Safety Professional at Siemens

Job description
What are the responsibilities for the role?

• Provides comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) consultations, support and training to locations
• Understands and applies the major elements of government regulations standards and their implications on the facility
• Understands and completes most regulatory reporting (Compensation for Occupational Injuries & Diseases Act)
• Participates in presenting basic employee training in EH&S policy and procedures.
• Participates in the investigation of incidents
• Suggests solutions and improvements to EH&S issues/challenges
• Performs important areas of standard professional level work that typically requires processing and interpreting, more complex, less clearly-defined issues
• Refers semi-complex, unusual problems to others
• Identifies and resolves readily identifiable, clearly-defined problems

What do I need to Qualify for the Position?

• Completed Degree / National Diploma in Safety Management / 2 weeks Safety Management course
• Minimum 3 Years Relevant Experience
• Typically 2-5 years of successful experience in related field and successful demonstration of Key Responsibilities and Knowledge as presented above.
• Demonstrates a good grasp of knowledge and principles of field of specialization and applies through successful completion of assignments
• Successfully applies knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of particular area of specialization
• May provide general guidance or train lower level support staff
• Intercultural
• Primarily intra-organizational contacts and some external contacts

Tasks / Roles And Responsibilities

Formally and publicly accept the role to provide visible, strong and active EHS leadership within the Business Unit, acting as a champion for Zero Harm, Sustainable Future and Wellbeing.

Environmental, Health and Safety

• Develops, proposes and implements EHS processes and/or methods.
• Plans and accomplishes roll out of EHS programs or projects, and monitors respective milestone in related organization.
• Analyses and monitors adherence to EHS standards in assigned organizations, and prepares regular EHS reporting.
• Analyzes and reports on changes in relevant EHS laws and regulations, and recommend changes for internal standards.
• Contributes to internal and external EHS audits, in support of accountable Divisional manager.
• Prepares regular external EHS reporting for official authorities, or for internal stakeholder.
• Maintains operational contact to external authorities.
• Trains employees and management.
• Keeps abreast with all respective regulations and standards in regional or local law.
• Attend the regularly scheduled EHS Committee meetings.
• Provide assistance in the completion of risk assessments where required, and ensure that they are regularly reviewed.
• Ensure accident, incident and Environmental waste statistics are compiled for reporting to the Head of EHS.
• Ensure procedures exist in order that all contractors and visitors entering works premises are made aware of any EHS rules and any other specific requirements.
• Ensure fire alarms are inspected, tested and maintained at regular intervals, and fire drills are undertaken at regular intervals with records maintained as to their effectiveness.
• Coordinate at least two evacuation exercises per year to ensure that all staff becomes familiar with these procedures.
• Ensure suitable, portable firefighting equipment is made available and that provision is made that such equipment is inspected and maintained on a regular basis.
• Provide advice and guidance on the type and suitability of PPE issued appropriate to the risk assessment.
• Conduct surveys and EHS audits (ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001)as required to identify and minimise the risk to company and employees
• Identify unsafe acts, conditions, and hazards, investigate root causes in accordance with the company procedures, identify and implement corrective and preventative actions and report to management
• Supporting review of Incident Reports, Corrective and Preventive Action Plans on non- conformances that have or have the potential for a significant impact on the environment, on safety, on expenditures and/or on the public reputation of the facility.
• Liaise with on site contractors to ensure their compliance with Company safety regulations and adherence to safety standards, including basic safety induction training.
• Ensure that environment impacts and significant risks are identified and communicated.
• Compile, maintain and store client / contractor safety files
• Induction of visitors and contractors

Quality

• Conduct ISO 9001 internal audits on a regular basis to ensure compliance to system.
• Administration of NCR's /NCC's and ensures it is properly closed-out and PA implemented.
• Control and maintenance of system documents.
• Ensure NCR statistics are compiled and updated for reporting to the Head of EHS.
• Administration and coordination of Quality Meetings
• Compilation of Data Books and QCP'S as required by Customers

Knowledge

• P.M. @ Siemens Processes
• Corporate Compliance.
• Legal Liability.
• Knowledge of the ISO 9001, 14001 and OSHAS 18001 Standards.
• Knowledge of the, Auditing of above standards and Environmental Law.
• On the Job Knowledge of the OHS Act and Regulations

Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level