Safety & Environment Specialist Job at International Breweries Plc

International Breweries Plc - Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients.

Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Safety & Environment Specialist
ID: 30062621
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description 

• The key purpose of the Zone Environment and Safety Specialist is to define, develop and audit Safety and environment systems, standards and work practices for the Africa Zone to achieve targets set for the VPO Safety and environment Pillars and Safety and Environment KPI’s targets for the year while assisting the sites to manage their Safety & Environmental risks.
• Manage incident reporting and legal compliance updates for all sites in the zone. Ensure compliance to global safety and environment standards across all sites including Clear Beer, TAB & VOPs.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Routine site engagements with plant safety and environment managers and plant managers
• Assist in setting safety and environment targets for all sites and zone safety and environment teams
• Coaching of regional resources on all Safety and environment standards (SOPs) including incident reporting and management, and supporting the plants to identify root causes for any incidents, developing effective preventative and corrective actions
• Scope projects required to improve the VPO Safety and/or Environment Pillar maturity including Capex and ZBB requirements and projects required to manage safety and environmental risks on site and improve performance on site
• Conduct selected investigations into safety and environment incidents across the Zone and drive closure of investigations, gaps and legal compliance across the Zone
• Conduct site safety and environment audits
• Cascading of the Environment and Safety Strategy and supporting the plants with implementation

Profile

• Tertiary Degree (BSc or BTech in a related field)
• 5 years of work experience related to Safety Management and / or Engineering Management or in a management position in a brewery
• Government safety/legal accredited qualification (SA GCC Factories or equivalent) Professional Engineering accreditation (advantageous)
• Worked as an environment or safety Manager at a plant would be advantageous