Health & Safety Officer

• Leads HS function of QHSE including Food Safety. • Ensures the company meets its statutory obligations in all areas pertaining to health, safety including food safety and welfare at work, including statutory training and reporting. • To ensure food safety and HS audits are functioning as established. • To ensure a safe workplace environment for all employees, visitors, contractors at site. • Implement the developed health & safety policies, systems of work, procedures, audits and checks. Support the development of new policies and programs • Advise and instruct on various safety-related topics (noise levels, use of machinery etc.) • Conducts health and safety trainings for all employees. • Conducts Food Safety Culture sessions for corporate office employees. • Ensure full and accurate health and safety and training records are maintained. • Ensure the completion and regular review of risk assessments for all work equipment and operations and enforce preventative measures • Ensure that all accidents are documented, investigated and recommended improvements implemented. • Ensure that safety inspections are carried out, risk assessments and working procedures are managed and employees are aware of their responsibilities. • Implement the graded H & S audits using graded checklist for the organization. Prepare monthly summary summarizing the audit scores. • Stop any unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy • To ensure that all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated and communicated. • Manage and devise the agenda for & distribute minutes for the Health & Safety Committee meetings. Ensure that all agreed action points are completed within deadlines. • Schedule audits, inspections for the organization and submit for endorsement from HOD. • Provide regular reports to the HOD on relevant HS and food safety including food safety activities. • Co-ordinates with all retail stores, production facilities & logistics related to H & S and Food Safety • Ensures established HACCP systems are adequately complying in Retail and Supply Chain. • Any other reasonable duties which may be required to support QHSE from time to time. • Manages own reporting employees effectively. Mentors and motivates them adequately including Oman employee (s) related to QHSE functions. • Covers the HS roles including food safety handled by HOD in the absence of HOD. • Minimum 4 years’ experience in Health & Safety Management / Food Safety / Quality / in food industry or related industry Knowledge • Excellent communication skills • Good knowledge of departmental health & safety system policies & procedures • Good Team Managerial skills • Good academics background from graduation & post-graduation • Good knowledge of national, international Health & safety / food safety / quality regulations. • Good analytical skills • Excellent Team player • Good computer knowledge including MS Office • Valid UAE Driving license