Health & Safety Manager – 25 hours a week
FTC 12 months
Wexford
The primary function of this post is to manage and advise the organisation on all aspects of health, safety & quality compliance ensuring statutory, regulatory & contractual obligations are being adhered too.
Key duties will include
· To ensure that practices and procedures within the workplace coincide with safety legislation and that standards are upheld and maintained.
· Ensure to have an understanding of all Emergency Health & Safety (EH&S) regulatory requirements required to maintain a safe working environment.
· Conduct EH&S related workplace inspections
· Lead development, implementation and review of EH&S related policies, procedures and programs to ensure compliance with all local and national regulatory requirements.
· Oversee the implementation of Emergency Planning in each location.
· Identifying potential hazards and undertake risk assessments.
· To ensure controls are put in place to reduce the risk rating to as low as reasonably practicable.
· Ensure that risk management and hazard identification examines work activities which could cause harm in the workplace
· Provide information in an advisory capacity to ensure compliance with Health & Safety Legislation, HIQA Standards, HSE, HSA and where applicable European guidelines.
· To advise & compile relevant data to facilitate analysis of compliance trends and to plan corrective actions and initiate.
· Carry out the HSA audit tool and implement action plans for quality improvement.
· Conduct internal audits and inspections as part of the auditing team, as deemed necessary by the Quality & Compliance Manager.
· To interact with the Quality Control and HR functions in order to assure a common understanding of company objectives, operational strategies, and cross-functional compliance at all levels in the organisation.
The successful candidate will have
· Degree/Diploma in Health & Safety or equivalent experience
· 3-5 years’ experience in a Health & Safety role, with compliance exposure/involvement an advantage.
· Experience in a similar role, preferably within a healthcare or related industry advantageous.
· Substantial experience of a highly regulated environment, HIQA regulated, HSE operated/funded an advantage.
· Experience of disability sector an advantage.
· Highly organized, with excellent pc & administration skills.
· Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a high initiative and integrity.
· Full clean Drivers licence
For more information and full job spec please contact Clodagh D’Arcy on 01 9476356 or email details to [email protected]