Job title
Health and Safety Manager
Reporting to
Site Operations Manager
Location
Kilbeggan Co. Westmeath
Contract type
Full time, Permanent
Role Summary
Dawn Meats is a premium meat processor and supplier of choice for a range of leading supermarket, foodservice and restaurant businesses. Established in 1980, Dawn Meats is an industry leader with annual revenues of over €2bn, employing over 8,000 staff in 15 countries and exporting to over 50 countries. We are looking to recruit a Health and Safety Manager to work as part of our Kilbeggan team and achieve overall Site & Group objectives/targets.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be based at our Kilbeggan primary production plant and will be responsible for:
1. Preparing safety manuals and guidelines;
2. Carrying out Health & Safety training for new employees;
3. Updating & conducting site risk assessments;
4. Carrying out regular internal Health & Safety audits;
5. Collaborating with departmental heads in implementing any new Health & Safety processes;
6. Ensuring all Health & Safety related documentation is up to date;
7. Organising Health & Safety training for employees where required;
8. Collaborating with management to monitor compliance and identify safety issues;
Minimum Requirements
The ideal candidate will have or demonstrate:
1. Ideally 2 years' experience in a similar role;
2. Level 6 QQI in Health and Safety Required;
3. IT proficiency in Microsoft Office;
4. Knowledge and compliance of H&S Legislation;
5. Good interpersonal relationships, ability to build good team and cross-functional relationships so that all information, both written and verbal, is clearly communicated to the relevant stakeholders;
6. Focus on continuous improvement and implementation of problem-solving techniques and standardisation;
7. Ability to implement good follow-up and control in all aspects of the role;
8. Ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks as necessary;
9. Manual Handling Instructor and Forklift Instructor desirable;
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