H&S and Compliance Officer

Company: Lane7
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Description:

H&S and Compliance Officer – National Role

We are seeking an experienced, hands‑on H&S and Compliance Officer to support the maintenance of H&S standards across a diverse multi‑site leisure and hospitality estate, currently 26 venues across the UK, with one in Germany and two in the Republic of Ireland.

The Role

The H&S and Compliance Officer will be responsible for supporting, developing, and maintaining health & safety standards across all Lane7 brands. This is a hands‑on role, working closely with venue teams to ensure compliance, reduce risk, and embed a strong safety culture across the business. This is not a Monday‑Friday role; as we operate seven days a week, you will also be required to work weekends.

Health & Safety Compliance

  • Ensure all venues comply with current UK health & safety legislation and company policies
  • Conduct regular site audits, inspections, and risk assessments
  • Review and update risk assessments, method statements, and safe systems of work
  • Support accident, incident, and near‑miss investigations, ensuring appropriate follow‑up actions

Training & Engagement

  • Deliver health & safety training to site teams, including inductions and refresher training
  • Support managers in understanding and fulfilling their H&S responsibilities
  • Promote a positive, practical health & safety culture across the business

Reporting & Documentation

  • Maintain accurate H&S records, reports, and action plans
  • Monitor trends in accidents and incidents and provide recommendations for improvement
  • Support external audits and inspections where required

Operational Support

  • Work closely with Operations and Facilities teams on new site openings, refurbishments, and equipment installations
  • Provide guidance on food safety, fire safety, manual handling, COSHH, and contractor management
  • Act as a point of contact for health & safety queries from site teams

To be a success with Lane7, you’ll

  • Have NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
  • Have proven experience in a health & safety role, ideally within hospitality, leisure, or retail
  • Have strong working knowledge of UK health & safety legislation
  • Be a confident communicator, able to engage teams at all levels
  • Be willing to travel regularly to multiple sites across the country and also when needed into Europe
  • Have experience in a multi‑site environment
  • Have Fire safety or food safety qualification (Desirable)
  • Have Experience supporting new site openings (Desirable)

What We’ll Offer

  • Salary – £50,000 per annum
  • 28 days holiday per year (plus one day holiday for every year worked – up to 5 years)
  • Private health insurance & benefits through Vitality
  • Company pension contribution
  • Free bowling and activities for you and up to 3 others when you aren’t working (off‑peak time)
  • 25% off food and drink
  • Get involved with different social activities throughout the year through our team social calendar
  • Cycle2Work scheme partnered with Halfords
  • Refer a friend scheme

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Posted: May 4th, 2026