Compliance Coordinator

Interaction Recruitment; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Established business

Varied role across product and supply‑

Regular Mon-Fri hours

Transport required due to location

Job summary

Interaction Recruitment is recruiting a Compliance Coordinator to join an established business near Peterborough. The role focuses on maintaining compliance documentation and coordinating supplier checks to ensure regulatory and safety standards are met.

You will support audits, maintain records, and liaison with suppliers to obtain documents and evidence. This is an office-based role five days per week with a need for own transport due to location.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, quality assurance, technical administration or a similar role.
• Knowledge of supplier compliance, audit preparation and document control.
• Understanding of product safety, manufacturing standards or regulatory requirements.
• Experience maintaining accurate records, trackers and reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to challenge and follow up with suppliers where necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organise compliance documentation, certificates, declarations, test reports and audit records.
• Develop and maintain a central digital filing system to ensure information is accurate, accessible and up to date.
• Maintain compliance trackers, monitor deadlines and follow up on outstanding actions.
• Support the preparation and ongoing maintenance of ethical, quality and manufacturing audits.
• Liaise with suppliers to obtain compliance documentation, declarations and supporting evidence.
• Coordinate supplier audits, monitor corrective action plans and ensure outstanding issues are resolved.
• Arrange fabric and foam batch testing, maintain records and follow up on results.
• Support product safety compliance, including risk assessments, fire retardancy requirements and material traceability.
• Assist with regulatory reporting relating to packaging, including applicable Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Plastic Packaging Tax requirements.
• Collate and submit compliance information through customer-specific platforms and respond to customer queries.
• Work closely with internal teams, suppliers and customers to ensure products meet the required specifications and compliance standards.
• Escalate missing documentation, audit non-conformances and potential compliance risks to the relevant stakeholders.

Skills

Compliance

Quality assurance

Technical administration

Document control

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Document management systems

Job description

Compliance Coordinator

Location: Outskirts of Peterborough - driving essential
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, office-based, 5 days per week

Interaction Recruitment is proud to be working with an established and successful business to recruit a Compliance Coordinator to join its team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, detail-oriented professional with experience in compliance, quality assurance or technical administration to play a key role in ensuring products, materials and suppliers meet relevant regulatory, safety and industry standards.

Working closely with senior management and the wider business, you will help maintain compliance documentation, coordinate supplier checks and product testing, support audits and ensure all records are accurate, up to date and readily accessible.

Please note: This is a fully office-based role, five days per week, on the outskirts of Peterborough. Applicants must have access to their own transport due to the location.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and organise compliance documentation, certificates, declarations, test reports and audit records.

• Develop and maintain a central digital filing system to ensure information is accurate, accessible and up to date.

• Maintain compliance trackers, monitor deadlines and follow up on outstanding actions.

• Support the preparation and ongoing maintenance of ethical, quality and manufacturing audits.

• Liaise with suppliers to obtain compliance documentation, declarations and supporting evidence.

• Coordinate supplier audits, monitor corrective action plans and ensure outstanding issues are resolved.

• Arrange fabric and foam batch testing, maintain records and follow up on results.

• Support product safety compliance, including risk assessments, fire retardancy requirements and material traceability.

• Assist with regulatory reporting relating to packaging, including applicable Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Plastic Packaging Tax requirements.

• Collate and submit compliance information through customer-specific platforms and respond to customer queries.

• Work closely with internal teams, suppliers and customers to ensure products meet the required specifications and compliance standards.

• Escalate missing documentation, audit non-conformances and potential compliance risks to the relevant stakeholders.

About You

We are looking for someone who is methodical, proactive and confident managing multiple priorities in a busy environment.

Ideally, you will have:

• Experience in compliance, quality assurance, technical administration or a similar role.

• Knowledge of supplier compliance, audit preparation and document control.

• An understanding of product safety, manufacturing standards or regulatory requirements.

• Experience maintaining accurate records, trackers and reports.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to challenge and follow up with suppliers where necessary.

• Excellent attention to detail and a structured approach to organisation.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and elevate issues.

• The ability to work calmly under pressure, manage competing deadlines and take ownership of tasks.

• Good IT skills, including confidence using Excel and digital document management systems.

Experience with compliance frameworks such as SMETA, EUDR, UK fire-retardancy requirements, Global Recycled Standard (GRS), Better Cotton, REACH or packaging compliance would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• Salary of up to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience.

• The opportunity to join an established and successful business.

• A varied role with responsibility across product, supplier and manufacturing compliance.

• The opportunity to work closely with senior management and contribute to ongoing business standards and continuous improvement.

• A Monday-to-Friday working pattern.