About Irish Country Meats
Irish Country Meats was established in 1992. Part of ABP Food Group, we are the largest sheep meat processor on the island of Ireland, with state-of-the-art production facilities in Camolin, Co. Wexford and Navan, Co. Meath.
ABP Food Group is one of Europe's leading privately owned agribusiness companies and is the largest beef processor in Ireland and the UK. The company also operates substantial renewable (Olleco), pet food (C&D), and protein divisions. ABP and its affiliates employ over 14,000 people and have over 50 manufacturing plants operating across nine countries. For more information, visit
The Role
We are looking for a Health and Safety Officer to join our team in ICM Navan. This is an ideal opportunity for a confident individual, who has recently qualified with a positive 'can do attitude', and the drive to get the job done. There are opportunities for support in order to develop your skills & career options.
Reporting into the site Health & Safety Manager, you will have support from the General Manager, Site Management Team and the Group Health and Safety Management Team.
Requirements
* Third level qualification, ideally in Health & Safety
* Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues
* Excellent problem solving skills & and the initiative to come up with new ideas
* Strong communication skills both written & verbal
* Attentive and willing to learn
* Highly organised with strong attention to detail
* Proficiency in MS Office & IT Systems
Responsibilities
* Work closely with Health & Safety Manager on day to day tasks - audits, site walks, reporting, updating tackers
* Keeping up to date with Health & Safety Legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of developments within our industry
* Assisting with & conducting regular internal audits to
* Ensuring policies & procedures are being properly implemented, recording the results & feeding back to site team
* Carrying out/updating risk assessments, formulating preventative measures and monitoring conformance
* Developing safe systems of work & maintaining risk trackers as required
* Attending & weekly Safety briefings/huddles with Line Managers
Benefits:
Excellent Employee Engagement Programme