Job Vacancy: Job title: Country Health & Safety Manager – FMCG
Job description: Our client a global beverages company is looking to bring on board an Country health and safety manager to lead their team in Nigeria.
The Key Responsibilities of the role are:
– Annually prepare/review draft Country Health & Safety Policy for management approval; including arrangements and organization for administration of routine national H&S activities. Plan and time management of own work to support delivery of functional strategy and prioritize to fit with the needs of other internal customers.
– Consult with external authorities and other industry/company experts in order to keep abreast of regulatory changes and industry best practice – provide advice to site coordinators as appropriate.
– Be aware of proposed changes to national Health and Safety laws/directives, internal policies potentially likely to be applicable etc. Review site level H&S Regulatory Compliance Registers annually. Review site level corrective action plans and progress arising from audit programmes (TCCC, OHSAS 18001, Cross border audits).
– Prioritize and provide advice in a timely manner on OHSAS 18001 implementation, and other group H&S Policy and Procedures.
– Provide quality control review of site level incident investigation reports for all serious injury accidents, corrective action plans and subsequent progress logs to ensure a sufficiently thorough investigation has taken place and that actions are timely, appropriate and completed with the intended results and in the intended timescale. -Seek out and/or provide Health & Safety problem solving ideas and solutions in response to issues identified at national/site level that reflect best practice within the company or industry.
– Deliver work, recommendations and advice within budget and completed in a timely manner.
– Develop annual national/site H&S improvement programs and measurement targets based on analysis of key incident trends, audit recommendations etc. in consultation with employees and management teams. ”Review periodically.”
– Prepare high quality monthly, quarterly and annual H&S performance reports for country senior management team and for submission to group H&S function. Prepare and maintain performance statistics and carry out routine analysis in order to identify trends and patterns across the national business units. This should be delivered accurately and on time.
– Develop draft country level policies and procedures etc.
– Maintains close contact with internal customers, anticipates expectations and strives to improve customer satisfaction.
– Professional standards met in all regards while delivering high quality service.
– Periodically review competency levels and identification of training needs for site level H&S coordinators (ongoing), including new and revised regulatory requirements, refresher training etc.
– Develop and maintain effective and efficient H&S Coordinator’s network at the countries operational manufacturing sites, in-company distribution networks & warehouses. Facilitate regular information and experience exchange for this group of people.
– Periodically review own competency levels and identification of broad H&S training needs, including new and revised regulatory requirements, refresher training etc.
– Conscientiously applies oneself to process of continuous learning, and openness to constructive feedback. -Achieves and maintains membership status within National and/or International Institutions for Occupational Safety & Health via compliance within accredited continuing professional development programmes etc.
– Liaise with specialist inspectors of the National Health & Safety Agency as required.
– Effective working relationships developed and maintained with manager, department colleagues, and other key internal contacts.
– Liaise with Group H&S manager regularly; and Property & Loss Insurance Risk Managers, to ensure that appropriate H&S and Loss Prevention standards and procedures are implemented and maintained.’
– Uses networking skills (internally & externally) to keep current of latest H&S thinking and techniques that make things work/get things done.
– Work with the Country Supply Chain Services/Manufacturing/Quality team to identify and improve function deliverables to internal group customers and improve H&S performance.
Women-friendly workplace:
Maternity and Paternity Benefits
Location: Nigeria
Job date: Sat, 20 Jan 2024 08:45:55 GMT
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