Health, Safety & Environmental Officer at Niyya Food & Drinks Company Limited

Niyya Food & Drinks Company Limited is a member of Niyya Farm Group involved in manufacturing fruit juices from natural raw fruits and production of different variants of Yoghurts/Dairy products located in Kaduna North West Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health, Safety & Environmental Officer

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Maintained the company HSE policies in all functions/processes in the Company
• Employees and contractors/suppliers in NFDCL HO and Factory understand and follow procedures/guidelines on HSE when carrying out their functions.
• Ensure Annual HSE internal Audit/Road map rating of the Factory is conducted and action plans generated.
• Good rating in Factory HSE Road Map
• Interpret pollution monitoring analysis results and effect action to improve where applicable.
• Ensure HSE trainings for staff and contractors are organised in line with company requirements.
• Make sure cost of HSE activities/projects is within approved budget limit.
• Carry out Fire Detection/Fighting equipment maintenance programmes for the benefit of Production continuity and Machine Optimisation.
• Carry out drills and exercises on how to manage emergency situations.
• Conducts investigations of all accidents and near-misses.
• Correct and ensure accurate records of licences, permits, measurements and reports for all equipment/processes are maintained.
• Ensure Company vehicles in the Company are operated/maintained as required by HSE policies.
• Minimised financial loss arising from HSE risks
• Supported communications strategy in Engineering/HSE
• Improved team work among Engineering Staff.
• Introduced initiatives to improve performance on HSE in the Company operations.
• Improved ways of managing EHS so as to minimise cost.

Knowledge / Skills & Experience

• OND / HND / B.Sc in Electrical / Mechanical or City & Guild or its equivalent
• Good knowledge of and understanding of safety, health and environment legislation, regulations and standards.
• 5 - 7 years in FMCG with relevant experience in Juice & Dairy processing industry
• A Proactive Team Player with a good communication & IT skill
• Good knowledge and understanding of environmental, health and safety legislation, regulations and standards is an added advantage.
• General knowledge of Engineering, Factory Operations and risk management in an industrial environment are an added advantage.
• For this role, the successful candidate must be quick to learn and be a team player, as he will be expected to participate and contribute to the overall success of the team.

Application Closing Date
8th July, 2022.