Health And Safety Officer

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

To work in conjunction with the Site Leader & Senior Leadership team to maintain and advise on health and safety legislation through leadership activities to promote and improve a positive health and safety culture

All in accordance with IDEX Corporation Environmental, Health & Safety Policies

Strict adherence to EHS – 006 – 200 – Environmental Health & Safety Workplace Incident Prevention Policy

Health and Safety / Provide a safe and healthy working environment for our employees and all those who are working on our behalf. We strive for zero workplace incidents.

Environment /Work to minimize the environmental impact of our operations, manage our energy usage, and reduce waste and emissions.

Compliance /Comply with applicable EHS laws and regulations and internal IDEX policies, procedures, and standards.

Risk Reduction Assess the EHS risks associated with our operations, and identify and implement methods to mitigate or avoid those risks.

Engagement Actively seek the input and participation of employees in the management of EHS to prevent workplace accidents and injuries, including by providing EHS training and recognizing best practices.

Business Integration Integrate EHS priorities into our standard business practices and processes.

Continuous Improvement to drive change through continuous improvement, including by setting goals and measuring and communicating our performance accordingly.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To promote and work with managers in determining safe working practices, ensuring that all service areas have suitable and sufficient risk assessments for their operations and

activities and effective risk control measures are stored on the Safety Organiser.

2. To maintain up to date knowledge of current and new legislative requirements, relating to health and safety issues, in order to interpret, evaluate and advise management on the

implications of such legislation on service delivery.

3. Undertake planned health and safety audits and workplace inspections as well as ad-hoc site visits and inspections of any OTE workplace, operation or activity to audit

compliance with regulations and procedures. This shall include the provision of reports to highlight where risk assessments and technical input and remedial actions are required.

4. Liaise closely with the HR team and Managers regarding matters of concern in connection with specialist risk assessments and training and support requirements.

5. To ensure general administration of the Health and Safety service is carried out in an accurate and timely manner.

6. To maintain, review and revise first-aid arrangements, organising appropriate training as necessary.

7. To co-ordinate quarterly Site (CVI Infrared) Health and Safety Committee meetings and provide advice and support to the Health and Safety Committee.

8. To provide support, advise and facilitate training on employer’s and employees’ health and safety responsibilities, including induction, assorted Health and Safety awareness

training and safety organiser

9. Carry out investigations of all incidents and recommend measures to prevent recurrence.

10.ESG – Environmental Social Governance – responsible for ensuring we are aligned with legislation and standards.

11.Ensure the Employee and Site protection registers are maintained and disseminated as required.

12.Co-ordinate and administer programmes for Health Surveillance and Screening.

13.Provide a direct input in the event of an emergency. Assist and administer the Emergency Planning function.

14.To co-ordinate Safety Advisory Group meetings, provide advice and support to event organisers when appropriate.

15.Carry out any other duties that are within the scope and grading of the post which could also be requested by the line manager or Head of Service.

SKILLS AND REQUIRED ABILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Management and leadership of a diverse team and processes through a matrix system

Problem solving and root cause analysis tools.

Excellent computer skills.

Advanced written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to facilitate presentations before management groups.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Degree in a suitable transferable discipline.

Management or leadership qualification preferred.

PRINCE2 or similar project management qualification preferred.

5 years relevant experience.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Managing and Measuring Work: Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work.

Problem solving: The individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.