs more than 42,000 people worldwide.

Kion Group is committed to driving innovation in intra-logistics, with a strong focus on sustainability and digitisation with innovative partnerships and collaborations including NVIDIA and Accenture to optimise supply chains using AI-powered robots and digital twins across a number of its brands including Linde, Still, Dematic, Baoli, OM and Fenwick.

For further information about the company follow this link: https://www.kiongroup.com/en/.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the development and improvement of an embedded QHSE strategy across KION ITS UK & Ireland businesses.

The Group operates across 20 UK & Ireland Sales and Service locations, employing approximately 2000 employees, of which there are 1200 field engineers providing a range of field and site-based engineering services. With significant improvements in recent years within QHSE, the opportunity to drive and embed further behavioural change and engagement is obvious and vast.

Managing a geographically disperse team, and working with the regional SVP, the new QHSE Director will lead the development of this. strategy and its execution working with a variety of stakeholders across the operating divisions. They will also sit as part of a EMEA QHSE team sharing best practice top further the overall organisational strategy.

• The development and implementation of a regional QHSE strategy aligned to business goals and best practice
• The leadership and development of a nationwide QHSE team to deliver behavioural change and manage performance
• Engagement with EMEA QHSE working groups, communities and external bodies to drive best practice within region and group-wide
• The development of a safety and quality culture that empowers ownership, compliance and continuous improvement at every level
• Adherence to and the delivery of training and improvement to meet all internal/external QHSE audit activities to maintain various ISO (9001, 14001, 45001) and Sustainability standards

We are seeking to appoint an experienced QHSE leader who can demonstrate a track record of driving behavioural change and QHSE performance within a complex manufacturing or engineering services environment.
Specifically, they will possess most of the following:

• Demonstrable senior QHSE leadership experience within a service/manufacturing industry or other relevant process environment
• Degree-level education in a relevant discipline (Business, Engineering, Quality, or HSE)
• Lead Auditor certification and broad HSE qualifications
• Professional membership of IOSH or equivalent (e.g. NEBOSH, Tech IOSH, Environmental Management)
• Proficient in continuous improvement tools: PDCA, Six Sigma, VSM, 5 Whys, APQP4Wind
• Up to date knowledge of both existing and impending QHSE legislation with the ability to interpret, prioritise and leverage best practice
• ISO 9001, 45001, 14001 Audit experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – especially in translating technical concepts to wider audiences including EMEA HQ
• Gravitas combined with agility
• Proven ability to develop and execute strategies, plans and budgets in line with overall business objectives

Please note this role can be based throughout the UK, with a preference to be based close to one of KION Groups UK/Ireland sites.