Health and Safety Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a H&S Officer who will play a key role in promoting and maintaining a health & safety culture within the company across our Newcastle West, Cork and Galway sites.

We are looking for someone that meets the following criteria
· 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

Whilst this job will have different requirements day to day, your main focus will be the below:
· Play a key role in promoting and maintaining a strong health and safety culture within the company.

· Assist in the development & implementation of health and safety policies and procedures in accordance with current and future relevant legislation and industry best practice.

· Ensure effective risk assessment and risk reduction programmes are in place across sites.

· Conduct 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.

· Manage the departmental programmes, tasks, objectives, and goals to achieve targets, the action tracking process through liaising with all stakeholders to ensure agreed actions are closed in a timely manner and escalated where necessary.

· Monitor 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 monitoring and reviewing 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.

Benefits:
5% employer contribution to Pension
20 days A/L plus employee well being day
Healthcare
Life Scheme
Travel expenses