EHS Manager

Sonoco; Alcochete; On-site; EUR 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonoco is seeking an Occupational Health and Safety Technician to organize, develop, coordinate, and oversee risk prevention and protection activities in our facilities in Portugal, ensuring ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 compliance.

You will collaborate on policy, assess risks, coordinate health and safety activities, manage external resources, and promote training on safety and environmental issues to workers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Higher education degree in Engineering or Environmental Science.
• Level V Professional Certificate (CAP) as an Occupational Health and Safety Technician.
• Over 1 year of experience in the role, preferably in a multinational environment.
• Proficiency in English.
• Training in Environmental Management Systems (over 16 hours).
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Customer orientation and focus on safety.

Responsibilities

• Define the company's general policy on risk prevention and plan and implement the corresponding management system.
• Develop occupational risk assessment processes and design, schedule, and develop prevention and protection measures.
• Provide technical coordination for occupational health and safety activities, ensuring supervision and guidance of professionals.
• Manage the process of utilizing external resources for prevention and protection activities.
• Ensure organization of documentation for managing prevention within the company.
• Promote information and training for workers and others on workplace safety and environmental issues.
• Develop relationships with bodies in the National Occupational Risk Prevention Network.
• Monitor and verify environmental measures and actions.
• Lead/c participate in corrective, preventive, and improvement actions for management systems.
• Comply with safety and environmental rules per company policies.
• Identify areas for improvement regarding food safety; comply with food safety standards.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Stress resilience

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Safety focus

Education

Engineering or Environmental Science degree

CAP Level V OHS Technician

Job description

Mission:

Organize, develop, coordinate, and oversee occupational risk prevention and protection activities at Sonoco to ensure compliance with the company's zero-accident policy. Ensure the company meets the legal requirements of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.

Job Description

• Collaborate in defining the company's general policy on risk prevention and plan and implement the corresponding management system;
• Develop occupational risk assessment processes and design, schedule, and develop prevention and protection measures;
• Provide technical coordination for occupational health and safety activities, ensuring the supervision and technical guidance of professionals in the field;
• Manage the process of utilizing external resources for prevention and protection activities;
• Ensure the organization of documentation required for managing prevention within the company;
• Promote information and training for workers and other parties present at the manufacturing facilities regarding workplace safety and environmental issues;
• Develop the company's relationships with bodies belonging to the National Occupational Risk Prevention Network;
• Monitor and verify the implementation of defined environmental measures and actions;
• Lead and participate in resolving non-conformities and implementing corrective, preventive, and improvement actions for management systems;
• Comply with and enforce safety and environmental rules, in accordance with the company's established policies;
• Identify areas for improvement regarding food safety;
• Comply with the food safety standards in effect at the company.

Main Competencies

• Communication and teamwork
• Customer orientation
• Stress resilience
• Analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Focus on safety

Experience and knowledge

• Higher education degree in Engineering or Environmental Science
• Level V Professional Certificate (CAP) as an Occupational Health and Safety Technician
• Over 1 year of experience in the role, preferably in a multinational environment
• Proficiency in English
• Training in Environmental Management Systems (over 16 hours)
• Communication and teamwork
• Customer orientation
• Stress resilience
• Analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Focus on safety
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