Safety Supervisor

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent; Dublin; On-site; EUR 51,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent is seeking a Safety Supervisor to ensure the safety of a private estate and staff. You will lead a small team, implement safety policies, and coordinate with external contractors and inspectors to maintain compliant safety systems.

The role requires strong leadership, English proficiency, and hands-on experience with safety management and emergency response. On-call duties and flexible hours are expected as part of operations.

Qualifications

• Must have personnel management skills and can operate as a team player.
• Able to work under pressure and lead staff.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentational skills to build relationships with estate heads, contractors and ownership team.
• Able to problem-solve, interpret complex issues and motivate others.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and other industry standard computer programs.
• Able to organise and prioritise workload.
• Experience overseeing a maintenance team and repairs/servicing to ensure safe operation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in Health and Safety.
• Strong observation, reporting and remedial action skills.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Lead in implementing Safety Policies across the Company and Estate.
• Manage a team of up to 5 Safety Officers and assign duties.
• Provide safety briefing, induction and training for staff on arrival.
• Respond to fire alarms and medical emergencies and manage crises.
• Develop inspection programs and checklists for equipment servicing.
• Assist Estates on safety equipment maintenance and contractor oversight.
• Coordinate with CPPA and Royal Clinic Inspectors on safety matters.
• Prepare reporting templates for accidents/incidents and daily/weekly/monthly updates.
• On-call for emergencies and flexible hours as required.

Skills

Personnel management

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Workload organisation

Maintenance supervision

Health and safety communication

Observation and reporting

English proficiency

Education

Degree in Occupational Health and Safety

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Principal duties are to ensure the safety of family, their guests and all members of staff in a private residence, grounds and associated facilities.
• The Safety Supervisor will take lead in implementing the Safety Policies throughout the Company and Estate and constantly monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the system.
• Manage a team of up to 5 Safety Officers, schedule their work hours and assign duties to them, in accordance with departmental priorities and policies.
• Take responsibility for ensuring all personnel are given a safety briefing, orientation and appropriate training as part of their induction upon arrival on site and maintain accurate records of training given.
• Respond to fire alarms and medical emergencies and manage the crisis in a calm and efficient manner, whether firefighting, first aid or evacuation is demanded.
• The Safety Supervisor will develop a program of inspections and checklists with the support of the Safety Officers to ensure that all fixed and portable firefighting equipment and life‑saving appliances are in good operational condition and serviced in accordance with international legislation and manufacturers recommendations.
• The Safety Supervisor also acts as an assistant to the Senior Technicians, 2IC and Chief Technical Officer and provides support to Estates on‑site personnel with respect to maintenance issues associated with safety equipment and overseeing all operations by external contractors, paying particular attention to quality of work and applicable Health & Safety Legislation
• The Safety Supervisor coordinates with the Safety Officers and Senior Estate personnel for the continued monitoring and inspection of firefighting equipment, life‑saving appliances and first aid equipment. Keeping contents of first aid kits updated and ensuring all safety equipment is fully operational at all times is essential.
• The Safety Supervisor must take the lead in implementing applicable parts of the Estates Operations Manual and regularly conduct document reviews and risk assessments to ensure all safety‑related paperwork and emergency response planning is up to date.
• Conduct onsite training and employee induction to ensure that all personnel are familiar with their responsibilities and fully aware of the safety systems, routines and procedures.
• Assist staff to prepare Estate specific safety procedures and checklists required by Operations Manual and Policies.
• Attend all meeting with CPPA and their contractors, where safety is a point of discussion.
• Attend visits by CPPA Safety Officers and Royal Clinic Inspectors.
• Produce templates to ensure that day‑to‑day operations where risk is involved are documented and agreed safety procedures are complied with. The Safety Supervisor will also prepare templates for the reporting of accidents or incidents and for daily, weekly and monthly reports to superiors.
• The Safety Supervisor will review all document returns of a safety nature (Safety Officer reports and accident/incident accounts).
• Acknowledge Incident reports from all departments and assist/follow up to close out.
• The Safety Supervisor will organise, manage and form part of the emergency response team during an emergency.
• Train Safety Officers to manage emergency situations, including fire, accident and injury.
• First response for fire alarms
• Emergency first aid response to accidents and personal injury
• Carry out routine inspections of the swimming pools and water features to ensure all safety‑related equipment is in a good state of repair and complies with manufacturers and legislative servicing schedules.
• Present a professional appearance and attitude at all times and maintain a good level of communication and a high standard of service for Estate Heads of Department and the Estate Owners representatives and personnel.
• Implement and comply with the Company's Health and Safety Policy and recognised good working practices. Ensure that all personnel working in an area under your jurisdiction are fully trained, equipped and compliant.
• Assist the management and other personnel in such other matters as may be reasonably required
• A flexible approach towards working hours is required. This job may require shift working seven days a week, including public holidays, but night working is not normally necessary.
• The Safety Supervisor may be required from time to time to assist with other duties within their reasonable capabilities.
• As with all members of staff, the Safety Supervisor is always on call in times of emergency or severe weather.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• Must have personnel management skills and can also operate as a team player.
• Able to work under pressure and so it is important that you are someone who can remain cool and calm and support and lead your staff at difficult times.
• Able to lead a team of people, a Safety Supervisor needs to have excellent interpersonal and presentational skills and be able to build good working relationships with Estate Heads of Department, external contractors and Owners representative team.
• Able to problem solve, interpret complex issues and motivate others to work to the best of their ability is essential.
• Able to work with Microsoft Office and other industry standard computer programs.
• Able to organise and prioritise workload
• Experienced with overseeing a maintenance team - able to oversee reparation and servicing works, to ensure safe operation and quality of result, by in‑house personnel or external contractors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to work with, provide advice to, train, and promote excellence in Health and Safety to all Estate personnel.
• Excellent skills in observation, reporting, assessment of problems and proposals for remedial action are fundamental to this position.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is essential.

Background:

• Ideally, you will be educated to degree level in occupational health and safety and will be fully experienced in the ISO-9001 compliance and certification process.
• The Safety Supervisor must hold a recognised advanced first aid qualification and complete a minimum fitness requirement.
• Full driving licence.
• Credible experience in health and safety, including operations experience.