Health, Safety and Environment Specialist

Health, Safety and Environment Specialist

Job Location: Budapest, Hungary
Job Type: Full Time
Pay rate: 11,000,000-12,000,000 HUF per annum
Schedule: Mon-Fri

Position Overview: VitalCheck Wellness is seeking a Health & Safety Specialist for employees of a global investment management company in Budapest, Hungary.

In this role, you'll be responsible for creating and overseeing health and safety protocols for the company and ensuring that staff members are properly informed regarding emergency preparedness, use of protective equipment, and accident protocols. You will have the opportunity to help create a workplace that is safe, compliant, and conducive to successful growth. You will have the chance to use communication to conduct trainings and ensure employee understanding of critical protocols.

To ensure success as a safety specialist, you should display exceptional knowledge of company safety policies and relevant local health and safety requirements and be certified to act as the company’s safety representative (munkavédelmi képviselő). The safety representative should be able to identify opportunities to minimize workplace health hazards quickly and efficiently. If you are detail oriented and committed to bettering the workplace, this could be the perfect job for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development, implementation, and refinement of firm-wide safety programs including, but not limited to: Emergency preparedness; Incident management; Employee training; New joiner orientation; Ergonomics and workplace needs assessments; Travel and event safety; Radiation safety; Chemical management; Vendor due diligence
• Assist in overseeing accident and injury prevention programs, analyze incident data, creating awareness by communicating lessons learned.
• Support hazard identification and risk assessment programs.
• Conduct risk assessments related to jobs performed (Job Hazard Analysis) and new equipment/processes for potential safety concerns.
• Assist internal safety and compliance audits/inspections, follow-up with corrective actions to close audit findings.
• Responsible for creating, compiling and assisting in maintaining and filing safety related records, logs and checklists.
• Provide technical assistance on EHS compliance and EHS projects on a range of areas such as Machine Guarding, PPEs, Confined Space, Equipment Safety, Lock Out Tag Out, Hazardous Materials, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Permit to Work, and more.
• Identifies applicable regulations and standards impacting firm and assists in performing development of plans to meet guidelines, etc.
• Assisting with ergonomic assessment and recommending appropriate risk mitigation measures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, or a related field preferred.
• Desired Credentials: NEBOSH, ISO 45001 Foundation Certification, Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Public health or health and safety experience.
• In-depth knowledge of local and national safety regulations and standards.
• Knowledge of ergonomics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English and customer service skills.
• Able to think critically and quickly in a fluctuating environment for multiple situations at a time.
• Confidence working in a corporate environment.
• Proficiency with technology.

About VitalCheck Wellness

VitalCheck Wellness is a fast-growing healthcare company with presence in the United States, Asia and Europe. We are changing the face of healthcare delivery by bringing high quality healthcare providers directly into the workplace and virtually. Our team builds up service models and technologies to enable companies to easily set up wellness clinics and other preventative medical services in the office at their selected times. Our team is on a mission to transform the traditional healthcare delivery model to ensure everyone in the workforce can keep up to date with their preventative care needs without disrupting their work schedules.

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Last updated on Aug 22, 2024