Health and Safety Officer

Health and Safety Officer

Contract Duration/Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Kildare 

Hybrid/Onsite: Onsite

Working Pattern (Time/Hours):  7.30am- 4.30pm Monday to Friday 

Reporting to the H&S Manager for Haz Waste Ireland, The successful candidate will provide support to Veolia site management team at Intel: 

• Implementing the company's health, safety, quality and environmental policy, procedures and management systems and ensuring alignment with Veolia Minimum requirement (VMRs) National legislation, internal process and procedures and international best practices.
• In leading and driving a culture which never compromises on the health and safety of employees, contractors, customers, and partners by ensuring the workforce is fully engaged in understanding their responsibilities and empowered to take action when required.
• In the overall running of all QHSE administrative tasks that are associated with the operations carried out on the Intel site in the Veolia Office.

•  Attendance at regular meetings with Client
• Prepare management reports regarding compliance operations and progress
• Compliance - ADR - IMDG. Carriage of dangerous goods
• Ensure quality of the service provided, including customer service and technical aspects
• Develop and, implement and review Risk Assessments procedure in line with legal requirements
• Conduct Risk Assessments audits, and inspections, ensuring timely corrective actions
• Act as the QHSE Officer for Veolia on the Intel site.
• Support site management team with internal audits
• Support H&S Manager for Haz Waste Ireland on reports or projects
• Monitor and review near misses/hazard safety concerns and ensure action/investigation are closeout
• Assisting in organising any team events
• Identify and coordinate agreed quality improvement initiatives,
• Work in collaboration with Site Manager &  H&S Manager  to prepare review/ modify risk assessments and method statements for sign off
• Complete and update all procedures as requested
• Support the site management team to Investigate and prepare reports on Veolia’s online reporting system
• Support the site management team to deliver, toolbox talks, inductions and safety awareness activities
• Collaborate with H&M Manager and Site Manager to identify and implement safety improvements
• Manage training and compliance files and be able to conduct a training gap analysis
• Advise and develop training for employees on the development and use of environmental compliance and reporting tools
• Provide a leadership role to staff and others, managing and implementing change
• Support the Management team in the implementation of initiatives aimed at on-going service development and improvement by fostering a high level of morale among staff while ensuring effective communication.
• Maintain the Veolia Intel customer Hub (compliance section)
• Complete site inspections on a regular basis to ensure procedures are in compliance.

• Hold a minimum NFQ Level 7/8 in Occupational Health and Safety - Essential or Equivalent
• 3 plus years experience of similar role preferably within the Waste Industry
• Demonstrated experience in health and safety in incident investigation, risk assessment
• Chemistry Knowledge - Desirable
• Hold a current DGSA license - Desirable
• Chemical Awareness - Essential
• Safe Pass- Desirable
• Driving license - Essential
• Excellent communication and IT skills and a strong knowledge of Google Applications
• Candidate should be a high-energy professional with excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills
• Key attributes also include efficient work methods and ability to work both as part of a team and on their own initiative
• Ability to work well under pressure and within a strict deadline environment.
• Ability to demonstrate building strong working relationships & stakeholder management

• Health Insurance (Employee Only)
• Life Assurance
• Annual Leave 

• Pension (Employee/Employer contribution)