Compliance Engineer

Diageo; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Compliance Engineer to lead compliance initiatives and ensure adherence to health and safety standards. This role involves collaborating with various teams to foster a culture of compliance, manage engineering reports, and oversee maintenance activities. You'll be instrumental in driving continuous improvements and ensuring zero harm to employees. Join a dynamic environment that values performance and offers a competitive rewards package, including share schemes and generous annual leave. If you are passionate about compliance and engineering, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Share schemes

Pension - Diageo pays up to 14%

Product Allowance

10% Annual Bonus

25 Days Annual Leave

6-months of fully paid paternal cover

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance management and engineering standards.
• Understanding of Health & Safety regulations and practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and quality standards.
• Manage statutory inspections and maintenance activities.

Skills

Compliance Management

Health & Safety Standards

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Manufacturing Processes

Education

HNC/HND in Mechatronics

Electrical Engineering Qualification

Tools

SAP

Excel

Word

Job description

Compliance Engineer

Location: Marshalls Road, Belfast

Full-time, Permanent Contract

End date to apply: 19th May

Do you enjoy influencing teams and working in a fast-paced, exciting environment? Are you someone who thrives on inspiring change?

What's the site like?

• Commissioned in 1983, spans approximately 12 acres.
• The production schedule runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding public holidays.
• It has 2 canning lines for packaging, a tank farm for bulk receipt and dilution to sales gravity, and a warehousing and distribution system.
• There are 130 SKUs with 60% designated for domestic consumption and 40% for export, ranging in size from 250ml to 568ml.
• We operate Guinness packaging facilities at Marshalls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Runcorn, in Northwest England, producing canned, bottled and kegged product for Ireland, UK and export markets. Significant investment is underway at both locations.
• The management team is shared with the Runcorn site.

As our Compliance Engineer, you'll be at the heart of ensuring all maintenance activities activities are continuously aligned to the legislative standards. You'll work closely with Site Management, Maintenance, Risk & Governance and the Global Engineering team to embed a culture of compliance across the board.

You'll ensure that all Diageo policies, procedures and standards, i.e. GRMS, SFIP's are managed within the Asset Care team. A key outcome is to ensure zero harm to employees, conform to legislative requirements and avoid legal action, fines or damage to reputation.

You should be able to influence key stakeholders including Governance, Operations, Asset Care, Finance and Governance teams to change ways of working and drive compliance. The Compliance Engineer has responsibility for ensuring that all engineering compliance reports are managed, either internally or by contractors. This is both a consultative and authoritative role.

Key accountabilities are:

• Ensure adherence to Health & Safety, Environmental & Quality Standards.
• Manage British Engineering Services Database of Statutory inspections / Maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance for all Legislative (LEG) tasks in SAP. Custodian for site PUWER database system.
• Management of compliance activities - Make plant available, Ensure safe access, Isolations, Risk Assessment, Method Statement approvals, Permit to Work.
• Ensure all Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) documentation is completed and filed in compliance folders and audited regularly. Responsible for local engineering compliance standards.
• Follow Management of Change system and ensure all actions are driven to completion.
• Administration and co-ordination of Maintenance systems and documentation on Diageo Systems including SAP, EQMS, Enablon and Sharepoint.
• Preparation and upkeep of Compliance critical metric data and Visual Management Information and responsible for bi-weekly Governance Meeting for Site.
• Supporting technical specialists with document creation, survey work and implementation of standards. This includes Maintenance reviews, Management of Change, Early Equipment Management and Compliance with all legal requirements.
• Supporting Technical specialists in preparation for HSE, SEPA, GAR and CARM audits.
• Safety Ambassador promoting a strong culture of zero harm. Participation in safety meetings and audits.
• Maintaining current knowledge of relevant legislation, attending seminars, updating competency, skills and knowledge in all Compliance related matters.
• Participation in the Manufacturing Excellence agenda.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Hold an HNC/HND qualification in Mechatronics with electrical bias, or similar subject area. Or time served as an Electrical engineer or equivalent. Understanding of core mechanical manufacturing processes.
• Are a Certified Compliance Professional or have validated experience as a Compliance Manager (preferred but not crucial).
• Have a solid understanding of Health & Safety (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH Managing Safely, COMPEX, machinery safety advantageous, PUWER experience); specific training will be provided.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels.
• Are self-motivated and driven, with the ability to work both independently & part of a greater team of site stakeholders.
• Have hands-on engineering experience in maintenance environment with ability to read electrical site and electrical machine drawings, mechanical plant process and identification (P&ID's) and, pneumatic drawings.
• Are knowledgeable in Reliability Maintenance techniques and data analysis, with experience using applications such as Excel and Word, as well as business systems like SAP.
• Demonstrate excellent analytical skills and the ability to lead and drive continuous improvements.
• Can work independently as well as collaboratively in a team, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Have a solid understanding of legislative requirements to support informed decision-making.

Working with Us

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

• Share schemes
• Pension - Diageo pays up to 14%
• Product Allowance
• 10% Annual Bonus
• 25 Days Annual Leave
• 6-months of fully paid paternal cover
• And many more!

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this.

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you.

You'll be part of - and help build - an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

Feel encouraged? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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