Environmental Health Safety (EHS) Executive

The Job

• Implement and enforce site-specific EHS policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with both country and corporate guidelines.

• Conduct site-level risk assessments and hazard identification, ensuring all high-risk work is properly managed and controlled.

• Ensure site operations are in compliance with local and site-specific EHS laws and regulations and facilitate site inspections by regulatory bodies.

• Lead investigations of all incidents and near-misses on site, ensuring root cause analysis and corrective actions are completed and documented.

• Conduct regular EHS audits and inspections to ensure compliance with safety protocols, equipment standards, and legal requirements.

• Provide regular EHS training to site employees, including fire drills, first aid, PPE usage, and handling of hazardous materials.

• Ensure compliance with fire safety regulations on-site, including fire exit routes, emergency lighting, and fire extinguisher inspections. Coordinate fire safety audits and inspections by local authorities.

• Develop, maintain, and test the site emergency response plans, ensuring readiness for potential emergencies (e.g., fires, spills).

• Collect and report site-specific EHS data, including incidents, near-misses, and key performance indicators, to the Country EHS Lead and site management.

• Ensure that all contractors and visitors comply with site-specific safety requirements and conduct safety orientations as needed.

• Oversee the proper use, maintenance, and inspection of personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure all site machinery and equipment meet safety standards.

• Registered and Acts as Building Fire Safety Manager.

• All other safety-related matters and any other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Diploma/Bachelor's degree in environmental science, occupational health and safety, or a related field.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in manufacturing, laboratory, warehousing, central kitchen, or processing environment preferred.

• MOM registered WSHO license (Workplace Safety and Health Officer) & qualified Fire Safety Manager (registered with SCDF).

• Good experience in environmental & OSHA compliance, sustainability, risk assessment & reduction, occupational health & safety, and industrial hygiene are essential and capable of conducting fire drills and evacuation.

• Familiar with local regulatory requirements related to workplace safety, health, and all other safety aspects.

• Possess ISO knowledge and implementation. Certificates in QEHS Internal Auditing (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) will be significantly advantageous.

• Able to work independently and possess good interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.