Permanent
HSE Compliance Lead
Meridian Business Support
Salisbury
Posted: 14 October 2026 (1 week ago)
Closing date: 13 November 2026
Ref: 225724227
HSE Compliance Lead
Salary: -40,000- -50,000 and great benefits
Location: Salisbury
Hours: 4.5 day working week, 37.5hours
HSE Compliance Lead
Are you an experienced Health, Safety & Environment professional looking to take the lead on compliance within a high-hazard, COMAH-regulated manufacturing environment?
We are recruiting for an HSE Compliance Lead to join an established manufacturing operation, taking responsibility for maintaining and assuring HSE compliance across a complex, safety-critical site.
This is a key role supporting safe operations, reducing operational risk and ensuring continued readiness for regulatory inspections and audits.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead compliance activities relating to COMAH regulations
- Ensure compliance with UK HSE legislation including DSEAR, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, CDM and Environmental Permitting Regulations
- Act as a key contact during regulatory inspections and audits
- Manage and maintain HSE management systems aligned with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
- Conduct internal audits, inspections and assurance activities
- Support accident and incident investigations and regulatory reporting
- Monitor legislative changes and update policies and procedures accordingly
- Support operational managers in meeting their HSE responsibilities
- Monitor safety KPIs and drive completion of corrective and preventative actions
- Support emergency planning and site emergency arrangements
You will ideally have:
- NEBOSH Certificate Level 3
- Minimum 3 years'' relevant experience within a high-hazard process environment
- Strong knowledge and practical implementation of SHE legislation
- Experience conducting SHE audits and accident/incident investigations
- Experience supporting HSE management systems
- Emergency planning experience
- Good Microsoft Office skills
- Familiarity with explosives manufacturing
- Explosives awareness training would be advantageous
Please contact Gemma Lawrence at Meridian on (phone number removed) to apply and find out more or email (url removed)
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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