Health & Safety Specialist (Fixed-Term Contract)

Indaver; Duleek; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Indaver’s Meath site is a leading waste-to-energy facility delivering sustainable waste management in Ireland. The Health & Safety Specialist oversees EH&S standards for the Municipal Solid Waste business, ensuring compliance with legislation and maintaining ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certifications.

The role is a fixed-term contract until August 2027. You will lead H&S activities with the regional team, drive risk assessments, training and incident investigations, and promote a proactive safety

Qualifications

• Must have a Diploma or higher in Safety, Health & Welfare at Work.
• At least 2 years’ experience in a role where H&S is a key focus.
• Experience developing, maintaining and executing H&S controls (policies, risk assessments, procedures, manuals, checklists).
• Experience working with multiple teams (process, production, maintenance, QESH) to achieve safety goals.
• Knowledge of OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.
• Knowledge of EPA-licensed facilities and related licensing tasks.
• Proficiency in MS Office and H&S-specific applications.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain H&S documents, policies, risk assessments and tools.
• Conduct regular site visits to promote a proactive safety culture.
• Prepare H&S reports for regulators and insurers, including incident reporting.
• Support Emergency Response Team readiness and training.
• Investigate significant incidents to determine root causes and prevent recurrence.
• Identify H&S training needs and deliver training (e.g., manual handling).

Skills

H&S governance

Risk assessments

Incident investigation

Cross-team coordination

Regulatory compliance

OHSAS/ISO standards

MS Office

Education

Diploma or higher in Safety, Health & Welfare at Work

Tools

MS Office

H&S software

Job description

Introduction

Indaver leads the field in sustainable waste management in Europe, with facilities and operations in Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. We take a long view, which is why sustainability is at the core of our business and also our company culture. Our trademark is delivering high quality, cost effective services in the municipal, industrial and specialist hazardous waste market across Ireland.

Our waste-to-energy facility in Meath is the first of its kind on the island of Ireland. We process over 220,000t of residual waste each year and produce electricity to the equivalent of 22,000 homes annually.

The Health & Safety Specialist role is responsible for the overseeing EH&S standards of working within the Municipal Solid Waste business. S/He must ensure that all activities are managed in compliance with legislation and that the OHSAS 18001(ISO 45001) and ISO 14001 certification is maintained. S/He must lead and promote our safety culture throughout the region and work with International Safety to align to common safety standards. This role will work with the existing EHS team in order to champion and drive the EHS policies.

This position is a fixed-term contract until August 2027.

Role & Responsibilities

• Establishing the foundations to set the desired attitudes by working with colleagues to maintain/improve H&S-related documents (policies, risk assessments, procedures, manuals, statements, checklists, etc.) and tools such as our Incident and action items databases, toolbox talks, training, etc.)
• Regular site visits on site to exhibit and encourage the desired H&S attitude and a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Management of site plans, training and awareness campaigns, monthly safety bulletins, safety alerts, toolbox talks, etc. within the safety management system and in conjunction with the H&S manager.
• Preparation of H&S reports and feedback as required by regulatory authorities and insurers (e.g. incident reports)
• Emergency Response Team (ERT) readiness, equipment operability, emergency-related contact details, required reporting, etc.
• Ensure thorough investigation of the circumstances and causes of all significant incidents, reportable accidents, dangerous occurrences and major property damage is carried out by the relevant Line Managers to determine the root cause to prevent recurrence. Assist in investigation if required.
• To assist in the identification of H&S training needs for employees and to develop and ensure delivery of training (e.g. manual handling, ERT).
• Training / assisting managers and supervisors at all sites in carrying out Risk Assessments to ensure a safe environment and approach for Indaver personnel and contractors, coupled with regular spot checks to ensure they are up to date and list all applicable controls.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• Diploma or higher in Safety, Health & Welfare at Work
• At least 2 years’ experience in a role (where H&S is a key tenet of that role) preferably in chemical, pharmaceutical or waste industry
• Proven record demonstrating the ability to develop, maintain and execute H&S-related controls such as documents (policies, risk assessments, procedures, manuals, checklists, etc.) and tools (10-Force, toolbox talks, training, regional safety plans, attendance systems, etc.)
• Experience of dealing with a range of teams (process, production, maintenance, QESH) to get the best result (and promoting practical solutions to problems)
• Technical knowledge of specific H&S areas such as confined space, permit to work, pressurised systems, lock out/tag out, excavations, electrical systems, working at height.
• Knowledge of management system standards such as OHSAS 18001(ISO 45001), ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
• Knowledge of EPA licensed facilities and the tasks involved in complying with such licenses.
• Good computer skills (Both MS-OFFICE and H&S-specific applications)
• Must be eligible to work in the EU. This vacancy will not support Visa sponsorship

Offer

Taking care of our colleagues is of most importance to us:

At Indaver we provide an excellent range of benefits to provide our colleagues with the additional support and flexibility to enable a truly enjoyable work life balance.

Overall benefits

• Competitive Salaries
• Very attractive pension scheme
• Paid Private Healthcare
• Paid family leave
• Increasing Annual leave with service
• Paid Educational, study and exam leave to support further learnings
• Long service rewards
• Tax saver and Cycle to work scheme
• Death in Service insurance provided
• Employee Assistance Programme Supporting your work life balance
• Flexibility of working hours
• Physical and mental wellness e.g. Fresh fruit, running and sports clubs, social events.

Where do you work?

Duleek Energy from Waste facility