Health & Safety Officer - Tipperary

HSEQ
Ref: 7529 Date Posted: Tuesday 15 Oct 2024

Job Title – Health & Safety Officer

Job Location – Co. Tipperary  

Salary – €45K - €55K

 

About the Company:

Are you an experienced Health & Safety Officer working within the Food Manufacturing sector? Then this is the role for you.

You will be reporting to the Business Health & Safety Manager, this role is an outstanding opportunity for a passionate individual to develop a career with a leading Irish organisation with the key goal of engaging and focusing the site on health and safety.

Our client is a leading Food and Dairy Processing company that will provide you with excellent opportunities for progression and development within your career.

 

Duties Involve:

  • Implement, improve and enhance the sites safety management system.
  • Support, advise and provide technical expertise to Managers in ensuring legislative compliance and improving health and safety in the business.
  • To conduct and attend regular meetings with the plant managers and supervisors.
  • Support managers in performing risk assessments and implementing corrective actions and continuous improvements.
  • To support and implement leading indicator programme including the reporting of good saves, completion of safety audits and inspections and safety conversations.
  • To ensure all accidents and near misses are fully reported and investigated.
  • To review, develop, and implement health and safety procedures, policies, work instructions, checklists and other documentation as required.
  • Identify training needs and assist in the management of training records.
  • To deliver health and safety inductions and other safety training as required.
  • Support the preparation of health safety reports for the business.
  • To attend monthly safety committee meetings and record the associated meeting minutes for each division.
  • Assist in the coordination and ordering of Health & Safety related materials including signage, PPE, first aid materials, etc.
  • Perform other duties required in line with business needs.

 

Skills Required:

  • Relevant third level Certificate qualification in Occupational Health & Safety.
  • 3+ years’ experience of working in a manufacturing/food production company is desirable.
  • Thorough knowledge of current health and safety legislation. (NEBOSH Certification).
  • Flexibility in working patterns where necessary.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and possess strong interpersonal and communications skills.
  • Highly organised, motivated, and driven.
  • Train the Trainer, Manual Handling or other Instructor qualifications desirable but not essential.
  • Excellent communication skills.

 

For more information surrounding the role, feel free to contact Caolán on 015 314 886 or please send across your CV for consideration.

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