Health & Safety Officer

Job description

Key Accountabilities:

• The H&S Officer will play a key role in promoting and maintaining a strong health and safety culture within the company.
• Assists in the development & implementation of health and safety policies and procedures in accordance with current and future relevant legislation and industry best practice.
• Ensures effective risk assessment and risk reduction programmes are in place across sites.
• Conducts regular internal H&S inspections and audits to monitor effectiveness of controls and highlight any areas for improvement/action. Facilitating external audits & inspections where required.
• Manages the departmental programmes, tasks, objectives, and goals to achieve targets.
• Manages the action tracking process through liaising with all stakeholders to ensure agreed actions are closed in a timely manner and escalated where necessary.
• Monitors the H&S performance via metrics to ensure decisive action is taken when required.
• Identify, organise, and deliver training to management and personnel when require.
• Ensuring a robust H&S incident investigation process is in place. Leads investigations where necessary.
• Continuous monitor and review of incident data and trends to ensure adequate investigations are taking place and appropriate corrective actions and outcomes identified and implemented.
• Facilitate regular meetings between stakeholders including safety representative / committee and management, circulate minutes and track actions.

Requirements:

• Graduate Diploma (Level 8) in Occupational Safety, Health and Welfare
• 3+ years’ experience in a Health and Safety focused environment
• Knowledge of ISO standards, particularly ISO 45001:2018
• Training, Delivery & Evaluation (QQI 6) or Instructor training advantageous
• Experience of working within a FMCG business
• Computer literate with excellent knowledge of full range of MS Office packages.
• Attention to detail, problem solving, communication and presentation skills essential
• Must be able to work on own initiative in a very busy environment
• Will be able to demonstrate an ability to create concise reports, procedure, and policy
• Full clean driving license with own car
• Flexibility with shift rotation and travel required