Ethics Compliance Manager
Solihull | £75,000 + 10% bonus + car + benefits
Recruiting exclusively through K.A.G. Recruitment
We're working with one of the UK's leading Food Manufacturers to find an experienced Ethics Compliance Manager who gets Recruitment Compliance inside out.
Are you ready to make an actual change?
You'll be protecting vulnerable workers, keeping sites compliant with modern slavery legislation, managing skilled worker visas, and making sure ethical standards are actually lived and breathed across 15 UK and Ireland locations.
You'll own the relationship with external auditors, manage the SEDEX platform, carry out supplier due diligence, and train site teams to spot warning signs before they become problems. When things do go wrong, you'll lead investigations with external consultants and employment law support.
This is a senior role with real autonomy. You'll report directly to the HR Director, work across the business at every level, and have genuine influence over how the company operates.
What you'll be doing:
Coordinating modern slavery consultants and managing ethical audit programmes (SMETA)
Running internal and external audits on sites and labour providers
Managing the full skilled worker visa lifecycle: allocating certificates of sponsorship, reviewing applications, coordinating arrivals, handling renewals
Keeping the business compliant with UKVI reporting and conducting immigration spot checks
Carrying out human rights risk assessments and due diligence across the supply chain
Training hiring managers, site HR teams and other departments on right to work, modern slavery prevention, and ethical recruitment
Managing accommodation compliance including safety checks and standards audits
Writing and updating policy documents that actually get used
Building relationships with suppliers, labour providers, and management teams to resolve issues before they escalate
What you'll need:
Strong experience in Ethical Compliance, Recruitment Compliance, or Social Auditing (ideally in food, agriculture, FMCG or manufacturing)
Solid knowledge of UK employment law, the Modern Slavery Act, and right to work legislation
Experience managing ethical supply chains and working with standards like ETI or SEDEX
Comfortable working across sites with diverse teams, from shop floor to boardroom
High integrity, well organised, and able to manage competing priorities without needing your hand held
What's on offer:
£75,000 base salary
10% personal objectives bonus
Company car
BUPA private healthcare
Enhanced pension (5% employee, 5% employer matched, or 5%/3% on default auto-enrolment)
Life assurance (4x salary on enhanced pension, 2x on default)
33 days holiday including bank holidays
Support from an HR Centre of Excellence and direct access to in-house employment solicitors
This is a role in a business that takes ethics seriously. You'll have the backing to challenge, the resources to deliver, and the platform to make a genuine difference.
If you've got the experience and want a role with real purpose, let's talk.
Contact K.A.G. Recruitment now. We're by your side from the first conversation to first day