Compliance & Audit Manager

Compliance & Audit Manager

Location: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire

Salary: £45,000–£55,000 depending on experience

Contract: Permanent, 36.5 hours per week (Office Based)

Jay-Be is growing — and we’re looking for an experienced Compliance & Audit Manager to strengthen our existing team.

We’re a British manufacturer of folding beds, mattresses and sofa beds, supplying some of the UK’s leading retailers, global customers, and the hospitality and contract sectors.

This is a hands-on role with real ownership. You’ll take responsibility for our manufacturing compliance programme, audit preparation and certification requirements, working across the factory and wider business to ensure we meet customer, regulatory and certification standards.

The role

You’ll be responsible for:

Managing our compliance and audit calendar, including retailer assessments, customer audits and internal audits

• Maintaining our ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001 management systems
• Managing FSC Chain of Custody, Zero to Landfill and ethical trade requirements
• Owning product safety and testing programmes, including fire resistance testing
• Ensuring products meet UK, EU and relevant international market requirements
• Managing product technical files, risk assessments, declarations and certification
• Managing UK packaging EPR and supporting environmental compliance
• Maintaining clear compliance actions and ensuring issues are followed through to closure
• Working closely with Operations, Quality, Purchasing, Product Development, Commercial and H&S
• Providing practical advice and challenging the business where compliance or product safety could be compromised

About you

We’re looking for someone with genuine manufacturing compliance experience who understands the demands of supplying major retailers.

You’ll ideally have experience with:

• ISO management systems within manufacturing
• Manufacturing and/or retailer compliance audits
• Product testing and technical documentation
• Supplier compliance and controlled records
• UK and international product regulations
• FSC, Zero to Landfill, NBF or SMETA requirements
• Environmental and packaging compliance

Experience within furniture, bedding, upholstery, textiles or another consumer-product manufacturing environment would be particularly relevant.

Most importantly, you’ll be organised, practical and confident enough to challenge when something isn’t right, while working collaboratively with people across the business.

Why Jay-Be?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a broad and important compliance function within an established British manufacturer.

You’ll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact — protecting product safety, maintaining customer confidence, improving environmental performance and helping us continue to grow responsibly.

Interested?

Please send your CV and a covering note outlining your relevant experience, particularly the ISO systems and audit programmes you have managed to: Sign in to view email