Executive, Safety & Health

Company:  The Italian Baker Sdn Bhd

Location: Pulau Indah 

Job Summary

The Safety and Health Executive is responsible for implementing and monitoring workplace safety programs to ensure compliance with local regulations (OSHA, BOMBA, etc.) and company policies. This role involves conducting risk assessments, safety training, incident investigations, and audits to foster a zero-harm culture.

Job Responsibilities

  1. Advising the management on measures to improve the safety and health aspects in the workplace.
  2. Inspecting the place of work, machines, plants, equipment, substance, appliances, or processes of manual labour to determine risks of incidents.
  3. Investigating any accident, dangerous occurrence, occupational poisoning or occupational disease happened in the workplace.
  4. Collecting, analysing, and maintaining statistics of any accident, occupational poisoning, and occupational disease in the workplace.
  5. Assisting the management to coordinate the Occupational Safety and Health Committee in organizing and implementing occupational safety and health programs in the workplace.
  6. Guiding the Occupational Safety and Health Committee in the inspection of the workplace to check the effectiveness and compliance with the related Acts and Regulations.
  7. Executing occupational safety and health programs including campaigns, trainings, emergency drill, briefings and others as instructed by Safety Manager.
  8. Cultivate a workplace culture on food safety and quality and take part in internal and external audits, supplying required documentation and responding to quality-related questions.
  9. Serve as a role model and advocate for the company’s culture and values both internally and externally.
  10. All employees are expected to demonstrate flexibility in delivering their work, proactively contributing to team goals as well as overall business goals and working collaboratively across all levels. You may be required to undertake duties not explicitly mentioned in the job description that are consistent with your role. 
  11. Support ad-hoc projects and provide expertise as needed.

 

Education & Qualification

  1. A degree holder in Safety and Health or any other related discipline.
  2. Well-versed in related legal and other requirements in relation with Occupational Safety and Health.
  3. Excellent oral and written communication in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
  4. Act as a Safety role model in the plant, respectful, open-minded and honest as well as to behave with integrity.
  5. Able to work independently without much supervision.
  6. Able to detect gaps in occupational safety and health programs and propose or advice measures for improvements.
  7. Tactful and calm in handling unexpected situations.
  8. Able to think critically and evidence-driven during investigations.

 

Technical Skills & Professional Knowledge

  • Knowledge of industrial hygiene, fire safety, and ergonomics.
  • Good interpersonal skills with strong analytical and trouble-shooting capabilities.
  • Familiar and experience in dealing with government bodies such as DOSH, BOMBA
  • MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint for reports and training)

Competencies

  • Able to make and assess personal/team decisions and align actions with organisation’s vision and mission.
  • Able to establish and maintain open/trusting relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to nurture collaborative partnerships and work towards a common goal.
  • Able to contribute and encourage new ideas and approaches to support business growth; demonstrate openness to and enthusiasm for new initiatives and appropriately challenge the status quo; adapt and improvise quickly, appropriately, and decisively to internal/external changes.
  • Able to display accountability for team and personal decisions/outcomes and take proactive actions to achieve results with dedication to follow through on commitments; create plans and manage resources to accomplish and deliver self and team’s commitments.
  • Able to understand and prioritise stakeholders’ needs/expectations and develop solutions to improve service delivery.
  • Able to appreciate the complex interrelationships between external factors and internal business operations and develops strategic plans in response to market shifts and shocks anchored on organisation's vision, purpose, and strategy.
  • Able to nurture the culture of learning organisation.
  • Able to develop strategic plans in response to market shifts and shocks to accomplish organizational goals; adaptability to changes in business landscape.
  • Adaptability and flexibility to changes in business landscape demonstrating initiative concerning forward thinking and planning.
  • Exhibits high level of integrity, professionalism, objectivity, personal accountability, and ability to maintain confidentiality and sensitive information.