The EHS Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining occupational safety, health, and environmental programmes that support compliance with Malaysian regulations, company standards, ISO 45001 requirements, and industry best practices. The role supports manufacturing operations by identifying risks, implementing preventive controls, improving safety culture, and ensuring a safe workplace for employees, contractors, and visitors. The EHS Engineer will work closely with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and HR teams to drive continuous improvement in safety performance and regulatory compliance.
Key responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain the plant's Occupational Safety and Health Management System.
- Conduct risk assessments, HIRARC studies, and job safety analyses to identify workplace hazards and implement effective corrective and preventive measures.
- Establish and maintain safety programmes covering machine guarding, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, working at heights, confined space entry, hot work, lifting operations, forklift safety, chemical management, ergonomics, personal protective equipment, contractor safety, and emergency preparedness.
- Coordinate workplace inspections, safety audits, and compliance assessments, ensuring that findings are tracked to closure within agreed timelines.
- Lead investigations of incidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, and occupational illnesses using structured root cause analysis methodologies.
- Develop, coordinate, and deliver safety training for employees, supervisors, contractors, and visitors, including new employee orientation, refresher training, toolbox talks, emergency response training, and specialised safety competency programmes.
- Monitor and maintain compliance with requirements from DOSH, BOMBA, local authorities, insurance providers, and other regulatory bodies, serving as the primary point of contact during inspections and audits.
- Establish and maintain emergency response plans, coordinate emergency drills, and ensure the readiness of emergency response teams and equipment.
- Support occupational health programmes, including chemical health risk assessments, noise monitoring, industrial hygiene assessments, health surveillance programmes, and employee wellness initiatives.
- Collect, analyse, and report EHS performance metrics, identify trends, and recommend improvement initiatives to enhance safety performance and reduce operational risks.
- Participate in plant improvement projects, equipment installations, automation projects, and facility modifications to ensure safety requirements are incorporated during design and implementation.
- Monitor key performance indicators including LTIFR, recordable incident rate, near misses, HIRARC risk assessments, CAPA, training, audits, hazard identification, observations, and safety improvement projects.
- Perform other duties assigned by management that contribute to plant safety, operational, and business objectives.
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of safety, health, and environmental experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience interfacing with regulatory authorities, managing contractors, conducting safety audits, and leading incident investigations.
- Experience in metal fabrication, assembly operations, machinery manufacturing, construction, heavy industry, HVAC equipment, cooling towers, or similar industrial operations is highly advantageous.
- Registered Safety and Health Officer (Green Book) with DOSH Malaysia is an advantage.
- Professional certifications such as ISO 45001 Internal Auditor, Certified Risk Assessor, Certified Ergonomics Assessor, First Aider, or Fire Warden are advantageous.
- Strong discipline, leadership, communication, technical judgement, analytical problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- A hands‑on approach, strong relationships with shopfloor team members, proactive attitude, attention to detail, and the ability to drive change and foster a strong safety culture.