Site SHE Officer at Unilever Nigeria Plc

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We are recruiting to fill the positions below:

Job Title: Site SHE Officer

Job Requisition ID: R-81532
Location: Oregun, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Function: Supply Chain - Manufacturing
Reports to: SHE Manager Nigeria (Oregun)

Job Purpose

• The site SHE Manager has overall responsibility for managing Safety, Health & Environment improvement activities to achieve excellence at the site level. 
• S/he works with site Supply Chain teams to develop the local SHE Strategy and improvement plans in order to achieve sustainable SHE excellence by reducing injuries, illnesses and environmental impact as measured in the core KPIs.
• Where geographical proximity, size and complexity permit, this role cover one site

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

• Conduct trend analysis from incidents, near misses, safe behavior observations and deep compliance audits
• Ensure the implementation of safety and compliance at Partners (Collaborate manufacturers) and site locations
• Provide weekly, monthly, quarterly & annual safety updates to leadership.
• Support the safety pillar and Environment pillar in accordance to Unilever manufacturing systems
• Drive safety and environment risk assessment and develop/implement appropriate controls
• In coordination with SHE Manager plan the H&S activities, defining the measures required to be implemented on site, in accordance with the legislation, internal policies and OHS Plan.
• Complete safety assessment checklists and develop recommended risk mitigation measures with some guidance from SHE Manager.
• Coordinate the Implementation of the annual SHE Training plan
• Support compliance to the permit to work system- capability building and governance
• Site Warehouse safety plan implementation
• Roll out the safe travel program to internal employees and 3rd parties
• Verify with local authorities the conformity with the regulations, the mandatory licenses, and reports.
• Verify the existence and validity of the mandatory H&S documentation of the Subcontractors and all the workers on site;
• Promote the Health and Safety culture among all the workers, disseminating awareness campaigns, making Induction Trainings, Tool-box-Trainings and Emergency Drill Exercises.
• Distribute and/or verify the use of the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment and their condition.
• Perform internal H&S inspections and audits, collecting evidences and reporting incidents and non-conformities, searching for continuous improvements of the processes;
• Collect and report periodically the data needed for the H&S KPIs calculations and monitoring;
• Act as a primary or secondary responder to safety incidents involving all staff during office hours, and escalating incident response management to SHE & Site leadership when necessary
• Provide First-aid assistance in case of accidents
• Take the necessary measures to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene on the site, preventing and taking care of any possible illness situation affecting employees .
• Participate in emergency and fire-fighting teams in accordance with the specific plans.

Key Interface:

• SHE Manager
• Safety leads
• Capability teams
• Projects contractors
• Utilities Engineer and Environment Coordinator
• Factory Engineer
• Factory production team
• Planning team
• Security
• Quality team
• Procurement team

Experiences & Qualifications
Essential:

• University Degree in Engineering/ Safety, Environmental or Risk Management or equivalent technical degrees.
• 5 years experience in SHE Operations
• Proven track record of analytical thinking and project management
• Experience in regulatory environment (ie OSHA act ), International SHE management & Process Safety

Preferred:

• Working knowledge using all SHE IT tools and how those tools integrate into other functional work processes
• Experience with work processes across all Unilever functions to integrate SHE standards and tools effectively.

Key Environment

• Internal: All functions at the site, SHE Manager on other sites, Trade Unions & Group SHE team
• External: 3PL Suppliers, Co-Packers, Contractors, Government Agencies and regulatory authorities

Travel:

• As per job/site requirements, local travel likely if covering more than one site.

Leadership:

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors:

• Passion for High Performance: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
• Personal Mastery: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
• Consumer Love: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
• Purpose & Service: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
• Agility: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Application Closing Date
22nd May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online