Regional Compliance Manager

Joining Warrens as a Regional Compliance Manager, you will lead and drive Health & Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Environmental compliance across the region. Working closely with senior operational leaders, you will provide expert guidance, challenge and support to ensure compliance with legislative requirements, industry standards and company policies.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing a strong safety and quality culture, managing stakeholder relationships, supporting incident investigations, and ensuring continuous improvement across multiple sites.

Key Duties

• Ensure that all requirements of the Health, Safety & Environment policies and standards are met by the depot through influencing and supporting the depot management team.
• Briefing depot teams on updated or new ways of working, standards, how to guides, risk assessments, safe systems of work and QHSE alerts.
• Ensure fire safety standards, tests, drills are adhered to, including equipment and emergency lighting and Fire Risk Assessment Report actions are completed.
• Accountable for completing internal (first party) audits at the depot to support assurance, audits and risk objectives.
• With the support of the appropriate central departments provide guidance to the depot management team to comply with internal and external audits and close out requirements after audit. Works to ensure depot compliance to audit standards through induction training, ongoing development and refresher training as required.
• Monitor standards & audit requirements to ensure compliance, as well as highlight areas of non-compliance to senior depot management and demonstrate a proactive problem solving approach to resolve any areas of non-compliance (BS 18001, ISO 14001, BRC).
• With the support of the appropriate central departments provide advice and guidance on all aspects of site Health, Safety & Environment Standards.
• Deliver and co-ordinate all Health, Safety & Environment Standards and compliance related events/induction to update management team and new employees.
• Work with the depot management team to identify and review compliance key performance indicators and suggest improvements and efficiencies to better meet business/legal requirements.
• Maintain training records and trainings for MHE
• Support and Co-ordinator BRC Auditing, following up BRC non conformance.
• Responsible for ensuring the food Safety & Quality Assurance procedures are complied with when performing inspections.
• Support the sites to ensure the attainment of BRC
• Support with document control, corrective and preventative action and trend analysis.
• Work with site representatives to manage quality Management and Operating Procedures including all Hygiene Operations, allergen management and pest control.

Additional Key Duties

• Lead Health & Safety and Food Safety governance across the region, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, standards and company procedures.
• Partner with senior operational leaders to drive compliance performance through regular meetings, coaching and performance reviews.
• Build effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor on Health & Safety and Food Safety matters.
• Support the investigation of accidents, incidents, near misses and non-conformances, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Monitor compliance trends and performance data, providing recommendations and action plans to improve standards.
• Support customer visits, audits and inspections, acting as a key contact for external customers and regulatory bodies.
• Promote a proactive safety and quality culture through training, engagement and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with site management teams to ensure audit readiness and successful completion of internal and external compliance audits.

• Proven experience in a Health & Safety and Food Safety management role within a fast-paced logistics, warehousing, distribution or food manufacturing environment.
• Recognised Health & Safety qualification such as NEBOSH General Certificate, NEBOSH Diploma, IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent.
• Food Safety qualification and practical experience of implementing food safety management systems.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, food safety standards, auditing and compliance requirements.
• Experience conducting incident investigations and implementing effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Demonstrable experience influencing and engaging senior stakeholders and operational leadership teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the business.
• Experience dealing with both internal and external customers, including supporting audits, inspections and customer visits.
• Excellent communication, presentation and training delivery skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify pragmatic business-focused solutions.
• Ability to work autonomously while effectively managing multiple priorities.

As part of our drive to make Warrens a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – 33 days inclusive on bank holidays
• Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer
• Life Assurance - x 2 your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!