West Kenya Sugar Company Limited is the fastest growing sugar
company in Kenya located in Kakamega, along the Kakamega – Webuye Road.
We pride ourselves in the quality of our products, personnel and
productivity.
Safety Officer
The job holder will be responsible for keeping employees free of
danger, risk or injury in the workplace by planning, implementing and
coordinating the company’s safety and health programs to prevent workplace
injury, remove hazards and correct unsafe environmental working
conditions.
He/she will also be responsible for promoting workplace safety
by identifying and monitoring potential hazards to employees and company
property as well as increasing safety and health awareness among employees.
Requirements:
The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in safety
management, safety engineering, occupational environment, safety and health,
industrial engineering or related field and at least 7 years of relevant work
experience.
The candidate should demonstrate a working knowledge of safety
rules and regulations at all levels of organization.
The candidate should also show ability, through demonstrated
experience, to accomplish the following:
- conduct
safety audits and inspections to ensure compliance with occupational
safety and health requirements, develop,
- implement
and maintain employee training programs;
- establish
and manage workplace safety programs, procedures and policies, investigate
and evaluate work place accidents, fire and other work hazards,
- develop
and implement prevention measures and related records.
Must be conversant with Occupational Safety and Health
legislation
Managing Director
West Kenya Sugar Company Limited
Po Box 2101
Kakamega
West Kenya Sugar Company Limited
Po Box 2101
Kakamega
or to email address: info@wksugar.com
To reach not later than Friday, October 19, 2012.