Safety Officer

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more 125 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

Roles and Responsibilities: 

- Ensure plant compliance with legal obligations related to Health and Safety regulations by implementing H&S policy, organisation and     procedures.

- Support the Plant H&S Committee, Customer Safety Manager etc in taking ownership of Health & Safety Mgmt. Plan and appointing staff for   carrying out Health & Safety functions.

- Authorise work permits after ensuring clearance for hazardous work, electrical isolations etc.

- Receive and investigate reports of accidents, dangerous occurrences and fire damage, determine causes for occurrences and recommend     preventive actions.

- Maintain a system for recording, reporting and investigating injuries, accidents and dangerous occurrences.

- Identify training needs and conduct H&S related trainings at plant.

- Ensure that fire arrangements are properly maintained and that fire drills are carried out at plant.

- Prepare and coordinate internal H&S audits at plant.

- Provides, when needed, support and detailed information regarding own professional area

- Ensure visitor safety and compliance with rules.

- Promote and ensure safety to all employees, contractors and visitors.

- Promote and ensure no non-conformances in our environmental procedures

- Supervise and monitor maintenance of vehicles

- Develop a system of monitoring Lost Time Accident

- Develop a system of monitoring safety and environmental aspects of the plant through developing and communication procedures to the staff.

- Develop an efficient security system in the plant capable of handling all eventualities.

- Develop a system of vehicle maintenance.

- Manage schedule and co-ordinate plant transportation system (buses) and services.

- Ensures implementation and makes adaptation to all environment, health and safety policies and procedures relevant to the plant.

- Advices the plant manager on relevant continuous improvement plans on environment, health and safety, necessary for the plant.

- Advices the plant managers on necessary procedures to be implemented to improve safety and safe operation and maintenance of plant.

- Recommend training and skills development on environment health and safety to the plant manager.

Requirements:

· 2-3 Years experience as Environment,Health and Safety Officer, preferably in a plant environment

· University degree in Bachelor of Science or equivalent

· A resident in Madagascar (Preferable).

· Willing to relocate to Fort Dauphin

· English and French language

· Good moral values

· Technical training

General Skills:

· Communication skills

· Cost awareness & effectiveness

· Cultural knowledge

· Training & development skills

· Reporting & analysing skills

· Teamwork skills

· Workplace ICT equipment & applications

· Wärtsilä quality, health, safety & env. skill

Management & Leadership Competencies:

· B. Change management

Prof/Quality:

· Continual improvement methods

· Contract & Customer Requirements Management

· Documentation management

· HSE Management (Health, Safety & Environment

Last application date: 24.03.2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

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Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,800 professionals, in more than 280 locations in 79 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.