HSSE Specialist

Description

Summary: The HSE Specialist facilitates and promotes the implementation of HSE Standards, Policies, and procedures, ensuring workplace safety and compliance. Highlights: 1. Ensure adherence to safety practices and procedures to prevent incidents 2. Identify HSE training needs and develop targeted training programs 3. Facilitate and monitor HSE management systems and performance **Job Summary** * The HSE Specialist is responsible for facilitating and promoting the implementation of all Puma Energy Group and Legislated HSE Standards, Policies and procedures on site. **Main Responsibilities** * Ensure adherence to Safety practices and procedures so that incidents may be prevented and/or mitigated via the identification, assessment and understanding of hazards in the work place * Ensure all Site specific tasks are identified and reviewed on regular basis, with all required Risk Assessments done for all identified site specific tasks. * Identification of HSE related training needs (gaps) for all staff on site and then develops Training Programmes to suit these specific needs. * Responsible for coordinating induction for new staff, contractors and/or visitors to site. * Ensures the annual Task Observation Programme is effectively implemented on site. * Monitors and ensures compliance to the requirements for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) * He/she is responsible for collection of Safety meeting minutes, analysis and review for implementation of action items. * Responsible for planning, execution and recording of Emergency Exercises at the Site. * Investigate or arrange for all accidents and near\-misses to be reported, investigated, and recommendations to prevent recurrence implemented effectively. * Maintain near misses, incidents and accident statistics, analyze trends and track closing out of actions through an HSE management System (Safeguard) * Conduct, plan and facilitates regular SHE and Risk Audits in area of responsibility * Facilitates the implementation , monitoring and maintenance of HSE management systems by advising on documents control, records control, closure of audits, objectives, targets and programmes as well as site reviews. * Generate reports to demonstrate HSE performance and actions required to improve SHE performance **Experience, Competencies and** **Qualifications:** **Qualifications:** * Degree or Diploma in a Technical or Business related field. * Relevant qualification in Health, Safety and Environmental related field will be an added advantage **Experience:** * Minimum of 2 years \- experience working in an HSE role or related field * Work experience in a technical field, including operations work, is an added advantage. * Ability to work with diverse teams including senior management and third party negotiations in a fast pace environment * HSE Management Systems OHSAS 1800/ISO 14001 competency * Microsoft Office **Skills:** * Must be knowledgeable in HSSE legislated standards * Valid driver’s License * Computer skills and good knowledge of fully integrated ERP systems **Competencies:** * Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines * Well \- developed interpersonal skills * Strong team player * Organization and time management.