Job Description
Overview:
This position will provide professional and specialist Safety advice and support to ADL to ensure that it is compliant with all Regulatory and Corporate requirements; that hazards and risks are being systematically identified, eliminated and/or mitigated; and that injuries and risks to health are being eliminated.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide Specialist support in the assigned areas and programmes, including Biological Safety, manual handling and Ergonomics
• Where required Support as required Industrial Hygiene Programme, including the collation of results and reports. Ensure corrective actions are identified and implemented in conjunction with area management.
• Support effective Implementation of EHS policies, programmes and Objectives.
• Support effective Implementation of Safety Inspection programme.
• Support the assigned business partner function as required.
• Maintain a system of risk assessment to identify appropriate corrective actions; carry out risk assessments, and ensure that corrective actions are implemented to minimise certain risks.
• Identify, support and deliver Health and Safety training needs and facilitate the implementation of necessary programmes.
• Maintain a system of tracking and measuring leading and lagging safety performance, to facilitate assessment and improvement in site performance in Health and Safety.
• Co-ordinate, support and facilitate appropriate safety and functional meetings.
• Co-ordinate and provide induction training where necessary, for contractor activity
• Provide advice and support implementation of change control and management procedures.
• Ensure that company is maintaining compliance with legislative and corporate requirements and that appropriate programmes are implemented to meet new legislative requirements.
• Ensure that company is adequately prepared for audits to assess such compliance.
• Where required assist in the completion and maintenance of weekly, monthly and quarterly audits, Inspections and checklists for safety–related.
• Where necessary, provide back-up and assist in the implementation of the environmental programme to ensure full compliance with corporate and statutory requirements.
• Co-ordinate the sampling and posting (where necessary) of materials for the purposes of process safety or toxicity testing by external testing laboratories
• Participate in any other area of work within the EHS function or the business as required.
• Contribute actively to company PMO, OPex and other business processes initiatives.
• Complete any other Environmental Health or Safety related tasks/projects as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Safety/Health or Environmental Health.
• Specialising in Biological safety, Manual Handling and Ergonomics.
• Minimum 4 years in related industry in an equivalent role.
Preferred Requirements:
• Environmental/Compliance Training
Competencies:
• Ability to deal with people from all levels in the organisation
• Communication skills – ability to translate complex technical issues into actions
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively in a team