Compliance Officer

Solidus; Skipton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A circular packaging solutions company based in Skipton is seeking a Compliance Officer to ensure compliance with certifications and legal standards. You will manage information flow, maintain accurate records, and administer health and safety procedures. The ideal candidate will possess strong MS Office skills and demonstrate exceptional organizational abilities. This full-time role offers a competitive salary package and a pleasant working environment with opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Workplace pension contributions

Medicash

25 days holiday with bank holidays

Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills with all levels of staff.
• Ability to manage work within specific deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Administer and monitor quality and health and safety processes.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure audit-readiness.
• Organize safety training and uphold compliance training requirements.

Skills

MS Office skills

Team player

Exceptional organisation skills

Strong experience in leading teams

Job description

Job Title: Compliance Officer

Location: Skipton

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on skills and experience

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

About Us

We are Solidus. Involved with our environment since 1870. With pride in our history, we make circular packaging and sustainable solid board solutions for customers all over the world. In the past from straw, now from recycled paper.

Here you get the possibilities. To learn, to develop, to make a difference. We do this with 1500 colleagues throughout Europe. With the passion for technology and driven by progress. Together we contribute to less waste and a cleaner world.

An international player and still always close by. Full of innovation, full of new ideas, full of opportunities for everyone. So whatever your talent or ambition is, grow the way you want. Let's grow together!

Please note that the company does not offer sponsorship and therefore candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.

About the role

To administer and monitor quality, product safety and health and safety processes and procedures to ensure that the company complies with all certifications, regulatory and legal standards. You’ll also be responsible for managing information flow by researching, recording, and analysing data and information.

Key Responsibilities

Product Safety and Quality

• Update and maintain accurate records using the appropriate business systems, applications, and databases, ensuring systems are always audit‑ready.
• Provide general administration support and advice to the group on product safety and quality.
• Manage the document control register.
• Create and issue product specifications for internal and customer use.
• Contact suppliers for documentation as part of the product approval process.
• Complete customer questionnaires, collating information and data.
• Assist/participate with site audits BRC, FSC etc.
• Complete monthly reports on performance as required.
• Coordinate traceability checklists and exercises.
• Maintain the audit risk assessment, audit checklists and schedule.
• Administer the pest control programme.
• Maintain the calibration register.
• Maintain the glass audit register.
• Administer the compliance training requirements for the group, communicating with the relevant managers as required and updating the training matrix.

Health and Safety

• Administer the site risk assessments, supporting reviews and changes.
• Organise safety training to educate company staff on necessary safety principles.
• Administer safety procedures, and policies for production operations.
• Administer investigations to identify the root cause of an incident or other unsafe conditions on a work site.
• Oversee the placement and setup of safety signs to warn of potential hazard.
• Collaborate with law enforcement agents and investigators to address cases of workplace accident.
• Maintain the group COSSH register.
• Assist in carrying out inspections of workplaces and take necessary action to ensure compliance.
• Assist in responding to and investigating concerns/complaints from workers/employers and assist in taking appropriate action.
• Assist in the establishment of workplace safety and health committees.
• Monitoring First aid requirements across the business.
• Support the site induction programme.

About you

Requirements

• MS Office skills in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & data collection.
• Able to communicate with all members of the business.
• A team player – prepared to help with all tasks.
• Flexible approach managing work within specific deadlines.
• Exceptional organisation skills a must.
• Strong experience in leading teams.
• Strong H & S focus driving the right behaviours & always priority number one.
• Able to lead by example on all aspects of the business.

Not essential but desirable

• Experience within the packaging industry.
• Project management experience advantageous.

The job description is not exhaustive. From time to time you may be required to perform other duties and responsibilities which are not included in the above description, but are within your capabilities and where necessary training will be given.

Why join us

As Compliance Officer at Solidus, we offer you a challenging position within a dynamic and ambitious international organization that is constantly changing. We offer you an attractive benefits package, and last but not least, a pleasant working environment in which you work together with enthusiastic and driven colleagues.

The organization has a very flat hierarchies and short decision‑making paths. You will have direct communication with UKBU and sales directors, BU managers, vendors & suppliers, operational & commercial supply chain colleagues – all levels and colleagues across the UK business unit as required on a project‑by‑project basis.

Benefits

• Workplace pension contributions.
• Medicash.
• 25 days holiday with bank holidays on top.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with experience of: Compliance Manager, Quality Administrator, Quality Assurance, Audit Administrator, Quality Assurance Administrator, Quality Control Coordinator, Quality Manager, QHSE Officer, Health and Safety Officer may be considered for this role.