Assistant Manager – Safety

Godrej Industries Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Remote work possibility

Health insurance

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Godrej Industries Group (GIG) in Chennai seeks a Senior Safety Lead to enforce safety policies, conduct audits, trainings and incident investigations across projects. You will work with region safety incharge to ensure legal compliance and effective safety programs.

Required are 8–10 years of construction safety experience and qualifications in industrial safety or engineering, with a proactive approach to risk mitigation and worker wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Basic qualification: Degree or diploma in engineering preferably civil, mechanical or Science Graduate.
• Professional qualifications: Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety; min one year duration from State Board of Technical Exam, recognized under State Factories Rules / BOCW Central Rules or Diploma in Construction Safety Management from NICMAR.

Responsibilities

• Implement safety policies, objectives, programs & procedures and assess its effectiveness periodically.
• Audit and review implementation of site safety plan, site logistics plan and contractual requirements.
• Ensure adequate safety infrastructure and maintain in ready-to-use condition (first aid, safety induction & training, emergency medical assistance, sanitation, labour camp, access controls).
• Prepare/review risk assessments and method statements of routine and non-routine activities and conduct HIRA when required.

Education

Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety

Diploma in Construction Safety Management from NICMAR

Degree or diploma in engineering (civil/mechanical/Science)

Job description

Job Requirements

GIG is a holding company of the Godrej Industries. We have significant interests in consumer goods, real estate, agriculture, chemicals, and financial services through our subsidiary and associate companies, across 18 countries.

www.godrejindustries.com

About Godrej Industries Group (GIG)

At the Godrej Industries Group, we are privileged to serve over 1.1 billion consumers globally through our businesses with market leadership positions in the consumer products, real estate, agriculture, financial services and chemicals industries.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Implement company policies, objectives, programs & procedures and assess its effectiveness periodically.
2. Assist project manager and region safety incharge to implement preventive safety management and monitoring system to prevent incidents, occupational diseases and ensure safe work environment.
3. Audit/ review implementation of site safety plan, site logistics plan and contractual requirements.
4. Ensure adequate safety infrastructure are established and maintain in best and ready to use condition such as first aid, safety induction & training, emergency medical assistance, sanitation, labour camp, crèche, access controls etc.
5. Ensure contractors and PMC safety resources are used effectively and to the optimum extend.
6. Ensure & audit legal compliance such as BOCW Act, Labour laws & environmental and other relevant statutory regulations and quarterly review of Legal Register.
7. Ensure & periodically review implementation of contractual conditions and company safety guidelines and advice project managers for improvements.
8. Prepare & implement monthly activity schedule for inspection, audit, training, and campaign in tandem with contractor’s safety plan & implement and assess periodically & improve.
9. Assist project managers to set-up project safety committee, participate and advice on timely compliances.
10. Plant & machines- Periodic inventory review, inspection & preventive maintenance schedule of earth moving vehicles, electrical tools & installations and testing of lifting tools & tackles and related statutory compliances.
11. Assess & communicate to contractors on availability of standard quality of PPE, adequacy quantity, buffer stock and its effective usage at site.
12. Plan and conduct monthly safety audits of sites as directed by region safety incharge and project managers and submit feedback with improvement plan.
13. Prepare/ review risk assessments and method statements of routine and non-routine construction activities & equipment’s conducted by contractors/ PMC.
14. As required conduct HIRA of high risk activities and advice proactive mitigation plan.
15. Ensure emergency planning, fire preventive measures, fire fighting adequacy & training.
16. Review/ ensure housekeeping, health & hygiene parameters inside & perimeter of site and at labour camp and advice PM on required improvements.
17. Record & report incidents to PM & Region safety incharge immediately on phone, followed by detail report within 8 hours.
18. Investigate all incidents (dangerous occurrences, fires, reportable & medical treatment incidents) within 48 hrs and submit CAPA report to project managers and safety incharge.
19. Conduct periodic suitable safety training & refresher for project staff and competitive safety campaigns.
20. Ensure safety & health awareness and motivational campaign with participation of all staff & associates.
21. Check safety of all temporary structures of contractors & associates and ensure procedural approval by PMC & PM-GPL.
22. Ensure periodic check on work environmental aspects like illumination, noise pollution, dust & fumes nuisance etc, in offices, project, labour camp etc.
23. Ensure & check contractors has provided & maintaining required welfare and sanitation facilities at project and labour camp as per BOCW Act & Contract Labour Act.
24. Register customer complaints/ feedback and take corrective actions.
25. Periodic feedback to PM & Region safety incharge on compliances, critical deviations, preventive measures, performance measurement of contractors and PMC program for continual improvement.
26. Any other responsibilities assigned by Project Manager and Region Safety Incharge from time to time and as laid down in Schedule VIII of BOCW Central Rules.

Qualification & Experience

• Basic qualification: Degree or diploma in engineering preferably civil, mechanical or Science Graduate
• Professional qualifications: Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety; min one year duration from State Board of Technical Exam, recognized under State Factories Rules / BOCW Central Rules or Diploma in Construction Safety Management from NICMAR.

Work Experience

8–10 years

Benefits

• Childcare benefits for the birthing parent, commissioning parent (in case of surrogacy) or adoptive parent, and their partners
• 6 months of paid leave for primary caregivers, flexible work options on return for primary caregivers
• 2 months paid leave for secondary caregivers
• Caregiver travel for primary caregivers to bring a caregiver and children under a year old, on work travel
• Coverage for childbirth and fertility treatment
• Gender-neutral anti-harassment policy
• Same sex partner benefits at par with married spouses
• Coverage for gender reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy
• Community partnerships and advocacy
• Persons with Disability (PwD) care
• Comprehensive health insurance plans, as well as accident coverage for you and your family, with top-up options
• Elder care for those who might need to extend support to senior family members
• Preventative healthcare support
• Outpatient Department (OPD) coverage, including vaccinations, dental, vision, etc.
• Uncapped sick leave
• Flexible work options, including remote working and part-time work
• Mental wellness and self-care programmes, resources and counselling
• Structured recognition platforms for individual, team and business-level achievements
• Digital and offline instant recognition platforms

No place for discrimination at Godrej

Before you go, there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And it has been over a century. It’s not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.

We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognise merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.