Assistant Safety Manager (Davao)

SMDC; Davao City; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Safety Officer to enhance its health and safety programs in Davao City. This role involves advising on HSE program development, conducting inspections, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The ideal candidate has extensive experience, strong leadership abilities, and a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field. Join the team to contribute to a safer work environment and lead initiatives that promote health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in OSH management systems.
• Proficient in RA 11058: OSH Law and its IRR.
• Ability to adapt to change and manage competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements health and safety programs to prevent accidents.
• Conducts risk assessments and inspections to ensure compliance.
• Advises on health and safety policy development.

Skills

Leadership

Diplomacy

Problem-Solving

Communication

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or relevant discipline

DOLE Certified SO3 or higher

Job description

Acts as management’s principal assistant and consultant in the development of HSE programs to prevent accidents, eliminate hazards from workplace, and correct unsafe practices, while ensuring compliance to all health and safety reporting, regulatory and statutory requirements.

1. Reports directly to the Cluster Safety Manager regarding all matters pertaining to corporate and project HSE.
2. Advises on development, review and updating of health and safety policies, objectives and targets.
3. Assists in developing, reviewing, and updating standards, and standards procedures in health and safety, and putting these into practice.
4. Submits all required health and safety statutory and regulatory reports and requirements
5. Assists government agencies in the conduct of health and safety inspection, accident investigation or any other related programs
6. Performs duties of DOLE-Bureau Safety Officer as stated in the OSH Standard Rule 1040 and DO252
7. Plans and implements OHS policies and programs to ensure zero disabling accidents and fatality
8. Annual review of HIRAC for critical processes
9. Conducts risk assessment for critical processes
10. Conducts investigation of accidents and submits report and analysis of the accident to management
11. Recommends and/or conducts health and safety training for employees and orientation for contractors
12. Represent the company to different Safety and Health affiliations during meetings, conferences, or conventions.
13. Provides OSH technical consultancy services to the company
14. Prepares OSH reports for H&S committee meeting, Safety Officer Network (i.e., internal SO and external – ECM and contractors SO
15. Develops continuous improvement program
16. Develop and maintain database of OSH compliance and KPIs of assigned projects as part of the performance monitoring to prevent/reduce accident in the workplace
17. Performs regular project site inspection and audit to check compliance to OSH standards and measure effectiveness of OSH Management System

Job Qualifications

• Must be a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or relevant discipline.
• Proficient in RA 11058: OSH Law and its IRR
• At least five (5) years’ experience in implementing OSH management system and OSH Standards
• DOLE Certified SO3 or higher
• With strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations.
• With proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence, preferably as former team leader, or under a managerial capacity.
• With excellent leadership, communication (written, oral and presentation/facilitation) and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, decisive, and with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
• Must be able to support diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Must be focused, driven and can work under pressure.
• Must possess strong planning, organizing, and controlling skills, and with effective project management and systems development knowhow and skills.