Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Lead

Contract Type: Permanent

The Role:

The HSE Lead is critical to the delivery of Calor Ireland’s Safety Strategy with specific responsibilities to support Senior Management and Functions Heads to deliver Departmental Health and Safety Action Plans and assist in the development of health and safety management systems in accordance with the organisation plans and compliance with and adherence to legislation and agreed regulatory bodies’ processes and procedures and applicable ISO Standards.

This role will undertake incident investigations, audits and inspections and support with drafting and reviewing of related H&SE documentation and procedures. This will include providing technical assistance relating to process safety to Function Heads and Managers, to ensure that Calor workplaces are fully compliant with legislation and with SHV Energy Operational Discipline Process Safety (ODPS) requirements.

This is a key role within the QHSE function and the HSE Lead will be expected to contribute to the overall team effort and support colleagues across the company.

Main responsibilities:

• Safety Strategy: Drive the delivery of the health and safety plans, visible felt leadership (VFL) roadmap and safety improvements under the Calor safety strategy.
• Safety Audits: Undertake audits in line with agreed Audit Schedule at all Calor locations including where advised Customer locations. Complete audit reports and identify non-conformances and areas for continual improvements. Ensure corrective and preventative (CAPA) actions are identified, recorded, assigned and tracked for completion.
• Risk Assessments (RA): Support with undertaking and the review of risk assessments, including COSHH/Chemical Agents, maintain and improve mechanisms for risk assessment and disseminate feedback as appropriate
• Project Management: When required will support and take lead on HSE in relation to Continuous Improvement (CI) projects and, ensuring the realisation of project HSE results supporting business needs.
• H&S Training: Ensure H&S training as relevant to functions has been completed and training records available. Support on the delivery of Safety behavioural programs such as the Care programme. Ability to develop and deliver HSE training and programs, as required.
• Safety procedures: Develop and support the implementation of safety manuals, procedures, plans, checklists and other related safety documentation.
• Data Analytics: Maintenance of HSE databases to ensure information and data is uploaded, analysed, is current and maintained. Compile weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for Head of QHSE
• Continuous Improvement: Work with Calor Function Heads and Managers to drive safety, environmental and sustainability improvements by ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and deviations from standards leading to continuous improvement are detected and recovered.
• Incident Investigation: Undertake administration and investigation of related incidents/ accidents/events to determine root causes and implement corrective actions and prepare the required reports.
• Support: As directed by the Head of QHSE/QHSE Manager attend Calor workplaces, including other work locations to assist with the completion of related HSE functions.
• Communication: Support with the communication of HSE information to Managers and other stakeholders, as deemed necessary.
• Networking & Influencing: Build and maintain a network of relevant stakeholders / partners and ensure commitment and communication regarding Calor Ireland’s objectives in relation to the SHV HSE Standards and Safety related roadmaps.
• Stakeholder Management: Work closely with all Calor locations (Offices, Depots, Filling Plants and Terminals and Customer Engineering Department) to provide support on the control and management of contractors to ensure the appropriate compliance standard.

Key Behaviours

• You earn your people’s trust through honesty and integrity.
• You treat people with care and respect.
• You invest in your personal growth.
• You provide honest feedback and encourage others to do the same.
• You seek diverse perspectives to achieve team goals.

• You articulate your goals in a way everyone understands.
• You provide guidance through everyday actions and decision-making.
• You bring people along with us using our personal energy.
• You translate your goals and ambitions into objectives and actions.
• You communicate clearly, openly, and often.

• You safeguard a safe, positive, and supportive workplace.
• You make sure people feel free to speak up and share opinions.
• You encourage initiative and pursue new ideas.
• You drive a culture that values, encourages, and supports diversity.
• You never compromise on our ethics and compliance.

• You analyze all types of information and draw well-reasoned conclusions.
• You probe information, weighing up the pros and cons of different solutions.
• You problem solve issues so that they do not reoccur.
• You make confident decisions based on facts and data.
• You accelerate learning by constantly testing, refining, and improving.

• You balance short-term success with long-term goals.
• You achieve ambitious goals and take accountability for results.
• You focus on real and relevant customer needs.
• You leverage the power of your networks both inside and outside the company.
• You show courage in trialing new solutions and delivering positive project outcomes.

Requirements

The Person Specification:

• 3rd level qualification or higher in a health, safety and environmental related discipline.
• NEBOSH Diploma is a minimum requirement
• Comprehensive knowledge of COMAH and its application in relation to the Gas/oil industry.
• Minimum of five years’ experience of working in the H&S and environmental sector with responsibility for advising HSE legislation and related ISO standards and their application within the workplace.
• Confidence - Shows confidence in self and the ability to take on new challenges and ask for support as required to deliver plans and Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
• Ability to meet your targets and those of the team as a whole.
• Ability to analyze and present HSE data, often under pressure and within tight time constraints.
• Excellent organisational skills and time management are essential.
• Excellent IT skills and good working knowledge of Microsoft based packages.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain technical health, safety and environmental concepts to non-technical users and present findings
• Develop and deliver HSE workshops.
• Strong focus on building positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Have the ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization & other third parties.
• Ability to work on your own initiative as required and work as part of a team
• Hold a full clean driving license (that is recognized in Ireland) and be willing to travel to Calor work locations throughout Ireland.
• You will be expected to work as and when necessary to meet the needs of the team and your targets
• From time to time you may be expected to be part of special projects as are reasonably required for your job role.

Desirable

Experience of the application of ISO 17020 (Conformity Assessment – Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspections.

Undertaking Human Factors Engineering (HFE) assessments.

Manual handling Instructor

Internal Auditor and/or Lead Auditor qualification.

Interface with Regulatory Authorities including HSENI, HS&A (ROI), EPA/EA, and CRU

• Annual Leave entitlement starts at 22 days and increases with service level, plus 2 additional company days.
• Eligibility for competitive bonus based on performance.
• Subsidised Canteen facilities, Pension Scheme, Maternity Benefit, Income Protection and Life Assurance are among the valuable services available to our employees.
• We offer an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and a Cycle to Works scheme to contribute to our employee's health and wellbeing, with our EAP also made available to the employee's immediate family.
• Permanent employees are eligible for Professional Development Programmes to further develop themselves and we support our employees with 1 paid day off annually to engage in Volunteering activities.
• Free Car Parking facilities available at all locations, including EV charging

Why Join the Calor Finance Team?

At Calor, you'll be part of a purpose-driven organization committed to delivering cleaner, more efficient energy solutions across Ireland. As a leading supplier of LPG and BioLPG, we are actively driving the energy transition across the island of Ireland.

Joining our Finance team means you will play a pivotal role in shaping our credit control operations, directly impacting our financial resilience and supporting our mission to provide sustainable energy solutions.

Calor's culture is built on core values that guide everything we do:

• Integrity: We operate with honesty and transparency, ensuring our actions align with our words.
• Trust: We empower our employees, entrusting them with responsibilities and encouraging initiative.
• Curiosity: We foster an environment where questioning the status quo leads to innovation.
• Inclusivity: We value diverse perspectives and strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong.
• Passion: We are dedicated to the success of our people, our business, and the communities we serve.