Manager, Environment, Health and Safety 41 views

Purpose of the Job:

To enhance the safe and healthy enviroment of the company by Promoting and maintaining a strong safety culture within the employees under worksite procedures, facilitate operations and maintenance activities, employees and visitors.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

·   Participate in developing company’s strategy; communicate with other functional/departmental managers to understand all the necessary needs of Safety, Health & Environment.

·   Develop annual plan including the key performance, targets, needed resources and budget to achieve the Plant’s mission and strategic objectives.

·   Presents, analyze and compares the actual performance, expenditure of the department against the plan, through regular meetings with the Plant Manager.

·   Manage and control department expenditure within agreed budgets.

·   Identify a safe operating procedure that takes into considerations all relevant risks.

·   Develop and implement health, safety programs, environmental protection and fire prevention mechanisms.

·   Issue newsletters and instructions related to health, safety and environmental protection.

·   Follow-up all the department’s commitment to the policies, procedures and existing Programs.

·   Monitor the performance of the site in periodic emergency exercises and set different   scenarios and put them in partnership with the sectors concerned.

·   Follow up removing of physical, chemical and biological barriers from the plant.

·   Follow the environmental performance and its compatibility with the requirements of environmental standards in Ethiopia.

·   Evaluate the readiness of the firefighting equipment.

·   Follow up the purchasing of the personnel safety tools, uniforms and any other safety equipment and their distribution.

·   Ensure the installation of safety signs & road marks.

·   Perform follow-up investigations to verify effectiveness.

·   Follow up the new legislation in the field of health, safety and environmental protection and any developments affecting the company’s operations.

·   Conduct risk assessment and search for solutions on how to reduce the risk.

·   Provide advices in the field of health, safety and environmental protection and fire prevention.

·   Follow up systems, methods and plans that ensure the protection of personnel and property from fires, work injuries and explosions and protect the environment from pollution.

·   Prepare root analysis after any accident happens and make an action plan to take some protective actions.

·   Prepare a monthly report with the health and safety performance and also a report for all the strengths or weaknesses areas.

·   Submit a detailed report with any injuries or accidents to immediate manager, the CEO and the department in charge.

·   Keep records of the accidents and incidents for periodical analysis to avoid and prevent future risks.

·   Facilitate the performance of training and practical experiments to ensure that the fire-fighting teams and different emergency teams adequately trained.

·   Identify and recommend team members training needs and individual development program.

·   Conduct performance review meeting and convey management policies to subordinates.

·   Ensure safety, accident & housekeeping preventions implemented well in the workplace.

·   Ensure the implementation of all government (Federal and Legal) regulations and requirements.

Generic Duties of the Position:

·   Develop and implement the Department’s strategic and operational plans and objectives.

·   Develop, approve and monitor the Department’s budgets.

·   Identify human resources requirements of the Department and develop plan for meeting the requirements.

·   Lead the development, implementation and review of departmental policies and procedures.

·   Review, approve and submit Departmental reports to relevant organs.

·   Support the development of subordinates through periodic performance evaluations, coaching, mentoring, on-going performance dialogue and feedback.

·   Manage disciplinary concerns of the Department’s staff.

·   Represent the Company in external relationships related with the Department.

·   Participate in group decision making processes by forming part of different groups/committees.

Qualification and Experience:

·   Master’s degree in Health and Safety, Enginering or related fields with six (6) years of demonstrated experience out of which three(3) years in a supervisory position

Or

Bachelor’s degree in Health and Safety, Enginnering or related fields with eight (8) years of demonstrated experience of which four (4) years in a supervisory position.