Safety Officer

Manpowergroup Services India; Kalyan-Dombivli; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpowergroup Services India seeks a dedicated Safety Leader for an active plant environment in Maharashtra. The role focuses on implementing and maintaining the Safety Management System, driving inspections, risk assessments, PTW/LOTO, and incident investigations to safeguard personnel and operations.

The incumbent will coordinate emergency drills, training programs, contractor safety, and equipment readiness, fostering a strong safety culture across all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

• Implement and maintain the plant Safety Management System and ensure compliance with company EHS standards.
• Identify hazards and ensure safety requirements for chemicals, hot work, heights, confined spaces and electrical work.
• Ensure proper PTW and LOTO practices and coordinate with maintenance activities.
• Develop and review safety procedures, SOPs and PPE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain the plant Safety Management System and ensure compliance with company EHS standards.
• Conduct regular safety inspections of production, warehouse, utilities, maintenance and other plant areas.
• Identify unsafe acts and unsafe conditions and ensure timely corrective actions.
• Monitor compliance with PPE, safe work practices, SOPs and safety procedures.
• Promote a strong safety culture across all levels of the organization.
• Conduct and review JSA/JHA, HIRA and risk assessments for routine and non-routine activities.
• Identify hazards related to chemicals, hot work, work at height, confined spaces, electrical work, material handling equipments, lifting operations, and machinery.
• Control and monitor the Permit-to-Work (PTW) system for hot work, height work, confined space, excavation, electrical work, and other hazardous activities.
• Ensure proper implementation of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) before maintenance and servicing activities.
• Maintain and periodically review the plant Emergency Response Plan.
• Coordinate mock drills for fire, chemical leakage/spillage, medical emergencies, and other foreseeable emergencies.
• Immediately respond to accidents, near misses and unsafe occurrences.
• Conduct incident investigations and identify root causes and CAPA.
• Maintain records of accidents, near misses, first-aid cases, and safety observations & its closure.
• Conduct safety induction for new employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Organize toolbox talks and periodic safety training.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, labeling and identification of chemicals and hazardous materials. Maintain and communicate SDS/MSDS requirements.
• Verify availability and suitability of chemical spill kits and emergency response equipment.
• Support process safety reviews for critical operations and modifications.
• Ensure contractors comply with plant safety rules and statutory requirements.
• Verify contractor safety documents, competency, PPE and work permits.
• Conduct contractor safety induction and periodic toolbox meetings.
• Monitor contractor activities at site and take corrective action for violations.
• Prepare and execute periodic safety inspection schedules.
• Conduct audits of production, warehouse, utilities, maintenance and project activities.
• Monitor compliance with statutory and internal EHS requirements.
• Identify PPE requirements based on job hazards.
• Ensure availability and proper use of helmets, safety shoes, gloves, goggles, face shields, respirators, harnesses and other required PPE.
• Inspect safety equipment and coordinate periodic testing/calibration where applicable.
• Monitor condition and accessibility of firefighting and emergency equipment.
• Develop and monitor safety KPIs; Lost Time Injury Frequency, Total Recordable Injury, Near Misses, Safety Observations, Unsafe Condition/Act Closure, Training Hours, Audit Compliance, PTW/LOTO Compliance.

Skills

Safety Management

Risk Assessment & Hazard Control

PTW & LOTO

Emergency Preparedness

Incident & Accident Management

Training & Safety Awareness

Process Safety

Contractor Safety

Safety Audits & Inspections

Safety Equipment & PPE

Safety Performance Monitoring

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Safety Management

• Implement and maintain the plant Safety Management System and ensure compliance with company EHS standards.
• Conduct regular safety inspections of production, warehouse, utilities, maintenance and other plant areas.
• Identify unsafe acts and unsafe conditions and ensure timely corrective actions.
• Monitor compliance with PPE, safe work practices, SOPs and safety procedures.
• Promote a strong safety culture across all levels of the organization.

1. Risk Assessment & Hazard Control

• Conduct and review JSA/JHA, HIRA and risk assessments for routine and non-routine activities.
• Identify hazards related to chemicals, hot work, work at height, confined spaces, electrical work, material handling equipments, lifting operations, and machinery.

1. Permit-to-Work & LOTO

• Control and monitor the Permit-to-Work (PTW) system for hot work, height work, confined space, excavation, electrical work, and other hazardous activities.
• Ensure proper implementation of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) before maintenance and servicing activities.

1. Emergency Preparedness

• Maintain and periodically review the plant Emergency Response Plan.
• Coordinate mock drills for fire, chemical leakage/spillage, medical emergencies, and other foreseeable emergencies.

1. Incident & Accident Management

• Immediately respond to accidents, near misses and unsafe occurrences.
• Conduct incident investigations and identify root causes and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Maintain records of accidents, near misses, first-aid cases, and safety observations & its closure.

1. Training & Safety Awareness

• Conduct safety induction for new employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Organize toolbox talks and periodic safety training.

1. Process Safety

• Ensure proper handling, storage, labeling and identification of chemicals and hazardous materials. Maintain and communicate SDS/MSDS requirements.
• Verify availability and suitability of chemical spill kits and emergency response equipment.
• Support process safety reviews for critical operations and modifications.

1. Contractor Safety

• Ensure contractors comply with plant safety rules and statutory requirements.
• Verify contractor safety documents, competency, PPE and work permits.
• Conduct contractor safety induction and periodic toolbox meetings.
• Monitor contractor activities at site and take corrective action for violations.

1. Safety Audits & Inspections

• Prepare and execute periodic safety inspection schedules.
• Conduct audits of production, warehouse, utilities, maintenance and project activities.
• Monitor compliance with statutory and internal EHS requirements.

1. Safety Equipment & PPE

• Identify PPE requirements based on job hazards.
• Ensure availability and proper use of helmets, safety shoes, gloves, goggles, face shields, respirators, harnesses and other required PPE.
• Inspect safety equipment and coordinate periodic testing/calibration where applicable.
• Monitor condition and accessibility of firefighting and emergency equipment.

1. Safety Performance Monitoring

• Develop and monitor safety KPIs;
• Lost Time Injury Frequency
• Total Recordable Injury
• Near Misses
• Safety Observations
• Unsafe Condition/Act Closure
• Training Hours
• Audit Compliance
• PTW/LOTO Compliance etc.
• Prepare monthly safety performance reports for Plant Management. Identify trends and initiate improvement actions.