TITLE: Health Safety Officer BUSINESS UNIT: Dairy Ingredients FUNCTION: Assist in the delivery of the organisation's Health Safety strategy by ensuring regulatory compliance and contributing to a strong safety culture.
REPORTING TO: Health Safety Manager LOCATION: Nenagh / Tipperary Town PURPOSE: To contribute to a safe and healthy working environment by embedding effective health and safety practices, supporting risk reduction, and promoting continuous improvement across all site activities.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: Implement, maintain, and continuously improve the site's safety management system.
Support, advise, and provide technical expertise to managers to ensure legislative compliance and enhance health and safety performance across the business.
Conduct and attend regular meetings with the site leadership team, managers, and supervisors.
Perform risk assessments and implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
Support and implement ArraTipp's leading indicator programme, including reporting good saves, completing safety audits and inspections, and conducting safety conversations.
Ensure all accidents and near misses are reported, recorded, and thoroughly investigated.
Review, develop, and implement health and safety procedures, policies, work instructions, checklists, and other documentation as required.
Identify training needs and support the management and maintenance of training records.
Assist in the design and development of training plans and programmes.
Deliver health and safety inductions and other training as required.
Liaise and coordinate with external consultants and relevant stakeholders.
Coach and support employees in adopting positive health and safety behaviours and practices.
Coordinate and support emergency preparedness activities, including emergency plans and fire drills.
Support the Contractor Management System to ensure compliance and safe working practices.
Assist in the preparation of health and safety reports for the business.
Monitor, track, and report on key health and safety metrics.
Attend monthly safety committee meetings and record accurate minutes for each division.
Coordinate and manage the ordering of health and safety materials, including signage, PPE, first aid supplies, and spill response equipment.
Carry out any other duties as required in line with business needs.
QUALIFICATION Relevant third level qualification in Occupational Health Safety.
KEY COMPETENCIES Experience working in a manufacturing or food production environment is desirable.
Strong knowledge of current health and safety legislation and best practice.
Flexible and adaptable approach to working patterns where required.
Strong computer literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with online management systems is desirable.
Ability to work on own initiative with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Highly organised, motivated, and results-driven.
Train the Trainer, Manual Handling, or other instructor qualifications are desirable but not essential.
Note: As with all positions, due to the nature of our business, key responsibilities will evolve and change over time.