HSE Compliance Lead


Company:	Meridian Business Support
Salary:	£40,000 to £50,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Salisbury, SP1 3TB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Oct 2026
Closing date:	13 Nov 2026

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Summary

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

About You

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

Interested? Apply today to find out more.

Please contact Gemma Lawrence at Meridian on 07876 250447 to apply and find out more or email glawrence@meridianbs.co.uk

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

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