Environmental Health and Safety Officer - Emirati Talent

Rotana Hotels & Resorts; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hospitality group in Abu Dhabi seeks an EHS Manager to ensure compliance with EHS and food safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a background in Health/Hygiene/Quality management, effective communication skills, and a proactive personality. Responsibilities include leading audits, conducting training, and managing compliance with regulations. Experience in the Middle East is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience in a similar role.
• Preferable previous experience in the Middle East.
• Computer literate with effective communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with EHS and food safety management system standards.
• Lead audits and provide guidance on corrective actions.
• Conduct employee training on EHS and food safety policies.

Skills

Effective Communication

Customer Focus

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

College/University degree in Health/Hygiene/Quality management

Job description

Job Description

• Ensure that the EHS and food safety management system is established, implemented and maintained in accordance with HACCP/ ISO standards as well as local and international regulations.
• Provide the top management with the necessary reports on the EHS and food safety management system established within the property along with recommendations for improvement.
• Lead or participate in various types of EHS/HACCP/ ISO/Sustainability/OHSMS compliance and/ or management system audits and provide guidance on conformance and corrective actions required.
• Establish audit requirements to ensure compliance in food safety, occupational safety & environmental regulations.
• Oversee all audit results, evaluate trends, communicate results and establish action plans to ensure hotel remains in compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in incident investigation and document root cause, communicate results and set corrective actions required to prevent reoccurrence. Monitor / identify relevant changes in Sustainability/Health and Safety / Food safety local regulations and laws and update the internal procedures, policies and forms accordingly.
• Drive improvement and track goals achievement through collection, analysis and communication of EHS goals and measurements. Review action plans with the Hotel EHS committee to reach the set goals.
• Conduct training for all employees on EHS and food safety policies and procedures. Undertake regular EHS and food safety inspections at the workplace and implement corrective action where required.
• Ensure that the suppliers / contractors are complying with the EHS & food safety standards through audits and communications.
• Manage and control all documents (manuals, policies, procedures, logs etc.) related to EHSMS & food safety and the corresponding reports.
• Collaborate with various departments to implement corporate social responsibility activities aimed at contributing positively to the community and environment.
• Oversee the implementation and monitoring of Rotana Earth programs within the hotel.
• Operate in a safe and environmentally friendly way to protect guests’ and employees’ health and safety, as well as protect and conserve the environment.
• Comply with the hotel environmental, health and safety policies and procedures.

Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities will include

• Develop OHSMS manuals, policies and procedures and review periodically or less if required.
• Lead the implementation of OHS System and monitor the system through inspections, meetings e.g., OHS meetings, Management review… with the Head of departments as well as the operational colleagues.
• Retain active involvement in periodic reviews and assisting in setting EHS objectives and targets.
• Ensure that new employees receive all OHS trainings related to their specific tasks. Report to senior management and sector regulatory authority on the OHSMS performance.
• Ensure the Legal requirements are updated, communicated, and implemented throughout the property.
• Establish and plan audits and inspections to ensure compliance with OHS regulations.
• Oversee and communicate all audit results. Establish action plans to ensure the hotel compliance with OHS regulatory requirements.
• Conduct and regularly review the risk assessment for all areas in the hotel in coordination with the concerned departments and implement specific control measures.

Education, Qualifications & Experiences

You must be a college / university degree graduate preferably in Health / Hygiene / Quality management with a minimum of one year experience in a similar role, with preferable previous experience in the Middle East. You should be a computer literate with effective communication skills, both verbal and written in English & preferable additional in Arabic.

Knowledge & Competencies

The ideal candidate will be customer driven and an extremely proactive and ‘switched on’ personality with an outgoing, charismatic and approachable character. You will work well under pressure in a fast paced environment and be a great team player, who thrives in working with a multi-cultural team and guests alike, while possessing following additional competencies:

• Understanding Hotel Operations
• Effective Communication
• Planning for Business
• Supervising People
• Understanding Differences
• Supervising OperationsTeamwork
• Adaptability
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results