HSE Officer at Phillips Consulting

Description

The HSE Team lead will ensure the establishment, implementation, and continual improvement of an HSE Management System that conforms to the requirements of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001. The HSE Team Lead will be responsible for the day-to-day HSE activities of the organization.

Primary Responsibilities

1. General

• Manage day to day health and safety activities
• From time to time you may be expected to be part of special projects as are reasonably required of your job role
• Control expenses to meet agreed budgetary controls
• Manage and conduct presentations and make proposals for improvements
• Developing plans for team activities to include health and safety strategies to achieve agreed targets and effective planning
• Train and appraise individual team members to ensure targets are met
• Assist in the management and carry out the recruitment of team members, subject to agreed criteria
• Identifying the lack of and/or improvements to policy and process, assessing the effectiveness of current policies and processes, and recommending and implementing required changes
• Ensuring that the organization meets all agreed health and safety legislation and objectives and that appropriate risk mitigation/control measures are in place

2. Incident management

• Investigating incidents and accidents to ensure the timely production of corrective and preventative action plans.
• Respond and prepare incident report.

3. Risk identification and assessments

• Conduct job hazard analyses. risk assessments, and audit review.
• Develop and monitor implementation of risk controls.
• Maintain and improve mechanisms for risk assessment and disseminate feedback as appropriate

4. Environmental monitoring

• Track emission levels and prepare internal reports, manage incident investigation

5. Compliance management

• Facilitate compliance with HSE guidelines, review policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements, renew HSE permits, update legal register with new or revised standards.
• Providing advice, guidance, and support to the organization with regards to health and safety legislation, issues and compliance together with all applicable organization policies and practices

6. Ensure Worker Safety

• Monitor industrial hygiene and health, ensure good housekeeping, conduct planned and unplanned inspections, manage safety and emergency equipment, enforce safe work procedures such as permit to work, lock-out-tag-out and safe material handling, implement emergency drills and emergency procedures.

7. Safety Communication

• Engage workers on HSE issues and encourage participation, facilitate toolbox talks and trainings, develop and implement safety programs, maintain safety signage and notices.

8. Reporting

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual HSE performance reports, present findings to safety committee, monitor implementation and closure of action items.

9. Other HSE Functions

• Perform all other functions as may be directed by the HSE Consultant and MD/CEO

Requirements

• Proven experience in HSE functions
• Hands-on administrative experience in a Manufacturing (3 years Min)
• Experience in developing HSE Policies, Processes and Procedure
• Experience in implementing HSE Policies, Processes and Procedure
• Experience in managing Government Agencies for licensing and statutory remittance

Knowledge/Understanding

• Good understanding of HSE Policies, Processes and Procedures
• In depth knowledge of legislation (e.g. OSHA/EPA) and procedures
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, ERP System

Skills and Abilities

• Strong team player
• Ability to manage time and to prioritise work effectively.
• Good public speaking skills
• Good analytical skills and the ability to think critically
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong influencing skills

Educational Qualification

• HND/B.Sc.
• HSE Qualification such as NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.