Environmental Health & Safety Advisor

Job title: Environmental
Health & Safety Advisor

Reporting to: Environmental
Health & Safety Manager

Responsibilities
& Duties

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Supervision of work activities in
the factory to ensure safe systems of work

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Developing and reviewing safety
documentation

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Compiling toolbox talks and managing
the schedule

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Ensure safe systems of work are in
place, up to date and followed 

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Reporting and assisting in the
investigation of accidents and incidents and implementation of suitable
corrective and preventive actions

·        
Assist in the maintenance of ISO
9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 and surveillance audits with the EHS Manager

·        
Carry out employee and contractor
inductions

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Delivery of Training including but
no limited to Manual Handling Training

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Complete and review risk assessments
as and when required

·        
Support
the EHS function
along with safe working practices across the company

·        
Actively promote
H&S throughout the company

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Implement new processes and H&S policies where identifiable.

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Attendance and chairing, when required, of the monthly safety meeting’s

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Communication with EHS Department to ensure the close out
of EHS corrective actions

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Running
and analysing reports

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Identify and help determine the training requirements for all staff in
relation to Health & Safety

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Arrange
training for employees and new starters

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Liaise
with Occupational Health with regards to employee referral appointments

·        
Assist managers/supervisors in the investigation of accidents,
incidents, near-misses and unsafe behaviour/conditions, and the determination
and implementation of suitable corrective and preventive actions.

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Monitoring and measurement of VOC’s
and emissions etc.

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Communication with external agencies
such as Irish Water, Monaghan County Council, EPA etc.

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Assist
in various EHS projects

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Ad
hoc duties

Skills, Competence & Experience
necessary:

•          Desirable to have the relevant qualifications in Environmental Health
  & Safety. This should include a third level qualification in a main or
  related subject to the field or NEBOSH Diploma

• Manual Handling Instructor
  qualification is advantageous
• Have
  the ability to problem solve and generate practical and sensible solutions
  with your colleagues and your team
• Be
  able to work on own initiative and ability
• Ability to react to and prioritise
  activities for the project/business needs
• Demonstrate
  the ability to devise and analyse reports which assist in the continuous
  improvements across the Company
• Have
  the ability to deliver to sometimes pressurised deadlines and competing
  priorities
• Have
  strong interpersonal and communications skills, both verbal and written