Health and Safety Senior

Overview of the role

Ensure a safe, secure, clean and functional environment for our visitors and co-workers. Maintain the building, electro-mechanical operating systems, non-selling furniture, interior and exterior in “shape as new” to promote the image and brand of IKEA.

What you will do

• Drive the Safety and Security agenda by using the Operational Risk Management Process (root cause analysis, influencing factors, decision-making process.
• work with the appropriate managers to reduce the potential of future occurrences and escalate issues where appropriate,
• Ensure a proactive approach to Safety and Security Risk Management where risks are considered at an early stage and handled as an integrated part of the business
• Initiate and perform risk assessments on Safety and Security matters and Lead the H&S training calendar.
• Work with the maintenance team to ensure that all building Fire Protection systems and Equipment is safe and well maintained.
• Work with relevant parties to ensure that WM program is healthy and meets local regulations.
• Work with HR to ensure that enough number of first aiders and fire marshals are trained,
• Ensure that all 3rd parties are aware about IKEA H &S rules.
• Manage the fire protection program.
• Develop and Update regularly the H&S SOPs.
• Accountable for the internal and external securing of any unit, coach, develop and educate all co-workers and external partners to ensure they comply with the OSHA, Group Risk Manual and the IKEA H&S policy.
• plan the Emergency Response Group in order to minimize the effect of 'major incidents' on the business
• investigate internal and external incidents and recommend solution and revision of routines as necessary
• Develop and communicate an annual action plan as well as monitor and evaluate the success of this plan in order to influence future plans
• Effectively utilize all available risk tools including SEC check, CCTV and Incident Reporting System and other internal and external data to analyze the results of all risks to the business.
• Effectively manage and inspire your team, with particular reference to their selection, training and development in order to ensure you have a competent and well informed team who can meet our customer needs and expectations and have in place a workable and realistic succession plan
• Manage costs under the risk team and work with the Leadership Team to maximize efficiency of spend without impacting on levels of service to the customer of Safety standards
• Ensure the First Aid facility always fully ready to support incase of need by keeping accurate inventory and regular follow-up to ensure there is enough first aiders are available throughout Operation.
• Contribute to IKEA development by supporting national expansion projects. To build key relationships with external bodies in order to champion IKEA within the local community
• Manage safety of all in-house activities with an over-all responsibility of supervisors and facility management technicians.
• Manage safety of all external contractors.
• Prepare safety technical reports and progress review reports.
• Monitor safety of all works through site inspections, followed by documenting minutes of all meetings.
• Provide feedback, report to management with opinions and suggestions on improvement of work with safety, and cost being important considerations.
• Check and approve all drawings and technical material where required and give advice accordingly based on experience, research and expertise.
• Upload safety data, codes, and incident reports to regional share folders.
• Participate in Ops department annual budget reviews and setting.
• Participate in the tender preparation and review for all maintenance contracts.
• Plan and forecast various health and safety capital projects and major modification/refurbishment jobs for longevity of equipment.
• Respond and co-operate with any Government requirements associated with sites to achieve the work required and to ensure compliance with all government departments.
• Manage major fire safety tests like generator full load test, blackout test, emergency lights test, fire pumps tests, etc.
• Arrange with external service providers to manage the shutdown plans & developing performance of utilities.
• Perform safety inspection & maintenance inspection and putting action plan to fix all comments.
• Collect quotations and offers from subcontractors and issuing the comparison sheet to choose the best quality and price.
• Manage firefighting (FF) systems in the store and in fire pump room with mall team