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Who We Are
We are Highlands, a vibrant, fast-growing beverage company in Kenya, committed to delighting our consumers and supporting our employees every day. Together, we are One, On, and Strong, always striving to become Kenya’s number one beverage company.
Our Purpose & Promise
We create refreshing drinks that Kenyans love and can afford. Our mission is to delight every consumer, every time. Our commitment to our employees makes us great—every day, we play as a team and strive to become better in all we do.
The Purpose of the role
This role will coordinate and continuously Execute Occupational Safety, Health and Environment management systems. The successful candidate will develop and execute EOSH strategies to ensure compliance with OSHA regulatory requirements, EMCA regulations, industry best practices and internal standards. He/she will also collaborate with cross-functional teams and secure internal and external stakeholder buy-ins for all the EOSH programs, over and above building and maintaining rapport with external and internal EOSH stakeholders
About the Job
Detailed responsibilities include:
- Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive Environment, Occupational Safety and health programs to safeguard the well-being of employees, contractors, and visitors.
- Responsible of communicating changes of EOSH related legislation
- Monitor employee conformance to the health, safety related laws and policies
- Conduct the risk assessment in areas highlighted as per the Risk Assessment register.
- Evaluate health & safety practices and procedures for risk assessment, follow the legal guidelines and develop the risk elimination factors. Suggest solutions, improvements, Controls and prevention steps for safety issues.
- Conduct aspect assessment and control measures on all environmental factors.
- Development, improvement and guidance on all the safety policies and procedures and promote a proactive safety culture throughout the organization.
- For emergency, preparedness & evacuation, ensure drills are conducted on annual basis and as per the OSHA regulations
- Tracking respective statutory and regulatory audits, licences and/ or permits for renewal hence compliance i.e., DOSH workplace registration, Environmental audit Food hygiene licence etc.
- Attending to and reporting all site First Aid occurrences, injury Incidences/Accidents internally and updating General register for factories and other places of work.
- Ensure the housekeeping conforms to fire safety requirements.
- Coordinate and ensure Quarterly sampling and testing of treated Effluent water. Tests should be done within the set NEMA standards.
- Review, prepare and Quarterly sustainability report on waste, fuel, energy & water.
- Investigate and perform RCA and corrective action on all accidents, incidents and near misses and implement corrective actions.
- Coordinating all issues and controls regarding hazardous materials and waste disposal as per requirements.
- Ensuring employee strict adherence to the set safety measures and/or PPE Usage.
- Conduct internal & external audits as per the Legal Requirement Tracker and take Corrective actions and follow up on all non-conformity reports raised from internal & external EOSH audits.
- Conduct regular inspection of firefighting appliances such as hose reels, pumps, alarms etc. and provide supporting documents to your immediate leader.
- Ensure servicing of firefighting equipment are carried out as per the established schedule
- Ensure the housekeeping conforms to fire safety requirements
- Generate EOSH weekly safety reports and recommendations on opportunities for improvement.
- Development and control of EOSH related documents.
- Track and report EOSH performance metrics, providing regular updates to management and stakeholders.
- Implement EOSH programs, including but not limited to Lock-out/Tag-out (LOTOTO), Working at Height, Confined Space Entry, Contractor Safety Management, Electricity Safety, and Permits to Work.
- Create awareness to employees on EOSH policies, guidelines as per the training plan and keep records of the same.
- Conduct safety briefings on fire, first aid, machinery, chemicals, evacuation, working at height, ergonomics & PPE in respective sections as per the set guidelines.
- Conduct workplace Inductions for all Visitors, Contractors and new staff and refresher training for other employees
Education and Experience Level
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Health, safety or other related fields.
- At least 5 years’ experience in a busy beverage and/or related manufacturing facility on EOSH related activities.
- Detailed knowledge of current health, safety and environmental legislations and its application.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at different levels of the organization.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to challenge constructively.
- Ability to communicate effectively and positively influence with both verbal and written communication.
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