Teamworx are looking for a Health & Safety Manger.

Our client is a leading food production company of poultry products supplying leading and independent retail businesses throughout the Ireland and the UK.

Whats in it for me?

Generous Salary + Bonus

40 Hours per week ( Mon -Fri)

Company Pension ( After 12 months)

On Site Parking

Job Purpose:

Our client is looking for a competent HSM to work with the site management team in the co-ordination, development, and ongoing implementation of the Company’s Risk Management System (RMS) to identify, eliminate, reduce, and control hazards to people, processes, and property. This will be achieved by maintaining, developing & giving technical, legislative & best practice guidance to enable the RMS application at front line level within each department on site.

As HSM, you will be responsible for facilitating compliance with health & safety & welfare legislation and guidelines. Keep up to date on regulatory health and safety standards and changes, interpret these, update and advise the management team on compliance requirements to develop and progress health and safety strategies, policies, and procedures with training on site. Your main goal will be to support, provide advice and work with the site operational management team in ensuring a safe work environment with safe practices and the prevention of accidents, injuries and losses to employees, property, and process will form a key aspect of your responsibilities within this food processing plant.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

· Health and safety and welfare policy

· Health & safety & welfare committee & employee safety representatives Management review

· Risk assessment update & compliance

· Pre-start planned inspection completion & corrective action

· Standard operating & standard work procedures update

· Accident root cause analysis and accident frequency ratio calculation Case management

· Training administration & delivery (internal & statutory to Level 1 & Level 2 stage)

· Occupational health hazard identification, measurement & control Communications & team briefs

· Contractor control (induction, insurance, RAMS & training) Workplace and work-related transport risk assessment and control

· Behaviour based safety (BBS) compliance acknowledgement & discipline follow-up

· Provide weekly report regarding RMS development, practice, and compliance with advice on necessary controls to reduce and eliminate safety risks and noncompliance issues.

· Attend management daily/weekly review meetings (DRM’s)

· Work with project management and optimisation team (LEAN) to ensure active change management

· Work with production managers & supervisors on BBS to acknowledge and monitor compliance

· Ensure accident & near miss investigation procedures are followed and completed in full.

· Liaise with commercial & regulatory bodies (Health & Safety Authority [H.S.A.], Cavan County Council, Fire Officer, Insurers, Union Representative on H&S&W matters, and report.

· Set up regular unscheduled audits on site, to involve both HSM team and various personnel

· Enforce safety policies by identifying breaches through behaviour-based-safety audits

Job Requirements/Criteria:

· BSc/Diploma in environmental Health & Safety, Food Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

· Experience in a HSM role or similar position within an FMG work environment.

· Strong process knowledge background with several years H&S management experience.

· Knowledge of H&S&W regulations, guidelines, COP’s, and best practices.

· Working knowledge and ability to operate, maintain, and develop a site risk management system with experience in writing policies and procedures for health and safety and welfare.

· Ability to identify risks and prioritise tasks with site operational management team & facilitate effective corrective action decision making.

If you are looking for a new challenge and want to work for a progressive and forward thinking business then please apply. A full and more comprehensive Job Description will be provided on Application .

For more information please dont hesitate to contact Maurice on 045 898037

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Health & Safety Manager