JOB DESCRIPTION
Executive / Sr Executive - Safety
JOB DETAILS
Job Title: Executive / Sr Executive - Safety
Company: Autocracy Machinery Pvt. Ltd.
Location: Hyderabad / Factory Location
Experience Required: 3-6 Years
Industry: Manufacturing / Engineering / Machinery / Industrial Equipment
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Production
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Autocracy Machinery Pvt. Ltd. is a fast-growing provider of advanced machinery solutions catering to infrastructure, construction, agricultural, water management, telecom, industrial and other specialized sectors.
The company operates in a manufacturing and engineering environment with a strong focus on operational excellence, employee safety, quality and continuous improvement.
The Safety function plays an important role in ensuring a safe working environment across manufacturing, engineering, warehouse, stores, maintenance, utilities and other operational areas.
The organization is committed to maintaining appropriate workplace safety practices, identifying and controlling workplace hazards, ensuring compliance with applicable statutory requirements and developing a strong safety culture among employees and other personnel working at the facility.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Role Purpose The Executive / Sr Executive - Safety will be responsible for supporting and implementing the organization's workplace safety practices across the manufacturing and operational environment.
The role will involve conducting regular safety inspections, identifying hazards, recommending corrective actions, monitoring compliance, supporting incident and accident investigations, coordinating safety training, maintaining safety documentation and ensuring timely closure of safety-related actions.
The position will work closely with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Stores, Logistics, HR, Administration and other functional teams to promote safe working practices and ensure that identified safety risks are appropriately addressed.
The role will also support fire safety, emergency preparedness, safety drills, PPE compliance, contractor safety, workplace inspections, incident reporting and safety MIS.
The candidate should have a strong shop-floor presence, be comfortable interacting with employees and supervisors at different levels, and have the ability to identify unsafe conditions and unsafe practices proactively.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
Professional Experience
- 3 - 6 years of relevant experience in Industrial Safety / EHS / Factory Safety / Manufacturing Safety.
- Hands-on experience in implementing workplace safety practices within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Experience conducting safety inspections, identifying hazards and monitoring corrective actions.
- Experience in accident / incident investigation and root-cause analysis.
- Experience conducting or coordinating safety training and awareness programs.
- Experience in fire safety, emergency preparedness and safety drills.
- Experience in PPE management and compliance monitoring.
- Exposure to contractor safety and shop-floor safety practices.
- Experience maintaining safety documentation, registers, checklists and MIS.
- Prior experience in machinery, engineering, heavy equipment, industrial manufacturing or similar environments will be preferred.
- Working knowledge of applicable occupational health, safety and factory-related statutory requirements will be preferred.
TECHNICAL SKILLS / DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE
- Strong understanding of industrial and manufacturing safety practices.
- Hazard identification and risk assessment.
- Job Safety Analysis (JSA) / Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).
- Safety inspection and workplace audit practices.
- Identification of unsafe acts and unsafe conditions.
- Corrective and preventive action monitoring.
- Accident, incident and near-miss reporting.
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Fire prevention and fire safety practices.
- Emergency preparedness and evacuation procedures.
- Safety drills and mock drills.
- PPE identification, selection and compliance monitoring.
- Machine safety and guarding practices.
- Electrical safety awareness.
- Material handling and lifting safety.
- Safe use of tools, machinery and equipment.
- Work-at-height safety awareness.
- Lockout / Tagout (LOTO) awareness and safe maintenance practices.
- Chemical / hazardous material handling awareness, wherever applicable.
- Housekeeping and workplace organization from a safety perspective.
- Contractor and visitor safety.
- Safety signage and workplace safety communication.
- Safety documentation and statutory record maintenance.
- Understanding of applicable Factory / Occupational Safety and Health requirements.
TOOLS
- Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets Safety trackers, inspections, action trackers and MIS.
- Microsoft Word / Google Docs Safety procedures, reports, checklists and documentation.
- Microsoft PowerPoint / Google Slides Safety training presentations and awareness material.
- HRMS / Internal systems
- Employee and training-related safety records, wherever applicable.
- Incident / Accident reporting systems or digital safety platforms.
- Safety inspection and audit checklists.
- Fire safety equipment inspection checklists and registers.
- PPE issue / monitoring records.
- Digital forms and data collection tools.
- Email and communication platforms.
- AI productivity tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or similar platforms for appropriate documentation, safety communication, checklist development, reporting and productivity support, subject to company confidentiality requirements.
KEY RESULT AREAS
1. WORKPLACE SAFETY MONITORING
- Conduct regular safety inspections across manufacturing, production, stores, maintenance and other operational areas.
- Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, hazards and potential risks.
- Monitor compliance with established safety procedures and work practices.
- Immediately communicate critical safety observations to the concerned department.
- Maintain records of safety observations and identified deficiencies.
- Follow up with concerned departments for corrective action.
- Escalate critical or recurring safety risks to the appropriate management level.
- Promote proactive hazard identification rather than relying only on incident reporting.
2. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & RISK ASSESSMENT
- Identify potential workplace hazards associated with machinery, equipment, processes and work activities.
- Conduct or support Job Safety Analysis / Job Hazard Analysis for relevant activities.
- Assist in assessing workplace risks and determining appropriate control measures.
- Recommend corrective and preventive measures to eliminate or reduce identified risks.
- Monitor implementation of recommended controls.
- Review recurring hazards and recommend process-level improvements.
- Maintain appropriate records of risk assessments and corrective actions.
3. ACCIDENT, INCIDENT & NEAR-MISS MANAGEMENT
- Support reporting and documentation of workplace accidents, incidents and near misses.
- Ensure incidents are reported promptly to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Participate in incident investigations.
- Collect relevant facts, statements and supporting information.
- Assist in identifying immediate, underlying and root causes.