Roles & Responsibilities (main functions) EHS Officer Reporting Directly to the EHS Manager & Deputising for EHS Manager Note: In addition to duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder is required to perform other duties assigned by Management from time to time
The role of the EHS Officer is to establish maintain effective Health & Safety plus Environmental systems, ensuring that the plant operates at the highest standards of Health and Safety while ensuring compliance with H&S and Environmental legislation. The roles and responsibilities of this role typically includes: H&S * Ensuring suitable organisational arrangements are in place to achieve the policy's objectives. * Development of a positive Health & Safety Culture throughout the Company. * Work closely with Line Management to ensure they effectively implement Health & Safety procedures and support as required ensuring they discharge their statutory duties to operate a compliant Health & Safety workplace. * Develop the Company Health & Safety Management System ensuring that procedures are implemented on a systematic basis in order to deliver a compliant working environment. * Audit the Health & Safety Management System to determine progression and compliance with current and proposed legislation. * Develop, monitor and evolve Health & Safety Audit Protection Procedures on behalf of the Company ensuring compliance with legislation and that work activities have no detrimental effects on employees and non-employees. * Liaise with enforcement agencies and legal representatives in matters of Health & Safety compliance and litigation. * Maintain plus evolve the Companies Health and safety Programmes * Ensure training is provided to the appropriate team * Liaise with Group H&S Affairs personnel
Environmental * Ensuring suitable organisational arrangements are in place to achieve the policy's objectives. * Development of a positive Environmental culture throughout the Company. * Work closely with Line Management to ensure they effectively implement Environmental procedures and support as required ensuring they discharge their statutory duties to operate a compliant Environmental workplace. * Development of an effective Company Environmental Management System ensuring that procedures are implemented on a systematic basis in order to deliver a compliant working environment, with focus on Waste, Water, Air quality and Pollution. * Audit the Environmental Management System and practice to determine progression and compliance with current and proposed legislation. * Develop, monitor and evolve the Environmental Audit Protection Procedures on behalf of the * Company ensuring compliance with legislation and that work activities have no detrimental effects on employees, non-employees and the local environment. * Liaise with enforcement agencies (SEPA) and legal representatives in matters of Environmental compliance and litigation. * Maintain plus improve ISO 14001 certification * Ensure training is provided to appropriate team * Liaise with Group Environmental Affairs personnel
General * Communicate effectively with all people in the H&S/Environmental department ensuring they are fully briefed and consulted as appropriate, extended to all Site Employees.
Skills, Knowledge & Attitudes / Behaviours The post holder requires to: * Thrive in a fast paced environment working to tight deadlines. * Management skills * Knowledge of H&S and Environmental Legislation * Good communication and organisational skills * Good mediating and negotiating skills * Good interpersonal skills * Have the ethics and values to adhere to Client's Vision and Values culture * Have composure and maturity, handling stressful situations well
Qualification(s) / Experience Education * Educated to degree level or relevant experience.
Experience * A proven communicator and implementer. We must see evidence that the candidate can influence those over whom he/she does not have direct authority. * Interpersonal skills must allow the successful candidate to not only influence people internally but also to relate effectively to our employees, contractors and regulators. * Experience of ISO 14001 and ISO18001product certification preferred. * Evidence of training in Safety & Environmental plus previous successes * Confident in use of Microsoft Office, especially Excel Spreadsheets.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
