Health Safety Coordinator Jobs Vacancy in Uganda

Job Title: Occupation Health, Safety and Environment (OHSE) Coordinator
About this job

Our client is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless and broadcast communication sites that is seeking to recruit result driven and motivated individuals for the Vacancy above;

Summary:

The Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHSE) Coordinator is responsible for managing all HSE incidents, to provide administrative support for the OHSE function and to support HSE compliance by the Operations division. The OHSE Coordinator will work closely with the Chief Operations Officer and the senior Operations Managers to ensure Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) objectives are met for the Regions.

Essential Duties:

1. Management of Employee Health, Safety & Environment

    Ensure conformance to Health, Safety and Envirnment Legislation
    Design ATC Uganda Health, Safety and Environmental standards
    Report all health and safety matters and incidents

 2. Management of Health, Safety and Environment incidents

    Acquire, log onto the Health, Safety and Environment system and manage disabling and non-disabling incidents for ATC Uganda
    Report on disabling injuries and occupational fatalities and liaise with HR and Finance depts. on processing of Workman’s Compensation.
    Compile monthly incident statistical report reflecting man-hours lost, injury severity rates, disabling incident rates & associated cost analysis by department & company.
    Acquire from Human Resources Department, occupational absenteeism data, analyse and report on sickness trends

3. Provide administrative support for the OHSE function

a)      Health Safety and Environment Training

    Coordinate internal and external organisational HSE training and manage all related logistics
    Engagement with external training service providers in scheduling, certification, invoices etc.

b)      Health, Safety and Environment Committee

    Serve as the HSE committee as the secretary and administrator
    In consultation with the committee members, draft a monthly meeting agenda, send meeting requests, circulate minutes and organise any other related logistics including boardroom bookings, catering, etc.

a)      Health, Safety and Environment Communication

    Coordinate and manage HSE internal communications projects.

b)      General

    Record Keeping
    In partnership with Procurement & Finance, manage all service requirement projects for OHS & Environment Department from RFQ to invoicing.
    Manage OHS & Environmental Department’s meetings, internally and externally.
    HSE Awareness Material & Safety Signage.
    Manage HSE awareness material and safety signage within the office area e.g. HSE Policy, HSE Acts, First Aid Box signage etc.

Essential Duties:

1. Supporting the Operations division with managing HSE compliance

    In consultation with line management, acquire site NCRs, inspection, investigation, audit reports/checklists, analyse and report on emerging themes, recommendations made and corrective actions every week activity.

 2. Provide support to the Employee Wellness initiatives

    Liaise with HR department and coordinate the design of health and wellness projects and the execution of ATC Uganda’s Wellness Strategy.

Skills Requirements

    Understanding of the Occupational Safety & Health Act No.9 of 2006 and related schedules
    Understand the application of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001management systems
    Proficiency in MS Office suite (Advanced)
    Understanding of the telecommunications industry
    Proficiency in all relevant ATC systems
    Accuracy
    Ability to train and deliver required ATC training programs
    Project Management Time management
    Organising and planning
    Verbal and written communication skills
    Advanced report writing and analysis skills
    Attention to detail
    Ability to succeed in a fast-paced & unsupervised environment
    Learning agility

Education and Qualifications:

    University degree
    Formal training in Environmental Health or equivalent

Experience:

    3 years experience in coordination and management of occupational health
    Solid project management experience

How to Apply:

Please follow the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to disqualification.

1. Send an Application letter and CV/Resume.

2. Merge these two documents into one document in either word or pdf format.

3. Do not attach or send any scanned documents, these are sometimes too large for our inbox.

4. Include the job title and/or reference number in the subject line of the email address   and send your application by email to atcjobs@nftconsult.com

5. Only successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please contact our offices directly.


Deadline: 17th July 2012