Job Purpose:

Assist and support the Central H&S Lead and the Senior Manager QA and OH&S on the establishment, implementation and monitoring of Americana Health and Safety Policy and its programs to its markets of responsibilities (Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon).

Responsibilities:

• Conduct the risk assessment on activities and facilities owned and operated by Americana.
• Train the necessary SOPs, rules and regulations designed by Americana.
• Conduct the OH&S audits and CAPA in facilities owned and operated by Americana.
• Conduct fire safety, first aid and other OH&S related trainings.
• Ensure accident/incident and near-miss reporting procedures are complied with and assist with investigations.
• Ensure the right set-up for fire safety system, including resources and right links with designated authority.
• Train the emergency response plan for major incidents and provide investigation and reporting.
• Ensure that all contractors/aggregators are competent to carry out tasks with necessary licenses/ certificates.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environment, or Engineering from recognized Institute
• NEBOSH and IOSH Certification

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as Safety Engineer/ Officer
• Experience and understanding of technical Occupational Health and Safety

Job Specific Skills:

• Full conversant with Local and International Health and Safety standards, codes and industry practices
• Good understanding of ISO 45001:2018
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic
• Successfully manage relationships across multiple stakeholders