Country EHS Professional

Job Requirements

Your main responsibility will be to support the organization in ensuring safe and healthy working conditions, identifying hazards, and promoting a strong safety culture:

• Monitoring compliance with occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations, principles, and internal procedures applicable within the organization.
• Conducting workplace inspections, identifying hazards, and recommending corrective and preventive actions.
• Preparing, updating, and reviewing occupational risk assessments, as well as monitoring the implementation of preventive measures.
• Participating in investigations into the circumstances and causes of workplace accidents and near misses and developing preventive recommendations.
• Organizing and coordinating OHS training, including monitoring training schedules and ensuring that all required training documentation is complete.
• Developing and updating OHS instructions, procedures, and documentation related to occupational health and safety.
• Preparing OHS performance analyses, reports, and recommendations for the employer and management team.
• Advising the selection of personal and collective protective equipment, workwear, and measures to improve workplace ergonomics.
• Cooperating with department managers, HR employees, and other organizational functions to improve working conditions.
• Participating in safety assessments of new processes, machinery, equipment, and organizational changes.
• Supporting the organization of workplace exposure assessments and measurements of harmful factors and monitoring the implementation of resulting recommendations.
• Cooperating with relevant supervisory and inspection authorities on OHS matters and monitoring the implementation of post-inspection recommendations.
• Initiating educational and preventive activities to raise employee awareness and promote a strong safety culture throughout the organization.

Work Experience

• The education and qualifications required by applicable regulations to perform the duties of an OHS Specialist.
• Experience in occupational health and safety; experience in an organization with a similar business profile will be an additional advantage.
• Practical knowledge of labor law and occupational health and safety regulations and principles.
• The ability to identify hazards, assess occupational risks, and recommend effective preventive measures.
• Experience in maintaining OHS documentation, preparing reports, and analyzing the causes of workplace incidents.
• Proficiency in MS Office and the ability to prepare reports, summaries, and documentation efficiently.
• Experience in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) will be an advantage.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with employees and managers at different levels of the organization.
• Independence, a strong sense of responsibility, and effective time management skills.
• Analytical thinking skills, the ability to draw conclusions, and a practical approach to problem-solving.
• A proactive approach to safety, initiative in identifying hazards, and consistency in monitoring corrective actions.
• Knowledge of English sufficient to work with documentation and communicate effectively in an international environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regularly benchmarked
• Comprehensive private medical plan, flexibility to choose different cover levels and enroll family members
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Wide range of health and wellbeing
• Benefits Cafeteria, points to spend on culture, recreation, and shopping
• Sports card subsidy (Multisport)