HSE Compliance Lead

HSE Compliance Lead

Salary: £40,000- £50,000 and great benefits

Location: Salisbury

Hours: 4.5 day working week, 37.5hours

Are you an experienced Health, Safety & Environment professional looking to take the lead on compliance within a high-hazard, COMAH-regulated manufacturing environment?

We are recruiting for an HSE Compliance Lead to join an established manufacturing operation, taking responsibility for maintaining and assuring HSE compliance across a complex, safety-critical site.

This is a key role supporting safe operations, reducing operational risk and ensuring continued readiness for regulatory inspections and audits.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead compliance activities relating to COMAH regulations
• Ensure compliance with UK HSE legislation including DSEAR, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, CDM and Environmental Permitting Regulations
• Act as a key contact during regulatory inspections and audits
• Manage and maintain HSE management systems aligned with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
• Conduct internal audits, inspections and assurance activities
• Support accident and incident investigations and regulatory reporting
• Monitor legislative changes and update policies and procedures accordingly
• Support operational managers in meeting their HSE responsibilities
• Monitor safety KPIs and drive completion of corrective and preventative actions
• Support emergency planning and site emergency arrangements

About You

You will ideally have:

• NEBOSH Certificate Level 3
• Minimum 3 years' relevant experience within a high-hazard process environment
• Strong knowledge and practical implementation of SHE legislation
• Experience conducting SHE audits and accident/incident investigations
• Experience supporting HSE management systems
• Emergency planning experience
• Good Microsoft Office skills
• Familiarity with explosives manufacturing
• Explosives awareness training would be advantageous