Compliance Manager

Wincanton; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Compliance Manager for their defence sector team in Motherwell. In this hybrid role, you will ensure compliance with legislation and contract requirements while maintaining relevant licenses and accreditations. Your responsibilities will include conducting internal audits, monitoring quality performance, and guiding teams on regulatory requirements. The organization offers an unrivalled salary of £30,000 - £34,000, generous holiday entitlement, and extensive training opportunities. If you are passionate about compliance and quality management, this is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Retail Discounts

Extensive training opportunities

Friends and Family Apprenticeships

Cycle 2 Work Scheme

Holiday Trading

Healthcare Cash plan

Dental Cash plan

Pension Accident Insurance

Online GP Access

Discounted Gym Memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in a Defence environment is beneficial.
• Strong auditor skills and knowledge of quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with legislation and contract requirements.
• Conduct internal audits and monitor quality performance.
• Assist with security training and compliance processes.

Skills

Auditor skills

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Customer facing experience

Knowledge of CAA requirements

Defence environment experience

Education

Experience in compliance and quality management

Tools

ISO 9001

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

Job description

We are looking for a Compliance Manager to join our team in the defence sector at Wincanton based in Motherwell. Main responsibilities will be to maintain compliance to legislation, contract requirements, maintain relevant licences and accreditations. This will be for all Scotland contracts, to ensure the monitoring of compliance to defence legislation requirements.

Successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain security clearance prior to commencing employment which includes providing 5 consecutive years UK residence and employment/education history.

Why Wincanton?

Unrivalled salary between £30,000 - £34,000 depending on experience

Monday to Friday - 37.5 (Office Hours)

Hybrid role based on our NDC site

Generous holiday entitlement

Benefits:

1. Retail Discounts - supermarket, fashion, tech, days out, food and drink, home, cinema, travel, sports, music and games, books, health and beauty, leisure, Enterprise rentals
2. Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
3. Friends and Family Apprenticeships - Not only can you learn and develop new skills, your friends and family can enrol on accredited courses too!
4. Cycle 2 Work Scheme
5. Holiday Trading
6. Healthcare Cash plan
7. Dental Cash plan
8. Pension Accident Insurance
9. Payroll Giving
10. Eye Care Vouchers
11. Online GP Access
12. Hospital Plan
13. Death in Service Benefit
14. Retirement Courses
15. 50% discount on RAC cover
16. Discounted Gym Memberships
17. Extended Employee Assistance Programme including free financial and legal advice

Day to Day:

1. Maintain and carry out Internal Audits, raising associated CAR's with their corrective and preventative actions, follow through for validation and produce monitoring reports.
2. Record Customer Complaints, as applicable, raising associated corrective / preventative actions and validate with monitoring reports.
3. Monitor and record supplier's performance, as applicable.
4. Raise Quarantine / Rejection Reports, as applicable, monitor and report on the Quarantine Areas and processes being operated.
5. Monitor and record internal quality performance with emphasis on Continual Improvement and problem identification / resolution.
6. Ensure the monitoring and control of site Quality Documents including maintaining temp. / humidity data where appropriate.
7. Assist in the calibrated instruments programme including holding of certificates and arranging re-calibration.
8. Assist with the control and issue of all company inspection stamps as required.
9. Participate and liaise with LR / customer / etc. site audits and inspections.
10. Update Site Quality Procedures, Quality Plans and Working Instructions and maintain agreed scheduled actions. Such actions can arise from internal reviews or from external reviews / assessments.
11. Assist with identification and resolution of general quality issues, in conjunction with or the site management team.
12. Ensure processes for compliance to legislation are up to date and followed by the operations team.
13. Monitor records to ensure that Security Training is completed annually for all staff.
14. Ensure Wincanton are working to the appropriate standards as defined legally or in relation to customer requirements, this includes but is not limited to UK and US regulations.
15. Preparation for specific business security and risk related audits.
16. Guide the Senior Operations Managers and teams in establishing regulatory requirements with regards to any new or additional contractual requirements.

What will you bring?

1. Experience working in a Defence environment would be beneficial.
2. Ability to maintain focus and determine requirements to support the site activities.
3. Auditor skills and experience.
4. Knowledge of CAA requirements for packaging.
5. Development and improvement of group level policy, processes, and procedures.
6. Quality management of a warehouse.
7. Good understanding of one or more management system: ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or ISO 45001.
8. Ability to investigate issues and produce succinct accurate reports.
9. Host management reviews (QMR's).
10. Ability to complete Root cause analysis.
11. Good customer facing experience to present on quality and legislative issues.
12. Team player but able to operate independently.
13. Flexible with travel to our other Scotland sites - Requirement.

Wincanton's Commitment:

Our people are our most important asset and as such we are continuously expanding our capability programs to provide you with opportunities to build and extend your professional, functional, and management skills. Your development through coaching is our priority. Continuous learning takes place through a broad variety of opportunities and types of engagements. Access to the latest technological innovations in the logistics and supply chain industry, as well as Wincanton's deep knowledge and expertise in our field, constitute a superb platform for your professional development.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.