Health, Safety & Environment Executive at Sifax Group

Sifax Group is one of Africa’s fastest growing multinational corporations with diverse interests in Maritime, Aviation, Haulage & Logistics, Oil & Gas and Hospitality.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health, Safety & Environment Executive

Location: Apapa, Lagos
Department: HSE

Role Summary

• Health, Safety and Environment Executive will be responsible for conducting risk assessments to detect potential hazards and plan precautionary measures.
• Responsible for monitoring and assessing hazardous and unsafe situations and developing measures to assure personnel safety at the terminal, and design strategies to reduce potential hazards within an assigned workplace, etc.
• If you are confident and approachable, and you think you can do this job, we’d like to meet you.

Operational Responsibilities

• To ensure that international HSE best practices are observed
• Ensures that HSE licenses are renewed promptly
• Ensure periodic fumigation & expunging of harmful substance from the terminal.
• Health and safety education: providing lectures on health safety precautions within the workplace periodically
• Ensure distribution of P.P.E’s to staff within the terminal and enforce compliance
• Regularly audit and review the EHS MS for compliance in accordance with applicable legislative standards
• Ensure that all safety precautions are well in place, e.g. fire extinguishers in case of fire outbreak, muster points, safety drills etc
• Communicate, coach and support team to ensure that all EHS expectations are understood and met
• Assist the Group HSE Manager in collating information for preparation of monthly and annual HSE reports
• Perform hazard evaluations/risk assessment on terminal including offices
• Monitoring operations in the terminal, ensure compliance with trucks safety standard prior to loading in the terminal
• Investigating causes of accidents and other unsafe conditions on the job site, review and ensure learning points are cascaded
• Prepare and facilitate EHS meetings, foster teamwork and growth with all stakeholders
• Sharing information, suggestions, and observations with terminal leadership to create consistency in safety standards throughout the team
• Compile and maintain relevant registers to ensure compliance with HSE standards
• Maintain a safe working environment and assist with all disaster contingency plans
• Perform other related functions required from time to time such as assistance with safety related issues.

Job Specification

• Candidates must possess a B.Sc or HND in any Environmental and Safety Sciences or equivalent
• Professional graduate of ISPON (GHSE or Level 3), NEBOSH or HSE Certificates will be an added advantage
• Candidates should possess 2 - 4 years work experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft office
• Effective at time management and prioritizing tasks to achieve deadlines
• Must be experienced in high rise building maintenance
• Must be a holder of degree in any
• Good understanding of hazard identification and risk assessment studies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A comprehensive understanding of terminal operations
• Experience in recommending results/corrective actions
• Excellent leadership, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Strong ethics and high level of integrity
• Ability to work independently and with very limited supervision
• Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities.

Application Closing Date
22nd November, 2021.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: [email protected] using the Job Role as the subject of the mail.  

Note: Only qualified candidates who meet the deadline will be considered for the next phase of the exercise.