Supervisor, Health, Safety and Environment

Role Summary:

Responsible for overseeing health and safety procedures, ensuring compliance with legislation, conducting risk assessments, investigating incidents, and providing guidance and support. Also, maintain accurate records and facilitate training programs.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist in supervising all health and safety procedures, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and organizational objectives.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation/control measures to minimize workplace hazards.
• Investigate incidents and accidents, identifying root causes and implementing preventive measures.
• Review and audit health and safety practices to ensure compliance with regulations and organizational policies.
• Provide advice, guidance, and support to the SAFE (Safety, Awareness, Facilities, Environment) team regarding health and safety legislation and compliance.
• Maintain accurate health, safety, and security records, ensuring that all incidents and actions are thoroughly documented.
• Lead or assist in workplace incident investigations, identifying root causes and making recommendations for improvement.
• Monitor and follow up on action plans related to workplace incidents, ensuring that assigned tasks are completed effectively.
• Facilitate training programs related to Health, Safety, and Security procedures and initiatives, ensuring that employees are well-informed and capable of adhering to safety protocols.
• Develop and implement emergency response plans to address potential health and safety crises, ensuring the organization is well-prepared to handle emergencies.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum high diploma/ bachelor’s degree in Science degree in Safety Management or in a similar field.
• Health and safety management Certificates.
• 5+ years of experience in various roles.

Leadership Competency

Driving Success

• Translates SAFE vision and goals into clear, specific and achievable objectives. Takes control of projects, leading on key tasks and monitoring others to ensure they fulfill their roles effectively.
• Demonstrates belief in and personal commitment to SAFE vision and mission. Fulfills commitments while maintaining high levels of productivity and output for self and team.
• Interacts well with others, quickly establishing rapport and maintaining useful relationships with internal and external stakeholders for the benefit of the organization.
• Focuses on developing, coaching and mentoring talent to enhance skills, knowledge and abilities to improve individual and organizational performance.

Building Relationships

• Builds an understanding of who key stakeholders are (including shareholders), their needs, drivers and constraints. Develop common understanding across widely competing needs.

Engaging Individuals

• Creates a team identity and shared purpose among team members. Articulates the vision for the future in a way to motivate others to action. Finds effective ways to empower individuals and help them succeed.

Core Competency:

Dependability:

• Self-driven and act proactively.
• Pursues goals with persistence and stamina, works on tasks thoroughly, ensuring accuracy and meeting standards.
• Maintains high levels of quality and effectiveness of work output and achieves outstanding results.

Collaboration:

• Collaborates constructively with people at all levels across the organization.
• Helps colleagues, always be available to the team, and delivers on team commitments.
• Trusts the guidance and direction of colleagues and senior members of the team.

Analytical Thinking:

• Examines, evaluates, and analyses different types of information objectively.
• Spots trends and patterns, establishes key facts clearly and interprets numerical data effectively.
• Provides insights and identifies ways to improve things. Trusts intuition about which methods will work best.

Effective Communication:

• Listens attentively and seeks to understand before being understood.
• Explains things clearly and articulates and presents information effectively and confidently.
• Challenges ideas effectively and presents persuasive arguments by presenting a strong case.

Functional Competency:

Health Safety & Security

The Health Safety & Security Supervisor will ensure compliance with applicable legislation, company standards, and continuous improvement with a focus on Health Safety & Security.

Risk Assessment

Conducting risk assessments and implementing control measures to minimize workplace hazards.

Incident Investigation

Expertise in investigating incidents and accidents, determining root causes, and recommending preventive measures.

Training and Education

Ability to facilitate training programs effectively, educating employees on health, safety, and security procedures and practices.