Health & Safety Manager

Ref. no.: 105034

Tags: Heakth & Safety EHS Environmental

Location(s): Laois

Salary range (€): Not disclosed

Additional benefits:

Minimum experience required: 3 - 4 Years

Employment type: Permanent Full-time

Minimum qualification: Third Level Degree

Contact person: Paul Geraghty

Contact e-mail: pgeraghty@brunel.ie

Job description:  Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Heavy Engineering Plant - Laois.

Health & Safety

• Drive the development, maintenance and review of the site Health and Safety Program to ensure that it meets legislative, corporate and industry requirements.
• Perform regular H&S self-assessment audits within facility and grounds.
• Co-ordinate & perform area and task risk assessments regularly to ensure all Health & Safety hazards are identified and controlled.
• Review, evaluate and revise company operations, program documentation, plans, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with safety & environmental laws, regulations and standards adopted by the HSA, EU, Fire and Building Codes, and other regulatory authorities and standards development organizations
• Perform inspections and evaluate company operations and documentation for safety and environmental compliance.
• Work with all departments to develop and implement corrective measures as required, and track compliance with corrective actions and overall regulatory compliance.
• Participate in and provide guidance to the site Health & Safety committee
• Lead the accident/incident investigation process and follow up of action items.
• Implement, maintain and update Health and Safety Statements.
• Review requirements for development of safe working procedures and practices.
• Actively promote and increase awareness of Health and Safety work practices on site.
• Complete weekly/monthly reporting as per site and corporate requirements
• Conduct in-house Health & Safety Induction for all employees
• Track, identify and record any relevant Health and Safety training requirements and ensure delivery to relevant personnel
• Manage sub-contractor activities on site to ensure 'permit to work'& method statements etc. are met in conjunction with Facilities Manager
  
• Environmental
• Develop, implement and maintain Environmental policies and procedures in accordance with sound engineering principles, government laws, regulations, corporate and other applicable guidelines.
• Perform regular compliance evaluations to ensure compliance with environmental permits, plans, policies, legislative and other regulations.
• Responsible for overall regulatory environmental compliance for company's operations.
• Control and maintenance of ISO14001 accreditation
• Responsible for the Environmental Audit schedule internally and at relevant subcontractors
• Administer compliance tracking programs and record keeping systems.
• Ensure any Environmental training requirements are identified & carried out.
• Initiate & measure waste reduction programs

The successful candidate will have a recognised Health & Safety qualification and ideally will have at least 4-5 years industry experience in a similar role implementing safety and environmental programs in a manufacturing or other industrial setting. Candidates should have a proven track record in an Environmental Health & Safety capacity within a large organisation.