EHS Officer
About The Role
EHS Officer, Bidvest Noonan, Leixlip
Job Description
Reporting to the Strategic Account Director / (later EHS Lead) and focusing on a single large strategic client, the role holder will provide H\&S guidance and support to the site. The role holder will be part of a client focused team.
Duties and Responsibilities as listed below but not limited to:
Develop Safety Protocols:
- Implement health and safety plans, enforcing policies, and evaluating practices to ensure compliance. Based on the identified risks, develop, implement, and maintain safety protocols and procedures to mitigate hazards identified on site.
- Create a positive approach to accident prevention and protection of the environment and initiate and maintain positive measures to raise safety, health and environmental standards as well as awareness.
- Assist with inspections of site operations and premises to determine whether the regulations and requirements is being complied with and whether the highest standards of safety, health and environmental protection, which is reasonably practicable to attain, are being achieved.
- Support management and department leads in ensuring a proactive and systematic approach to managing health and safety.
- Make recommendations on health and safety and request changes to practices on site through your line manager.
- Provide cross cover within the health and safety function as required.
- Conduct audits, and inspections to ensure compliance, evaluate performance, identify corrective action, and implement follow up assessments.
- Support safety, and compliance training programs.
- Support comprehensive environmental safety \& health programs on premises or at project site locations.
- Liaise with line manager to prioritise actions for managing risks and driving health and safety improvements in conjunction with the management team,
- Take part in accident / incident investigation.
- Conduct analysis of accident / incident statistics, identifying trends and suggesting improvement plans.
- Assist in preparing and reviewing risk assessments / method statements for given work activities.
- Keep detailed records of all safety\-related activities, including training sessions, incident reports, inspections, and equipment maintenance logs.
- Ensure all hazards are continually addressed and systems updated accordingly.
- Communicate Health and Safety requirements with Ops managers on sites.
- Report on all health and safety awareness, issues, and statistics.
- Familiarize yourself with the services provided across the departments for both knowledge and understanding.
- Ensure compliance with Irish, European Safety Regulations \& Client requirements.
- Ensure all accidents / incidents are registered and logged through the required company and client portals will all documentation uploaded accordingly.
- Attend the required health and safety meetings.
- Engage with line manager to ensure alignment to site\-based safety requirements, policies, and processes.
- Support safety communication topic in the form of “Toolbox Talks”.
- Communicate safety topics raised and recommended by the clients.
- Represent and engage in company safety forums and meetings.
- Respond to all internal and external departments and client requirements in a timely manner relating to emails, actions requirements and or reports etc.
- Primary Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Health and Safety
- Chartered membership of the Institute of Occupational Safety \& Health (IOSH) or at least working towards attaining this accreditation
- Full Clean Driving Licence
- Valid Visa to work in Ireland on a full\-time basis
- Safe Pass
- PSDP
- PSCS
- Manual Handling Trainer
- Office Ergonomic and VDU Assessor
- Train the Trainer
- Auditor
About Us
‘For nearly 50 years, we’ve played a vital role in helping our customers succeed. Built on strong, long‑standing relationships, our business is powered by people who are deeply connected to the communities where we live and work.
Our purpose guides every action and decision we make, “to proudly create safer and healthier communities today, for tomorrow.” It reflects who we are, what we stand for, and the impact we strive to make every day.
Across our team of 27,000 dedicated professionals from 157 countries, that purpose comes to life through commitment, care, and a shared responsibility to the people we serve—now and for generations to come. 'When you join Bidvest Noonan, you’re joining a team where your work has real impact, where your career can grow, where you belong, and where you help shape a safer, healthier future for us all.’
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