HSE Officer - Bauchi FMN Agro (FMN Holdings)

Purpose

To support the effective implementation and enforcement of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policies and procedures at the Bauchi plant by monitoring compliance, conducting inspections, managing risks, investigating incidents and promoting a strong safety culture.

The Job

• Implement and monitor compliance with company HSE policies, procedures and standards, and the FMN Life Saving Rules (LSR).
• Conduct routine safety inspections across plant operations, warehouses, conveyors, truck loading bays, blending units and maintenance activities.
• Identify unsafe acts and conditions, conduct risk assessments, and ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Conduct training needs assessments, develop safety training plans, and deliver HSE training, toolbox talks and safety awareness campaigns.
• Carry out daily safety patrols and behaviour-based safety (BBS) observations to promote safe work practices.
• Monitor HSE performance indicators, including first aid incidents (FAI), lost time injuries (LTI), total recordable incidents (TRI), road traffic accidents and fire incidents.
• Ensure proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and compliance with safe systems of work and permit-to-work requirements.

The Person Must

• Have good knowledge of HSE principles, risk assessment, hazard control and incident investigation.
• Understand Nigerian HSE legislation, regulatory requirements and applicable ISO management system standards.
• Be proficient in conducting safety inspections, audits, behaviour-based safety observations and permit-to-work monitoring.

Qualification

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in occupational health and safety, environmental science, engineering or a related discipline.

Experience

• Minimum of two years' cognate experience in HSE within a manufacturing, fertiliser, chemical or process plant environment.

Notice from the employer: FMN is an equal employment opportunity company and will under no circumstance request applicants to pay money or give any personal items of monetary value to our company or any agency.