Site Compliance Improvement Lead - LBH

Finsbury Food; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialty bakery group is looking for a Site Compliance Improvement Lead at their Hamilton site. This hands-on position emphasizes compliance across Health & Safety, Food Safety, and Environmental standards. Ideal candidates will have a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent, experience in HSE or Food Safety within manufacturing, and familiarity with ISO management systems. The role offers a supportive work environment with extensive development opportunities, along with attractive benefits including enhanced leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Retail discounts

Company shop access

Refer a Friend Scheme

Employee Recognition Awards

Learning & Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in HSE, Food Safety, or Compliance within a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of ISO management systems.
• Experience leading sustainability initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead site-level compliance strategy aligned to Group standards.
• Support robust HSE, Food Safety, and Environmental Management Systems.
• Track and report compliance performance metrics.

Skills

Strong stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Detail-focused

Can-do mindset

Education

NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent

Food Science-related degree

Tools

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

ISO 50001

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Site Compliance Improvement Lead to join our Lightbody of Hamilton site.

135 years of craft baking skills lie behind the quality of the special branded cakes, sweet snacks and slices we produce in Hamilton and 55 million products are produced each year. Lightbody’s is the UK’s largest supplier of celebration cakes to UK retailers, with Disney, Mars, Universal and Thorntons all within the portfolio of branded cakes made under licence. We also make a variety of supermarkets’ well-loved own-label cakes and in-store bakery bites.

This is a hands-on, site-based role with a strong focus on improvement. You’ll lead the delivery of compliance excellence across Health & Safety, Food Safety, Environmental Compliance, and Sustainability, working closely with the Site Leadership Team and partnering with Group and Regional Compliance colleagues.

Your purpose is straightforward yet critical: to ensure our site operates safely, legally, and responsibly, while continually enhancing compliance maturity and supporting business performance.

What you’ll actually do

As our Site Compliance Improvement Lead, you will:

• Lead the site-level compliance strategy, aligned to Group standards and ESG objectives
• Support and maintain robust HSE, Food Safety, and Environmental Management Systems
• Ensure appropriate duty holders are in place and capable of meeting legal and company obligations
• Act as a trusted partner to the Site Lead and Leadership Team, providing expert advice, insight, and challenge
• Lead site environmental compliance and support delivery of the site sustainability plan
• Support internal and external audit programmes, driving effective resolution of non-conformances and actions
• Maintain the site risk register, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated
• Support and oversee incident reporting and investigations, ensuring learning is embedded
• Track and report compliance performance metrics, highlighting trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Act as the site link into Regional and Group Compliance, escalating issues where required and sharing best practices

This role is primarily site-based, with occasional travel to support audits, meetings, or wider compliance initiatives.

Ideally, this is you

• NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent) and/or a Food Science–related degree
• Experience in HSE, Food Safety, or Compliance within a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of ISO management systems (ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001)
• Experience supporting audits and compliance management systems
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Highly organised, analytical, and detail-focused
• A proactive, practical team player with a “can-do” mindset
• Working towards an IEMA Foundation or equivalent environmental qualification
• Working towards Chartered membership of a recognised compliance body
• Knowledge of current and emerging environmental legislation
• Experience supporting or leading sustainability initiatives
• Experience in food manufacturing or FMCG

What's in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products!)
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – t&cs dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!