Health and Safety Specialist
Location: Limerick, Ireland

A fantastic opportunity has opened for a dynamic Health and Safety Specialist to join the dedicated Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) team. This role will play a key part in shaping, maintaining, and continuously improving the HSE programs at a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Limerick.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and enhancement of health and safety initiatives, including Safety Mindsets, Training, and Awareness programs.
• Offer expert advice and technical support to ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations, corporate guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Foster a safety-first culture through integrating safety protocols and encouraging open dialogue around safety.
• Design and deliver effective health and safety training sessions.
• Apply knowledge of safety regulations and industry standards to meet project-specific requirements.
• Analyze and review site safety performance metrics to identify areas for improvement.
• Assist with site audits, self-assessments, management reviews, and both internal and external audits.
• Partner with manufacturing and technical teams to manage health and safety aspects of ongoing and new processes.
• Collaborate with both internal stakeholders (e.g., global HSE teams, other sites) and external partners (e.g., vendors, academic institutions) as necessary.
• Actively participate in site and HSE team meetings.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Business Acumen: Proactively delivers high-quality work and looks for ways to simplify processes, demonstrating strong self-management and prioritization abilities.
• Adaptability: Displays a keen ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing environments, with a proven track record of problem-solving and solution implementation.
• Positive Impact: Demonstrates the ability to address issues as they arise and follows through on actions, seeking feedback to enhance performance.
• Relationship Building: Proven ability to establish strong relationships at all levels within the organization.
• Leadership: Shows leadership qualities in team settings, with strong influencing skills across departments and functions.
• Decision Making: Capable of making informed decisions that benefit the team, supported by thorough data collection and effective communication with colleagues.

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field, with 2-4 years of relevant experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (preferably pharmaceutical or similar industries).

For further information on this role, please contact Michael Brennan on +353 864403742 or email hire@hero.ie Check out all our open jobs on our HERO Recruitment website – https://www.hero.ie/

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