Assistant / Manager - Safety
Job Summary
The Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) & Sustainability Manager is responsible for reviewing WSH policies and practices to ensure that they are current and relevant, as well as driving sustainability efforts in assigned business vertical.
He/She advises the management team on WSH issues and sustainability efforts within the business vertical. He/She assists to manage and review WSH policies, standards, procedures and the Workplace Safety and Health Management System (WSHMS) in accordance with business needs, including analysis of the WSH performance and allocating resources to improve WSH performance.
He/She is also responsible for managing WSH business resources including manpower, internal assets and external vendors.
In addition, he/she is responsible to support and coordinate Sustainability & Green efforts in assigned business Vertical(s) or across STL sites.
In addition, he/she provides technical advice and support to other departments on WSH issues.
He/She is analytical, collaborative and demonstrates good teamwork.
Job Responsibilities/Key Tasks (External)
Deploy Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) Programmes
- Maintain data management systems to collect and record WSH information
- Facilitate management practices and projects conducted to improve organizational culture maturity level
- Prepare training materials and documented information to impart WSH skills and awareness in workers and supervisors
- Drive communication and consultation implementation processes for WSH related matters for all stakeholders
- Drive WSH training and WSH related skill development for all supervisors and workers.
Manage WSH Performance
- Implement activities to monitor WSH performance with consideration to organization's business goals and vision at strategic and operational levels
- Participate in WSH compliance and management system audits
- Report effectiveness of risk management and WSH management processes
- Manage processes and procedures for investigation, analysis and reporting of incidents and non-conformities
- Monitor effectiveness of risk controls
- Evaluate impact of health and safety hazards, including personal risk factors to employees' safety and prioritize issues based on severity
Manage Business Continuity
- Manage emergency drills
- Gather evidence and conduct interviews for incident and accident reports
Develop Workplace Safety & Health Management Systems (WSHMS)
- Support implementation and monitor compliance in accordance with organization's WSH management system, policy and procedures
- Identify resources required for WSH management and work within allotted resource
- Drive development of risk management (RM) plans and strategies for work processes and work areas
- Convince line management to demonstrate WSH leadership as role models to workers and prioritize WSH in relation to other operational priorities
- Facilitate strategic and operational plans to address and improve control of WSH hazards, risks and costs
Establish Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) Policies & Procedures
- Assist and advise in the conduct risk assessment for all tasks and working conditions
- Participate in analysis of hazard information to identify root cause, consequences, feasible risk control measures and contingency measures for all relevant hazards in the workplace
- Identify requirements for compliance with WSH-related regulations and standards
- Implement appropriate actions to stop unsafe work
Manage People & Organizational Functions
- Develop relationships with supervisors and middle managers to support WSH development relevant to their roles
- Provide relevant and up-to-date WSH information to middle managers, supervisors and workers
- Provide WSH advice to middle managers, supervisors and workers
- Provide leadership in WSH and act as a role model of good WSH practice and professionalism to management, co-workers and other stakeholders
- Support implementation of change process to minimize adverse effects and improve WSH
Job Requirements
- Proficiency in basic Microsoft (MS) Office/Power Platform Applications
Professional Qualifications & Relevant Experience
- Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering or related field
- Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety & Health
- Registered Workplace Safety & Health Officer (WSHO) with Ministry of Manpower for at least 6 years
- Registered with Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) for minimum 3 years
- Certificate in Fire Safety Manager (FSM)
- 7-10 years of relevant working experience in Safety Management