Health, Safety & Lab Compliance Advisor - Devon

Morgan Hunt is recruiting for Health, Safety & Lab Compliance Advisor to work with a laboratory based in Devon on a permanent basis. The details of the job are below:

Health, Safety & Lab Compliance Advisor

📍 Devon - North Wyke

⏰ 37 Hours per week 9am to 17:30pm Mon to Thurs and 9am to 17:00pm Fri - Remote Working available after probation period

💰 Salary Range up to £39981 per annum

Job Role

The Health, Safety & Lab Compliance Advisor will provide professional, site‑based health & safety and compliance and support across the North Wyke estate, supporting research, farming, laboratory and other shared technical environments.

The role focuses on assurance, governance and compliance, ensuring that Institute policies, statutory duties and licence conditions are effectively implemented, monitored and continuously improved across the site. Laboratories form one of several regulated operational environments within scope, alongside farms, workshops, plant, buildings and shared facilities.

Acting as the primary point of contact for Health & Safety and compliance at North Wyke, the candidates will work in partnership with managers, supervisors, researchers and facilities teams, and in close liaison with the central Health, Safety, Biosafety and Quality functions. The role provides clear, proportionate and practical advice to support departments in meeting their legal and organisational responsibilities.

The post‑holder will plan and undertake inspections and audits, support or lead incident investigations, identify non‑compliance and emerging risks, and contribute to the development and review of risk assessments, safe systems of work and local procedures.

This is a non‑line management role. The candidate does not have direct managerial responsibility for staff, but provides professional leadership, advice and assurance, supporting managers in discharging their Health & Safety responsibilities.

Main Duties

• Act as the site Health & Safety and Compliance lead for North Wyke, providing professional advice and assurance across buildings, farms, workshops, plant, infrastructure and shared operational environments.
  
• Develop, review and maintain risk assessments, COSHH assessments, safe systems of work and local procedures relevant to site operations.
  
• Support the maintenance of site‑wide risk registers, compliance records and action‑tracking systems.
  
• Plan and undertake inspections, audits and compliance checks, identifying non‑compliance and supporting corrective and preventative actions.
  
• Lead or support incident, near‑miss and hazard investigations, ensuring proportionate learning and improvement.
  
• Support implementation of statutory requirements, licence conditions and Institute policies relevant to Health & Safety and compliance.
  
• Act as the focal point for regulatory inspections, audits and assurance visits relating to Health & Safety and compliance matters.
  
  Skills Experience
  
  Recognised qualification in health and safety or equivalent experience
  
  Proven experience in a Health & Safety, compliance or assurance role within a complex operational environment.
  
  Sound working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation, including risk assessment, COSHH and safe systems of work.
  
  Experience of carrying out inspections, audits and compliance checks, identifying non‑compliance and supporting corrective actions.
  
  Experience supporting incident, near‑miss and hazard investigations, and applying learning to improve compliance and controls.
  
  Strong ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures and regulatory requirements in a practical, proportionate way, providing clear and constructive advice to managers and staff.
  
  Ability to work autonomously, prioritising workload based on risk and compliance need, with robust record‑keeping to maintain evidence, action tracking and assurance.
  
  Experience supporting incident, near‑miss and hazard investigations, and applying learning to improve compliance and controls
  
  
  

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.