Manager, Health and Safety

About the Position

We're seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead and enhance workplace safety initiatives across our organization. In this role, you'll develop safety programs, ensure regulatory compliance, drive risk reduction strategies, and foster a culture where employee wellbeing comes first. This is an excellent opportunity to make a measurable impact while partnering with leaders to create safer, healthier work environments.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and maintain company health and safety management systems, training programs, and procedures in line with all current legislation for the assigned country(s).
• Perform monthly safety inspections and maintenance.
• Represent the company at external audits on all health and safety matters.
• Ensure compliance to audit standards and work with auditors and vendors to answer findings and complaints in a timely, efficient, and professional manner.
• Design and develop written health and safety procedures.
• Monitor, revise, and implement ongoing updates in safety regulations, laws, or reporting requirements.
• Provide technical safety and health support and information to all employees.
• Responsible for the coordination of risk assessment activities including record keeping.
• Analysis of risk assessment, near miss, and accident data to present to the senior management team.
• Develop long-term strategies to reduce accidents that are data-driven.
• Investigate accidents to include gathering all documentation in line with company policies, compiling all documentation relating to any insurance claims made against the company, and liaising with insurance companies, solicitors, and other related organizations in pursuit of insurance claims.
• Develop and deliver safety training programs to reduce workplace accidents and incidents including assessment of such training activities.
• Administer mandatory safety training and ensure all newly hired employees, agency employees, contractors, visitors, and transferred employees receive proper training.
• Represent the company at any internal safety meetings, customer, or supplier safety meetings presenting data, recording actions, and monitoring the progress of those actions.
• Work with the operational teams to improve the working environment and reduce the impacts to the employee from operational activities as well as recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to work hazards.
• Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety and environmental regulation compliance. This will include property in and around the facility.
• Review plans and specifications for the development of new machinery, equipment, or processes to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
• Manage and support all documentation related to material handling equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health is preferred with a minimum of certification in the designated country for health, safety, and environment.
• 5 years of experience in a health and safety role, preferably in a warehouse or manufacturing environment, as well as experience in developing and administering health and safety programs.
• Familiar with country-specific health and safety standards including OSHA, ISO, and internal audit qualifications.
• Understanding of DOT compliance and EPA environmental regulations.
• OSHA 10-hour or Basic Knowledge of Plant Safety and Current First Aid/CPR First Responder Training desired.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Able to work and be flexible and available for on-call hours before and/or after normal business hours in addition to off-shift hours.
• Able to travel 50-75% and manage multiple facilities.

We Offer

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market-competitive compensation package.

About the Company

DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse, and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics, and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave. We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion, or belief.