Specialist Quality & Safety

Full Job Description

 Reports to: Quality Assurance Manager         

• Conducting Safety and Health audits / process auditing in three stations.
  
• Recording/registering incidents for each station.
  
• Assisting departments in carrying out risk analysis and proposing containment measures.
  
• Following up on improvement plans.
  
• Conducting training and advising departments on a specific safety, health and environmental best practice subjects.
  
• Introducing and reporting key performance indicators.
  
• Training colleagues on risk analysis, risk avoidance and root cause analysis.
  
• Working closely with each station’s safety contact person.
  
• Increase safety awareness within the company.
  
• Introducing and maintaining key performance indicators.
  
  
  

• A completed College degree or higher, for example integral safety science, supplemented with a certificate or college education in safety management or related courses.
  
•  At least 3 years of work experience in a similar position in a production / technical /laboratory / medical work environment.
  

• You have excellent social and communication skills.
  
• You are a person of integrity.
  
• You are flexible, factual and focused.
  
• You have a hands-on mentality with analytical skills.
  
• You must have a safety background and experience / experience in safety engineering.
  
• You keep asking questions and you are a steadfast person.
  
• You are empathetic, able and willing to motivate and help your colleagues.
  
• You can facilitate on basic safety training.
  
• You have up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation.
  
• You have knowledge of and experience with handling hazardous substances and machinery safety.
  
• Experience in process assurance.
  
• You have knowledge of / experience with change of process.
  
• You are fluent in both written AND spoken English and Swahili.
  
• You can stand firm and lead by example.
  
• Experience in report writing is an added advantage