Position Title: Health & Safety Officer
Principal Accountabilities:
- Monitor work processes and procedures to identify unsafe practices or breach of safety regulations;
- Conduct equipment inspection to ensure they are correctly installed and operational;
- Facilitate and schedule repairs of unsafe or damaged equipment;
- Organize safety training to educate company staff on necessary safety principles;
- Develop and implement safety, procedures, and policies;
- Carry out investigations to identify the root cause of an incident or other unsafe working conditions;
- Oversee the placement and setup of safety signs to warn of potential hazard;
- Prepare and present to company management periodic report of safety operations;
- Collaborate with law enforcement agents and investigators to address cases of workplace accident;
- Conduct risk assessments to identify work areas with high risk of operational hazard;
- Review company operational processes to ensure they are in line with external safety legislations;
- Ensure that emergency preparedness and response plans are developed, documented, implemented and tested
- Attend occupational safety and health seminars to update job knowledge and enhance their skills.
Qualifications, Experience, and knowledge:
- Bachelor’s degree with professional qualifications in ESMS or related International Standards;
- At least 3 – 5 years of corporate experience;
- NEBOSH qualification or other equivalent certification;
- Master’s Degree will be an added advantage;
- Experience implementing OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) programs, managing emergency response incidents, implementing corrective actions, conducting or leading training in applicable OSHA areas and evaluating programs, issuing recommendations, etc;
- Efficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel;
- Good training and communication skills;
- Fluent in the English language;
- Independent, reliable, and flexible.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs to recruitment@hrfleek.com stating the subject heading “HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER” by Monday 11th July 2022 clearly indicating their current / previous and expected remuneration (MUST), daytime telephone contacts, and addresses of three referees.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.