Sanderson Recruitment

Health Safety Co-Ordinator

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Location
Waterford, Co. Waterford
Location type
At the office
Employment type
Full time
Job type
Permanent
Salary
€50,000 - 65,000
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Health & Safety Co-Ordinator

We are currently seeking a Health and Safety Coordinator for our client based in Grannagh, Co. Waterford. With a total employee count ranging from 250 to 300, the successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring a safe and healthy work environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Manage all aspects of Health & Safety
  • Responsible for implementing safety orientation, safety training and reporting
  • Ensure and promote injury free workplace
  • Review, improve and integrate group policies and procedures ensuring statutory and environmental safety obligations
  • Work alongside each member of Management to ensure Health & Safety awareness and compliance
  • Liaise with maintenance and production on any Health & Safety issues identified that need to be addressed
  • Maintain awareness of any Legislative changes in Health & Safety Regulations and make recommendations for their implementation across the site
  • Perform job safety compliance inspections including risk and hazard analysis, safe work and operating procedures, written reports, and recommendations
  • Monitor adherence to company safety program by all employees and contractors
  • Research and manage training programs/seminars, with regard to forklift training, fall protection, confined spaces, Induction, Personal Protection Equipment, CPR/First
  • Aid, manual handling, etc
  • Manage accident/injury reporting to Management, ensuring all investigations into accidents are completed in a timely and appropriate manner
  • Manage fire marshals and health & safety representative and organise all relevant training to ensure they can carry out their roles effectively
  • Maintain regular updates to the pre-incident plan and deal with the local emergency services when requested
  • Inspect all company work and storage areas on a regular basis.
  • Documentation, including material safety data sheets, training records, accident reports and lost time injuries, must be kept, according to all regulations as is critical to company operations
  • Plan, develop and implement the Health and Safety plans including the ERT. This plan should contain safety information pertaining to all aspects of operations
  • Manage the Health & Safety team

EXPERIENCE:

  • 3rd level Degree / Diploma in a relevant discipline
  • Five years' experience, preferably in a Food Manufacturing organisation is desirable
  • Excellent knowledge of Health & Safety legislation is essential
  • Strong systems control, organisational, communication, and process improvement experience.

SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES:

  • High energy, team player with strong record of meeting aggressive goals and objectives
  • Good communication skills, self-starter, work under own initiative, good listener, assertive and highly motivated
  • Good PC skills in both Word Processing and Spreadsheet programs are essential.
  • Familiarity with both presentation applications and database applications would be an advantage.

If you are passionate about health and safety, possess relevant experience, and are ready to take on this challenging role, we encourage you to apply.

Important Dates
Posted on
23 May, 2023
Application deadline
20 June, 2023
Start date
01 July, 2023

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