Health Safety & Environmental Manager at RS Hunter Limited

Job Overview:

Are you the type of person that cares about the well-being of those around you? Do you have a passion for keeping others out of harm's way? You could be a great fit for this current job Opening.

Our client, an energy company based in Lagos Nigeria that is positioned to be a prime owner and developer of Nigeria's domestic energy infrastructure seeks to fill the position of a Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager.

A Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Manager is responsible for developing industrial hygiene and occupational health policies and best practices. Your field of expertise will be the science and art of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and preventing environmental factors or stresses in the workplace which may cause sickness, impaired health and wellbeing of workers or the community.

Job Description:

• Develop programs and procedures targeted at reducing occupational health risks
• Plan, direct, and manage the company industrial hygiene program
• Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health or safety
• Investigate accidents to identify causes and determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future
• Recommend measures to help protect workers from potential hazards
• Inspects or evaluate workplace environments to ensure compliance with safety standards
• Develop or maintain hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, or ventilation surveys
• Provide subject matter expertise in Process Safety ensuring industry best practice.
• Provide assistance to all locations to ensure compliance with safety and environmental requirements. This may include but is not limited to administering gas tests, coordinating repairs and upgrades or similar tasks as assigned.
• Site inspections and corrective action(s):

1. Train and direct management to inspect facilities, work sites and equipment for violations and hazards.
2. Provide direction to management on correcting identified problems in a timely manner.
3. Follow up to make sure all corrective actions were taken and completed.
4. Assist where needed.Responsible for updating, maintaining and auditing location safety standards and procedures on a quarterly basis.

•  Develop effective training programs for managers/employees that will efficiently cover all needed/required materials and reduce travel.
• Investigate all accidents to determine the root cause and provide recommendations that eliminate or reduce future hazard or risk.
• Track and control inventory of safety supplies and equipment and work with division managers to keep adequate safety supplies on-hand.
• Assist with training for new hires and provide ongoing training of all employees.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the safety program using established goals and make recommendations and implement corrective action(s) based on industry standards and best practices.
• Conduct an annual training for organisation Corporate office that promotes a safe, healthy, and secure work environment that includes emergency situations (like tornados, fires), use of the alarm system, and anything else necessary to promote a safe work environment.
• Serves as a safety/compliance liaison with outside organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in safety or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 7 years safety management experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of statistics, data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations.
• Proficient in MS Office products.
• Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques