Safety Officer - Mandai

Public Service Division; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A government safety unit in Singapore seeks a Safety Manager to oversee safety management processes, including incident reporting and risk assessment. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in operations, training or logistics, and possesses strong critical thinking and analytical skills. This role is pivotal in maintaining safety standards across all operations and ensuring compliance with safety policies.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in operations, training, and logistics management.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and logical abilities.
• Organised, meticulous, adaptive and self-motivated individual.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work in teams.
• High computer literacy with good word processing and spreadsheet skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage safety matters including safety education and incident reporting.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive Unit Safety Programme.
• Serve as custodian of Unit Safety Standing Operating Procedures.
• Conduct risk assessments on high-risk training activities.
• Ensure adherence to safe policies during training.

Skills

Critical thinking

Analytical abilities

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Adaptability

Tools

Electronic Silk

SharePoint

Job description

What the role is:

You are responsible for managing safety matters in the unit including safety education, incident reporting, investigation and analysis, hazard and near-miss reporting, safety audits and inspections, worksite safety, fire safety and unit's occupational health management.

What you will be working on:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive Unit Safety Programme focusing on incident prevention across four functional areas: safety education, incident reporting, investigation and analysis, hazards and near-miss reporting, and safety audits and inspections.
• Serve as custodian of Unit Safety Standing Operating Procedures (USSOP) and work with stakeholders to ensure constant updates.
• Discuss, review and recommend remedial actions for incident occurrences and inspection observations.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert on Safety and ensure certification tests are carried out to determine competency of safety personnel before specialist appointments.
• Ensure professional engineer and technical certification for building infrastructure.
• Conduct risk assessment on high-risk training activities and ensure proper documentation of risk-management plan and risk assessment worksheet report for all unit activities.
• Having deep understanding of Army’s Safety system and culture, policies and directives that guide local and overseas training.
• Having in-depth understanding of policies, systems, processes and key stakeholder linkages.
• Ensuring training conducted adheres to safe policies.
• Communicating policies and implementation clearly to all stakeholders.

What we are looking for:

• At least 3 years of experience in fields of operations, training, and logistics management.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and logical abilities.
• Organised, meticulous, adaptive and self-motivated individual.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work in teams and collaborate with external agencies.
• Knowledge management proficiency in tools like Electronic Silk and SharePoint.
• High computer literacy with good word processing and spreadsheet skills.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.