Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist at Mactay Consulting

MacTay Consulting is one of the first and leading management consulting firms in Nigeria, providing HR services to our clients in Africa since 1982. We focus on adding value to organisations through customized solutions that meet our clients’ needs. We have a proven track record of providing excellent services that impact our clients’ businesses.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist

Location: Akure, Ondo
Job Type: Full Time
Reports To: Head of Sustainability/Country Head

Job Summary

• Carry out the day-to-day operations of the EHS in the sustainability and procurement department and contribute to the application of effective Environmental, Health and Safety and management.

Responsibilities

• Assist in compliance reviews, general risk assessments, regulatory requirement and other safety assessments
• Ensure compliance with all rainforest alliance standards, OHS requirements, Company EHS procedures and policies
• Maintain relevant EHS logs and documentation and prepare EHS reports as necessary.
• Coordinate the purchase, proper use, maintenance, and inspection of necessary safety and personal protective equipment
• Promote incident prevention for the benefit of employees, farmers and visitors
• Observe EHS regulations, maintain all required safety equipment, encourages safe working practices, corrects obvious hazards immediately or reports them to the management
• Maintain positive and proactive relations with managers and employees, as well as our customers and regulatory agencies.
• Perform Warehouse EHS inspections and other work-related tasks as required and assigned.
• Assist in emergency response and provide first aid treatment.
• Help develop Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), Review and update MSDS
• Responsible for updating, maintaining, and auditing location safety standards and procedures
• Investigate all accidents to determine the root cause and provide recommendations that eliminate or reduce future hazard or risk
• Track and control inventory of safety supplies and equipment and work with branch managers to keep adequate safety supplies on-hand
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the safety program using established goals and make recommendations and implement corrective action(s) based on industry standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor'sDegree in Safety or related field or equivalent work experience.
• HSE level 1, 2 and 3 with ISPON, membership an advantage
• 3-5 years safety management experience.

Required Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of Farm and Warehouse Safety, in-country and international safety regulations and laws
• Good knowledge of the Rainforest Alliance standards
• Ability to oversee Hazardous Waste Storage area and ensure regulatory agency compliance i.e., labeling, containment, proper disposal, documentation, etc.
• Knowledge of statistics, data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations.
• Proficient in MS Office products.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with employees and achieve cultural change in the face of potential resistance.
• Occasional travel to the rural areas required.

Salary
Negotiable

Application Closing Date
2nd August, 2023.