Job Summary
Responsible for conducting internal compliance inspections and audits to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements. Review licences, records, and operational practices, identify non-compliance, monitor corrective actions, maintain compliance documentation, and support audits and continuous improvement initiatives to uphold regulatory and corporate compliance standards.
Responsibility and Authority
- Conduct internal compliance inspections and audits across company premises, operational sites and relevant departments to verify compliance with applicable legal, regulatory and company requirements.
- Review workplace practices, operational activities, records and supporting documents to assess compliance with applicable laws, regulations, licences, permits, approvals and internal requirements.
- Verify that regulatory requirements imposed by relevant authorities are properly implemented and maintained by responsible departments and sites.
- Review licences, permits, approvals, certificates, registrations and statutory records to ensure they are valid, current, complete and properly maintained.
- Conduct periodic compliance checks against requirements of relevant regulatory authorities, including DOE, DOSH, BOMBA, local authorities and other applicable government agencies.
- Review compliance with conditions stipulated in licences, permits, approvals and regulatory correspondence issued by relevant authorities.
- Identify non-compliance, regulatory gaps, incomplete records, expired documents, overdue actions and weaknesses in existing compliance controls.
- Record audit and inspection findings with clear objective evidence, including photographs, documents, records and observations where applicable.
- Prepare internal compliance audit and inspection reports detailing findings, observations, regulatory gaps and required corrective actions.
- Issue compliance findings to the relevant department or responsible person for corrective action and follow-up.
- Maintain and update the regulatory compliance findings tracker, including open, overdue, pending verification and closed findings.
- Follow up on corrective actions submitted by responsible departments and verify the adequacy and effectiveness of actions taken before recommending closure.
- Conduct follow-up inspections or verification audits to confirm that identified non-compliance has been effectively corrected.
- Escalate significant, repeated or overdue non-compliance matters to the immediate supervisor or management for further action.
- Verify that required statutory inspections, monitoring activities, regulatory submissions and reporting obligations have been completed within the required timeframe by the responsible personnel.
- Review regulatory inspection findings, authority notices, warning letters, compounds and other official correspondence, and track the status of required corrective actions.
- Monitor changes in applicable legal and regulatory requirements and highlight relevant changes to the immediate supervisor for further review and action.
- Maintain and update the applicable Legal and Regulatory Register based on identified changes in laws, regulations and authority requirements.
- Analyse recurring compliance findings and trends to identify systemic weaknesses, repeated non-compliance and areas requiring management attention.
- Support internal and external audits, regulatory inspections and management reviews by providing verified compliance records and status updates where required.
- Maintain confidentiality, independence, impartiality and objectivity when conducting compliance reviews and reporting findings.
- Participate in Safety & Health Committee and Emergency Response Team (ERT) activities where required.
- Perform 6S activities to maintain a clean, organised and healthy workplace.
- Perform other tasks assigned by the superior.
Minimum Requirements
- Diploma or Degree in Environmental Management, Occupational Safety and Health, Legal Studies, Business Administration, Engineering, Science, Quality Management or a related field.
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience in regulatory compliance, internal auditing, governance, ISO management systems, or EHS compliance will be an added advantage.
- Basic knowledge of regulatory compliance, internal auditing and compliance verification methods.
- Good observation, analytical, investigation and problem-identification skills.
- Good report-writing, record-keeping and evidence documentation skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Able to work independently, objectively and with minimum supervision.
- Good communication and follow-up skills.
Pay: From RM2,500.00 per month
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Dental insurance
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Maternity leave
- Opportunities for promotion
- Parental leave
- Professional development
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTATION SALARY? (RMXXXX)
- ARE YOU ABLE TO START WORK IMMEDIATELY? (YES/NO)
Education:
Experience:
- regulatory compliance: 3 years (Preferred)
- Internal auditing: 3 years (Preferred)
Location:
- Bukit Mertajam (Preferred)
Work Location: In person