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Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Salessense


Job Location:

Galway - Ireland

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 2 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 5 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
The job posting is outdated and position may be filled

Job Summary

Overview

Whilst this role is primarily on site my client may well facilitate a day a week from home

To support site safety-Manufacturing/production. To ensure compliance with current legal requirements and best practice ensuring risks are minimised and correct working practices maintained through an underpinning of culture and positive safety behaviours. To seek continuous improvement on health safety and environment practices for all parts of the business areas.

Qualifications
  • At a minimum an Honours Degree (L8) in Health and Safety or equivalent
  • 5 years experience working in a world class-manufacturing facility is preferred.
  • Good all-round knowledge of EHS in the workplace
  • Communication builds cross-functional awareness; clearly communicates project team expectations; good influencing / negotiation / conflict resolution skills.
  • Accomplished programme manager
  • Advanced skills in business finance cross-functional awareness leadership communication influence negotiation and conflict resolution.
Responsibilities
  • Develop the EHS strategy for the site and identify the key projects to deliver all primary metrics. Report monthly to EHS corporate team and site management on key lagging and leading indicators for the site.
  • Manage incident investigation process on site and report to regulatory and corporate bodies as -ordinate with operations teams to ensure corrective actions are identified and implemented.
  • Support subsidiary sites in Ireland and provide support on EHS matters for those sites.
  • Provide EH&S support for the value streams to world-class standards ensuring that products and deliveries are built in the safest and most efficient manner.
  • Monitor key changes in legislation and report to management to ensure the site is compliant
  • Manage the sites ISO standards standards and co-ordinate key activities and audits.
  • Ensure that standard work requirements are compliant for the relevant modules refer to BOS for responsibilities.
  • Manage the sites Behavioural Based Safety programme ensuring that all observations and corrective actions are completed on schedule.
  • Manage the sites ergonomic programme.
  • Manage EHS Training management per training matrix.
  • Reduce the sites carbon footprint (energy waste water and refrigerant loss reduction) Identify projects to assist in achieving TT goals of reducing greenhouse gases.

Required Experience:

IC