Job Summary

The Safety Officer Will Report to the Senior Manager environmental, health & safety and be responsible for ensuring business operations’ compliance with our E.H&S policy.

Job Responsibilities

• Carry out risk assessments and implement the controls identified within the assessment
• Monitor contractor compliance with our internal E.H&S contractor management standards
• Investigate accidents, incidents & Near misses and ensure that root cause is identified and that suitable controls are put in place to prevent a recurrence
• Collate Accident, injury and near miss statistics and present them at the Monthly E.H&S team meeting
• Attend scheduled site meeting with the KFD to ensure fire licencing applications are on track
• Provide E.H&S advice to the business units on request
• Plan to ensure that audit schedules are met
• Liaise with sites to plan annual fire drills and ensure that the fire drills are recorded and any learnings from the drill are implemented.
• Train staff in Fire awareness and first aid
• Hold site monthly E.H&S meetings and ensure that records and an action log of the meetings maintained
• Carry our safety audits and where deficiencies are identified work with the local management team to put in place corrective actions

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in Safety or engineering discipline.
• 5-7 years working in H&S safety officer or Safety supervisory role
• Must hold Recognised Safety qualification, NEBOSH, OSHA, IOSH
• Experience in delivering training e.g. Fire safety & First aid training
• Knowledge of MS Office solutions (Excel, Word, Power point)
• Good communication skills in English – Verbal & Written (Arabic an advantage)
• Knowledge in safety procedures and standards
• A flexible team worker who models good E.H&S practices
• Good Presentation Skills
• Valid Kuwait Driving License

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