Health & Safety Officer Co. Kilkenny
Responsibilities
Committed to embedding a best practice safety culture that is aligned to the organisational needs
Anticipate, recognise, evaluate and control workplace hazards with all key stakeholders
Ensure organisational safety culture has the capacity to make things go right
Relentless in addressing safety hazards in an efficient and effective manner
Build close working relationships with all key stakeholders by ensuring a just safety culture
Resolute in promoting ‘Zero Harm’ as an espoused organisational safety value
Champion an interdependent organisational safety culture
Enable achievement of annual Key Performance Indicators on safety
Deliver targeted safety induction onboarding for all new employees
Proactively engage, challenge and influence colleagues to drive continuous safety improvement
Promote safety competency at all levels by targeted learning interventions
Ensure emergency preparedness and response continuously meets the needs of the organisation
Build highest standard of safety practices for contractors and visitors on site
Facilitate timely accident and incident investigations with key stakeholders and ensure lessons learned are acted upon
Conduct audits/inspections as per ISO certification and ensure ongoing compliance
Deputise for Safety Manager as required
Support site Health and Safety committees
Requirements
Degree in Safety or Professional Diploma in Safety desired and or a desire to obtain the required qualifications
Chartered Member of IOSH or working towards Chartered Status
Minimum of 3 years’ experience of having direct or indirect responsibility for health and safety within a manufacturing environment
Practical experience with ISO standard
Competency to design and deliver safety training at all levels within an organisation
Theoretical and practical experience of supporting safe behaviour programmes
Motivated to work in a high performing organisation
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