Health and Safety Manager

At ABP we aim to hire the brightest and the best. People who are aligned with our values and are passionate about our industry. We are committed to developing our people, whether it be upskilling our employees across a diverse range of skills through our onsite training programs or nurturing the next generation of leaders through our graduate program. No matter what stage of their career our people are at, we empower them to take ownership of their roles. ABP Ireland & Poland is a division of ABP Food Group. We work with 30,000 farmers across Ireland and Poland and supply quality red meat products to many of Europe’s leading retailers and food service companies.

The Role:

Reporting into the site General Manager, this role is a critical part of the site management Team. This is an exciting time to join a fast paced and manage the site Health and Safety Team in ABP Bandon. You will have support from the Group Health and Safety Manager. This is an ideal opportunity for a confident individual with a positive ‘can do attitude’, and the drive to get the job done.

Requirements

• Level 8 qualification – Health & Safety with 3-5 years relevant industry experience

• Computer literate – Proficient in Microsoft office.

• Excellent communication skills and professional demeanor

• Hardworking and flexible with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

• Highly organized individual with excellent attention to detail and great accuracy

• A self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative in a busy, results-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Engaging and influencing the Site Safety Management Team at a senior level

• Responsible for being up to date with new Health & Safety Legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of developments within our industry.

• Building the Health & Safety Culture throughout the site

• Conducting regular internal audits to check policies & procedures are being properly implemented, recording the results & communicating them to Management.

• Carrying out/updating risk assessments, formulating preventative measures, and monitoring conformance

• Developing safe systems of work & maintaining risk trackers as required

• Attending & heading up weekly Safety briefings/huddles with Line Managers

• Investigating, recording & conducting follow ups of any incident, accident, or near misses

• Ensuring the site Emergency Plan & Procedures is up to date, communicated & understood by all key responders.

• Ensuring all equipment is installed & operated safely as per legislation.

• Leading third party Health & Safety inspections & audits

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