Health and Safety Officer

Kepak Group; Cavan; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Further Education support

Refer a Friend Scheme - Get up to €500

Bike to Work Scheme

Long Service Awards

Job summary

Kepak Group’s McCarren Meats site in Cavan is hiring a Health & Safety Officer on a full-time, permanent basis, reporting to the Health & Safety Manager. The officer will coordinate and implement on-site health and safety projects, develop policies and procedures, and support risk assessments and incident investigations.

Ideally, a certificate or diploma in Safety and Health with at least one year post-qualification experience in food or manufacturing, plus strong IT skills and proficiency with

Qualifications

• Ideally a certificate or diploma in Safety and Health.
• 1 year post-qualification experience in safety and health, ideally food/manufacturing.
• Ability to identify continuous improvement initiatives and challenge status quo.
• Strong IT skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint and other common software tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for H&S project coordination, maintenance and management.
• Assist in development and implementation of health and safety systems, policies and procedures on site.
• Assist in enforcing the effective implementation of health and safety practices.
• Facilitate, support and advise the health and safety risk management teams on site.
• Train site personnel in department software applications essential for their roles (risk management applications and spreadsheets).
• Assist Site H&S Manager to undertake and review relevant assessments for operations on site.
• Liaise with safety personnel regarding site accident, incident and near-miss reporting and investigations; formulate and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Gather evidence for accident investigations (documentation and photographs).
• Update and upload accident investigation reports.

Skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Education

Safety and Health certificate/diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We have an exciting Health & Safety Officer position to join our Pork manufacturing facility, McCarren Meats in Cavan. This is a full time, permanent position reporting to the Health & Safety Manager.

The Health & Safety Officer will play a vital role in coordinating, administering, and implementing a diverse array of health and safety projects and systems on-site. This exciting opportunity is perfect for individuals eager to contribute to a thriving environment while expanding their expertise and knowledge in the health and safety field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technicalsupport for H&S project coordination,maintenanceand management.
• Assistin ongoing development and implementation of effective health and safety systems,policiesand procedures on the site.
• Assistin enforcing the effective implementation of health and safety practices
• Facilitate,supportand advise the health and safety risk management teams on site.
• Train site personnel in a department’s software applications that are vitalin order tofulfil their functions (Risk management applications and spreadsheets).
• Assist Site H&S Manager to undertake and review relevant assessments for operations on site.
• Liaising with safety personnelregardingsite accident, incident and near misses reporting and investigations ensuring corrective and preventative actions are formulated and implemented.
• Accident Investigations gathering evidence such as documentation and photographs.
• Updateand upload accident investigations reports.

Requirements:

• Ideally should hold a certificate or diploma in Safety and Health however this can also befacilitatedby the business
• 1yearspost qualification experience in safety and health, ideally food and / or manufacturing environments.
• Ability toidentifycontinuous improvement initiatives and ability to challenge status quo.
• Strong IT sills and familiarity with Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPointand other common software tools.

What can we offer you?

• Company Pension
• Further Education support - You’ll have clear pathways for advancement, supported by continuous professional development and a range of learning opportunities
• Refer a Friend Scheme - Earn up to Get up to €500 for successfully referring a friend or family member to Kepak Group.
• Bike to Work Scheme - Purchase a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income – meaning you pay less tax!
• Long Service Awards - We recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees