HSE Officer at Norsworthy Farms and Agro-Allied Industries

Norsworthy Farms and Agro-Allied Industries is a farm located in Delta State and currently has over a thousand hectares of palm fruit and a 10 ton/hr processing mill located in the Akwukwu-Igbo area of the State.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: HSE Officer

Location: Asaba, Delta
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• To work proactively with managers and lead a team which seeks to establish and maintain a system that promotes a culture of safe working practices across the organization hereby reducing the risk of potential losses

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implements the departmental budget to ensure that safety objectives are achieved and monitors performance to minimize variances
• Monitors the inspection of trucks periodically to ascertain road worthiness as well as escalating any current or potential issues
• Maintains effective relationships with relevant external agencies and emergency response service providers (e.g. Fire Service, emergency services, HMO, environmental agency etc.)
• Makes sure that personal protective equipment, such as dust masks, safety glasses, footwear and safety helmets, is being used in workplaces according to regulations
• Coordinates the training of personnel in areas of safety, including first aid, CPR, accident prevention and investigation, work place inspections and other matters related to implementing safety procedures in facilities
• Coordinate emergency procedures, plantation and mill rescues, firefighting and first aid crews
• Performs periodic safety drills e.g. fire drills to ascertain the workers have a good understanding of the process in case of an emergency
• Ensures that the business is compliant with statutory, regulatory, industry and other HSE requirements
• Identifies potential business hazards and makes recommendations where necessary to the Head, Safety
• Supervises the implementation of designed safety policies and procedures
• Inspects safety tools and equipment e.g. sprinklers, fire extinguishers etc.

Qualifications
Required:

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc / HND) in Engineering, Sciences, Social Sciences, Administration or Humanities
• 3-5 years working experience in the Safety and/or Environment role in the Manufacturing Industry
• HSE Certification

Desirable:

• MBA or Master's Degree in a related discipline.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using "HSE Officer" as the subject of the mail

Application Deadline  17th April, 2023.