Health and Safety Programme Lead.

Hartley People Recruitment is partnering with our client in the food and nutrition industry to recruit a Health and Safety Programme Lead.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, multi-national Irish owned company with a significant presence internationally. The successful candidate will be a natural leader who can motivate and lead a team towards success. They should be customer oriented with strong business awareness.

The role

Responsibilities

• Champion the implementation and maintenance of the site’s Health & Safety Management System and support continuous improvements for the system
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits and compliance reviews, lead and facilitate risk assessment and job safety analyses.
• Ensure CAPA measures are effectively implemented.
• Lead and support accident and near miss investigations.
• Ensure health and safety records, reports and documents are kept accurate and up to date and in line with regulation.
• Support the development and delivery of safety training and programmes.
• Participate in HAZOP studies, ATEX assessments, process safety reviews and other risk management activities.
• Support emergency preparedness activities, including response planning, training and emergency drills.
• Act as the site’s Radiation Protection Officer (or Deputy Radiation Protection Officer), ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
• Support Business Excellence initiatives, operational improvements and strategic site projects.

Key Requirements

• Third-level qualification in Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering or a related discipline and NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent qualification (completed or in progress).
• 3-5 years’ experience in a Health & Safety role within food, dairy, manufacturing or a similarly regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of Irish Health & Safety legislation, risk assessment methodologies and incident investigation techniques.
• Experience supporting audits, inspections and compliance programmes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.

What will make you stand out

• Experience with ISO 45001 management systems would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with ATEX, COMAH and radiation safety regulations would be beneficial.

For Immediate Consideration please contact [email protected] or call us directly on 051 878 813.

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