Health & Safety Officer

Industry: Manufacturing

Purpose: Provide effective and efficient support in relation to Health & Safety Policies and Practices and ensure that safe systems of work and practice are maintained through Health & Safety Management

Duties:

• Facilitate Compliance and Implementation of Health and Safety procedures.
• Provide specialist advice, guidance and instruction regarding Health & Safety to employees ensuring that high standards in Health and Safety are maintained.
• Promote a positive Health and Safety Culture.
• Provide effective and efficient support to Senior Management and colleagues to ensure safe systems of work and practice are maintained.
• Review existing policies and measures and update according to legislation.
• Schedule Monthly Safety Audits/Inspections for every department
• Maintain accurate records relating to Health and Safety documentation.
• Risk assessment Management
• Hazard/Risk Identification
• Conduct Health & Safety Inductions for all new employees and refresher H&S Training Workshops.
• Ensuring that training needs are undertaken by employees with external bodies in relation to Lifting Equipment Training, Fire Warden Training, Portable Fire Extinguisher Training, etc.
• Monitor servicing H&S Equipment.
• Inspect premises and the work of personnel to identify issues or non-conformity (e.g. not using protective equipment)
• Gemba walks - will be required to walk around the plant and inspect work areas to ensure the workplace and everyone are following safety procedures and guidelines.
• Conduct and produce minutes resulting from the Weekly Health and Safety Committee meeting.
• Incident reporting by updating PMDE HR Module & HSA

KPIs:

• Zero Harm -reporting number of accidents/incidents/near misses. The aim is to maintain 0 accidents.
• Maintaining H&S Risk Management Performance
• Servicing of H&S Equipment

Experience:

• Experience in health and safety procedures and qualification is essential.
• Capability to become familiar with the day-to-day operations of the business and the staff, as well as the equipment and materials used.
• Hazard/incident investigation
• Strong analytical and problem- solving skills.
• Dynamic individual with a 'can-do 'attitude, prepared to take responsibility, be flexible and motivated & drive results.
• Good interpersonal skills and a willingness to work with people at all levels of an organisation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications: excel, power point, word etc.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills