Factory Health, Safety & Environment Manager at UAC

Purpose Statement: 

• Responsible for coordinating and implementing organizational safety programs in the Dairies (Oregun) & Snacks (Ojota) Plants. Conduct risk assessments to detect potential hazards, identify precautionary measures and ensure implementation of HSE programs.

Job Description:

• Conducting risk assessment and ensuring implementation of required controls.
• Ensuring strict adherence to Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures at relevant facilities.
• Planning and implementing all Health, Safety and Environment programs.
• Collating and analyzing all relevant Health Safety and Environment reports periodically.
• Investigating workplace incidents, establishing the causes, and recommending preventive action against recurrences.
• Providing management with appropriate information on safety, health, and environment related matters.
• Ensuring general hygiene in the factory (GMP) and prompt fumigation of the factory and premises.
• Ensuring good sanitation of storage facilities and environment for effective storage conditions.
• Enforcing procedure of solid waste materials are implemented.
• Handling the procedure for wastewater discharge to comply with local regulations on wastewater discharges.
• Enforcing HSE regulatory and operational compliance across the factories.
• Ensuring strict adherence to Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures at relevant facilities.
• Enforcing procedures for solid waste management are implemented.
• Handling the procedure for wastewater discharge to comply with local regulations on wastewater discharges.
• Ensuring the procedures for both in- house, third party pest control and fumigation programs are effectively implemented.
• Ensuring Emergency response infrastructure, arrangements and procedure are up to date, effective and on standby.
• Standardization of HSE Processes and Programs in line with ISO45001 & ISO14001 framework. Experience in managing and coaching teams and individuals.
• Implementing workforce HSE continuous development strategies across the relevant factories.

Entry Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific discipline or HSE related field with NYSC Certificate
• 6 – 9 years’ relevant experience in Occupational Health, Safety and Environment.
• Occupational Health, Safety & Environment managerial experience in an FMCG industry (A substantive operations experience is core. additional experience in safety projects support is an added advantage).
• Certifications in NEBOSH IGC, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, Emergency Response
• Sustainability and NEBOSH Diploma are an added advantage
• Must be resident in Lagos State.
• An innovative, skillful, and self-motivated team player with good analytical, statistical, communication and change management skills.
• Organizational Skill
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Engineering knowledge
• Good external orientation
• Sound business knowledge,
• Self-confidence and integrity