Environmental Health and Safety Officer

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  • Abu Dhabi
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Job DescriptionWe are currently seeking for passionate and dynamic Health and Safety professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and direct a team that remains in compliance with top quality food and beverage products through prompt, accurate and personalized service.As an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer, your key responsibilities will include:
  • Ensure that the EHS and food safety management system is established , implemented and maintained in accordance with HACCP/ ISO standards as well as local and international regulations.
  • Provide the top management with the necessary reports on the EHS and food safety management system established within the property along with recommendations for improvement.
  • Lead or participate in various types of EHS/HACCP/ ISO/Sustainability/OHSMS compliance and/ or management system audits and provide guidance on conformance and corrective actions required.
  • Establish audit requirements to ensure compliance in food safety, occupational safety & environmental regulations.
  • Oversee all audit results, evaluate trends, communicate results and establish action plans to ensure hotel remains in compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.
  • Participate in incident investigation and document root cause, communicate results and set corrective actions required to prevent reoccurrence.
Monitor / identify relevant changes in Sustainability/Health and Safety / Food safety local regulations and laws and update the internal procedures, policies and forms accordingly. * Drive improvement and track goals achievement through collection, analysis and communication of EHS goals and measurements. Review action plans with the Hotel EHS committee to reach the set goals.
  • Conduct training for all employees on EHS and food safety policies and procedures.
Undertake regular EHS and food safety inspections at the workplace and implement corrective action where required. * Ensure that the suppliers / contractors are complying with the EHS & food safety standards through audits and communications.
  • Manage and control all documents (manuals, policies, procedures, logs etc.) related to EHSMS & food safety and the corresponding reports.
  • Collaborate with various departments to implement corporate social responsibility activities aimed at contributing positively to the community and environment.
  • Oversee the implementation and monitoring of Rotana Earth programs within the hotel
  • Operate in a safe and environmentally friendly way to protect guests’ and employees’ health and safety, as well as protect and conserve the environment
  • Comply with the hotel environmental, health and safety policies and procedures
Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities will include:
  • Develop OHSMS manuals, policies and procedures and review periodically or less if required.
  • Lead the implementation of OHS System and monitor the system through inspections, meetings e.g., OHS meetings, Management review… with the Head of departments as well as the operational colleagues.
  • Retain active involvement in periodic reviews and assisting in setting EHS objectives and targets.
  • Ensure that new employees receive all OHS trainings related to their specific tasks.
Report to senior management and sector regulatory authority on the OHSMS performance. * Ensure the Legal requirements are updated, communicated, and implemented throughout the property.
  • Establish and plan audits and inspections to ensure compliance with OHS regulations.
  • Oversee and communicate all audit results. Establish action plans to ensure the hotel compliance with OHS regulatory requirements.
  • Conduct and regularly review the risk assessment for all areas in the hotel in coordination with the concerned departments and implement specific control measures.
SkillsEducation, Qualifications & ExperiencesYou must be a college / university degree graduate preferably in Health / Hygiene / Quality management with a minimum of one year experience in a similar role with preferable previous experience in the Middle East. You should be a computer literate with effective communication skills, both verbal and written in English & preferable additional in Arabic.Knowledge & CompetenciesThe ideal candidate will be customer driven and an extremely proactive and ‘switched on’ personality with an outgoing, charismatic and approachable character. You will work well under pressure in a fast paced environment and be a great team player, who thrives in working with a multi-cultural team and guests alike, while possessing following additional competencies:Understanding Hotel Operations
Effective Communication
Planning for Business
Supervising People
Understanding Differences
Supervising Operations
Teamwork
Adaptability
Customer Focus
Drive for Results

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