Operations & Compliance Assistant

• Daily organisation of diaries/meetings for Operations Managers.
• Conducting internal audits. Arrange third party H&S Audits and manage actions
• Create reports as required.
• Support accident/injury/near miss tracking and follow ups.
• Manage competency, training and development matrix. Booking training and CPD where required.
• Assist with communication across the business including but not limited to ISO compliance, Health and Safety and internal communications.
• Support procurement activities such as supplier vetting, maintaining approved supplier lists, and monitoring supplier compliance.
• Assist with resource planning, capacity tracking, and operational scheduling where required.
• Assist in preparing for external & internal audits, ensuring documentation and evidence are up to date including a compliance calendar showing audit schedules, policy review dates, statutory deadlines.
• Collate & distribute scheduled and ad-hoc reports as required.
• Onboarding of new starters including induction and familarisation
• Become ‘superuser’ on main operating system providing guidance and training internally as well as feedback and development externally.
• Any other admin duties as required to ensure business continuity.

Person Specification:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational skills, meeting deadlines, plan and prioritise workloads.
• Good understanding of quote/job process flow.
• Excellent attention to detail with a high level of accuracy, seeking clarity when required.
• Strong computer literacy and knowledge of operating systems.
• Must be a good team player or work well in autonomy and under own initiative.
• Works to exceed customer expectations.
• Internal Auditing and/or ISO knowledge/experience and an interest in Health and Safety an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and managing conflicting priorities.
• Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement attitude.

Shorts Group are always on the lookout for enthusiastic and hard working individuals to join the team. With a diverse range of roles across the business, we are looking for candidates with a variety of skills and experience.

If you would like to apply for any of the jobs listed below, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] quoting the job reference and job title you are applying for.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to the principle of equality in accordance with legislative provisions.

The recruitment and selection processes are crucially important to ensure equal opportunities, employee retention and satisfaction, as well as company performance.

We adopt a consistent, non-discriminatory approach to recruitment and selection.

Agency submissions are by invitation only.