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Job Description
Albemarle is hiring a Health and Safety Manager. This position is located at the Kemerton Lithium Processing Plant in the Southwest of Western Australia.
What You Will Do
- Develop and implement a Health and Safety management system in the workplace, in accordance with established regulatory requirements, as well as Albemarle policies, directives and guidelines
- Provide oversight and direction to ensure operational activities are compliant with regulations, guidelines, procedures, and industry standards. This requires inspections, evaluations, risk assessments and the development of procedures to ensure the hazards associated with these activities are controlled
- Evaluate practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law; establish internal plant wide policies, and review and update as necessary to ensure compliance
- Monitor current and future legal and other requirements applicable within operations and planned operational changes or new equipment/processes. Ensure potential impacts and controls are communicated to operational management
- Provide support to ensure incident investigations are effective to discover root causes and ensure appropriate actions are identified, implemented and monitored
- Define, drive and report on health and safety goals, actions, awareness, issues and statistics
- Partner with organizational leadership and corporate health and safety to establish health and safety strategic plan and priorities and to develop, implement, and continuously improve health and safety programs and performance.
What You Bring
Required:
- Degree qualified in Health and Safety coupled with experience in a similar role
- Demonstrable experience in the development of Health and Safety strategies, procedures and processes.
- Extensive experience in auditing and ICAM
- Ten (10) + years’ experience managing safety and health within a chemical manufacturing environment
- Practical, hands-on experience developing and implementing program elements, compliance initiatives, risk assessment, industrial hygiene, root cause analysis, and employee engagement
- Deep understanding of legal health and safety regulations
- A high level of leadership, communication, and engagement skills within all levels of the business that drive a positive safety culture.
- Strong interpersonal skills and comfort interacting with a variety of employees at all levels of the organization
Benefits of Joining Albemarle
We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.