Compliance Manager

Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Kempton Park
Salary: R and R pa Depending on experience and qualifications 
Contract: Permanent
Reporting to: Head: Legal, Governance, Ethics and Compliance

About the Job: The Compliance Manager is responsible for establishing, developing, implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving the end-to-end compliance function and regulatory frameworks at the company. This includes creating the compliance framework, setting strategic direction, embedding regulatory compliance across business operations, and promoting a strong culture of integrity and ethical conduct.

The role requires a visionary compliance leader able to ensure adherence to all statutory, regulatory, internal policy, industry, and voluntary standards relating to wet milling and the production of glucose, starch, and grain-based products.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., law, commerce, risk or related field)

• Compliance qualification from a recognised body, e.g., CPrac(SA)

Work Experience

• Minimum 3 years' experience in regulatory compliance management

• 3 years of compliance experience in a manufacturing, mining, or industrial environment (Essential) 

• Sound and proven track record in a compliance management role

• Experience working with governance committees and regulators

• Experience in delivering compliance training and supporting audits

Knowledge

• Solid understanding of compliance, ethics, and governance frameworks

• Good knowledge of risk assessment and control evaluation techniques

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

• Strong organisational and administrative skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including report writing)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Emotional intelligence

• Critical thinking skills

• Strong stakeholder management abilities

• Decision-making and problem-solving

Personal Attributes

• Integrity and high ethical standards

• Attention to detail and concern for accuracy

• Strong interpersonal skills and professional judgment

• Focus on initiating action

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks

• Appreciation of when to escalate complex issues to the Head of Compliance

• Resilience under pressure and commitment to deadlines

• Appreciation for challenging others with respect

• Concern for aligning with best practice

• Perseverance

• Openness to accepting feedback

• Commitment to maintaining business awareness

Key Responsibilities

• Design and embed a fit-for-purpose, risk-based Compliance Management Framework aligned with applicable ISO standards and legal and governance principles.

• Establish and maintain the company's Compliance Universe, mapping all applicable laws, regulations, standards, permits, and internal obligations.

• Identify and categorise compliance risks across strategic, operational, financial, and reputational domains.

• Monitor and interpret laws, regulations, and codes of conduct applicable to manufacturing (wet milling), including but not limited to:

  • food safety/quality and processing standards

  • environmental legislation

  • health and safety laws

  • competition law

  • customs and excise

  • aviation and airfield compliance

  • labour laws

  • FICA, POPIA, and PAIA

  • legislative updates

• Develop, implement, and maintain compliance-related policies, procedures, and codes of conduct; roll out new and updated policies and ensure internal awareness and understanding.

• Assist in developing and maintaining reliable systems to track policy implementation and compliance status.

• Develop and roll out comprehensive training programmes for all staff levels and departments, ensuring continuous awareness on key compliance themes.

• Facilitate internal and external compliance reviews and inspections.

• Serve as liaison between the company and regulatory authorities; support the Head of Legal in responding to regulatory queries and site inspections.

• Promote a culture of ethics and compliance throughout the business.

• Prepare compliance reports and meeting packs for committees.

• Support annual DRAB (Delegation of Responsibility and Authority Benchmark) reporting and procurement compliance oversight, including ABC training compliance monitoring.

• Assist the Head of Legal in fulfilling responsibilities of the Information/Privacy Officer role.

• Ensure availability and upkeep of the PAIA manual and compliance with POPIA awareness, systems, and reporting.

• Support execution of information access requests and internal data protection processes.

• Support the Head of Legal, Governance, Ethics & Compliance as required.

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