Admin, HR and HSE Officer Job in Kenya (80k)

Title: Admin, HR and HSE Officer, 

Industry: Agriculture,

Location: West Pokot,

Gross Salary: Ksh 80k,

Our client in the Agriculture industry is looking for an Administrative, HR and HSE Officer who can handle both HR issues and HSE matters.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure candidate documentation is collected and recorded/filed.
  • Oversee all staff engagement for the country office and manage the new hire orientation and exit process.
  • Compliance and Record-keeping
  • Annually review the Personnel Handbook recommending amendments needed due to changes in local conditions or labor laws.
  • Manage time clocking system for the office, ensuring timely submission, approval, accuracy, and filing.
  • Compensation and Benefits as well as Employee Relations.
  • Coordinate with Finance Manager in the preparation of Payroll.

  • Review employee final payments for accuracy and compliance with labour laws.
  • Ensure smooth running of all administrative functions with county officials.
  • Undertake employee training and development and make recommendations.
  • Oversee the coordination and implementation of annual performance reviews.
  • Coach, counsel, and discipline employees.
  • Work with senior management to resolve employee relations issues pragmatically.
  • Investigate employee relations issues and work to ensure human resources-related decisions are consistent and fair.
  • Initiate, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, and procedures. Monitoring plant operations to ensure that they comply with government regulations on environmental protection, safety, and health issues such as OSHA standards
  • Ensuring that employees are trained in proper safety practices and procedures, including emergency response protocols
  • Coordinating with production teams and other departments to ensure that production goals are met
  • Assists, plans and implements safety policies and procedures in compliance with local and state regulations including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Provide HSE training, awareness and induction on site to staff, contractors and other relevant parties.
  • Performs safety audits and inspections, prepares written reports of findings and recommendations for corrective or preventive measures where indicated and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented.
  • Have first line responsibility for incident investigations, including but not limited to investigating, making initial recommendations and putting measures in place to prevent reoccurrence
  • Assists in the development, evaluation and upgrading of safety programs.
  • Keep HSE statistical records, such as incidents, accidents, near-misses and working hours on site.
  • Ensuring the well-being of workforce and compliance of HSE within the plant.
  • Keep HSE registers up to date, including renewals of permits, licenses, etc.
  • Assist Plant Manager to implement accident-prevention and environmental impact activities on site.
  • Carrying out risk assessments and considering how risks could be reduced including medical checkups for the staff.
  • Outlining safe operational procedures which identify and take account of all relevant hazards.
  • Advising on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery, use of PPEs and occupational diseases.
  • Act as Emergency coordinator on site.

Key Qualifications.

  • Degree in relevant area, HR environment. 
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience as HR and HSE Officer preferably in a busy manufacturing plant.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with HR and HSE management systems in an industrial setting.
  • OHS certification or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of ISO safety, quality and environmental standards (preferred).

How To Apply

If you are up to the challenge, and possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Admin, HR and HSE Officer – West Pokot ) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 18th February 2023.