Job Description

JOB PURPOSE:

Plan, advise and manage the implementation and maintenance of Occupational Hygiene Standards across the facility

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
 Plan, organise and execute the qualitative and quantitative exposure assessments for workplace, tasks and job positions.
 Provide feedback to areas with high risks on risk assessment reports. Provide technical support to define action plans to reduce or eliminate unacceptable exposures, follow up plans and assist departments to correct deviations.
 Analyse the results of the qualitative and quantitative exposure assessments and update the sampling schedule taking into account the engineering controls implemented or substantial environmental changes.
 Provide technical support for selecting & approving PPEs related to health risk, conducting trials and implement at shop floor level.
 Create and maintain a system for all occupational hygiene equipment and accessories to ensure the correct functioning, maintenance and calibration of sampling equipment.
 Plan, schedule and execute for the health & hygiene inspections of welfare facilities & plant. Recommend corrective actions and follow up with departments on action plans.
 Define and manage Occupational Hygiene training needs organization wide, prepare training packages and conduct training sessions to comply with training plan.

AUTHORITY/ DECISION MAKING:
Guidelines:
 Thinking within clearly defined policies, standards and specific objectives.
Decision Making:
 Direction of work is subject to practices and procedures, output is managed.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
Minimum Qualifications:

 Bachelor's degree in science or engineering & NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
 Preferably with a professional qualification in occupational hygiene.
Minimum Experience:

 3-5 years of experience in the practice of occupational hygiene preferably within the aluminium smelter industry or heavy manufacturing industry.
Skills:

 Thorough knowledge of sampling and analytical methods and instrumentation. Calculation of exposure levels and statistics. Analytical skills. Open to work in shifts when needed for performing sampling. Databases management. Good written and spoken communication skills in English. Ability to have Customer focused & problem solving skills. Well Planning and organising skills. Interpersonal skills. Capability to work under stress, load & fast emergency response. Teamwork skills