Interim Quality, Environment, and H&S Director
£450 – £600 / hour
Salary
As advertised by the employer
£48,200
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2482 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 42% sure that is the right code. Michael Page is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
Worth checking: this could also be SOC 3582 (Health and safety managers and officers), which is not on the eligible-occupation list. Ask Michael Page what the duties actually are.
About the role
As an Interim Quality, Environment, and Health & Safety Director, you will provide strategic leadership, governance and technical excellence across QEHS for the UK, ensuring robust deployment of company standards, protection of consumers and brands, and the advancement of a prevention-driven culture, while driving continuous improvement across sites and with partners.
Client Details
An FMCG manufacturer in Gloucestershire.
Description
This interim Quality, Environment, and H&S Director role is a strategic leadership position working with expert managers across the site in Gloucestershire and other locations. You will:
- Lead end-to-end Quality, Food Safety & Technical Governance ensuring full compliance with company standards, regulations and best practices.
- Deploy initiatives to safeguard product integrity, vulnerability assessments, food defence and fraud prevention.
- Own QEHS management systems and certifications (e.g., ISO, FSSC, AIB), sustaining operational excellence and audit readiness.
- Guarantee robust end-to-end traceability from raw materials to finished goods for rapid issue response.
- Lead technical and service teams for new product industrialisation and oversee incident management framework including escalation, root cause analysis, containment, CAPA and continuous improvement tools.
- Champion and lead full deployment of the EHS programme to build a proactive, prevention-driven culture focused on behaviours and risk elimination.
- Embed EHS principles into daily operations with site leaders and frontline teams to strengthen awareness, accountability and safe decision-making.
- Drive EHS strategy through structured cultural transformation including leadership visibility, safety conversations, observations and coaching.
- Ensure full compliance with environmental and safety regulations, managing waste, wastewater, recycling, emissions control and resource efficiency.
Profile
The successful Interim Quality, Environment, and H&S Director should have:
- Senior leadership experience in complex, multi-site FMCG environments, preferably beverage or bottling, covering QEHS governance and technical leadership.
- Advanced expertise in Product Quality and Food Safety management systems, audits and traceability.
- Strong incident and crisis management capability.
- Proven ability to deploy behavioural-based safety programmes and lead culture transformation aligned with EHS principles.
- Solid environmental management knowledge including legal compliance, wastewater, waste, emissions and resource efficiency.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all organisational levels.
- Analytical, data-driven mindset with strong problem-solving and continuous improvement approach.
- Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, Engineering or related field.
- Availability for regular travel.
- Immediately available or on short notice.
Job Offer
- Competitive daily rate of £450 to £550, dependent on the level of experience.
- 3 month initial contract with potential for longer term
If you're interested in this role, apply now.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals (SOC 2482) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~137k in sample- Middle half £39,520–66,040
- Median £49,504
- Going rate £48,200
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,800–43,400
This role's pay (£450 – £600 / hour) isn't directly comparable to the annual national figures above.
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About sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Michael Page holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2482 going rate of £48,200. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.