EHS Officer

Highlands is a Kenyan company manufacturing and marketing non-alcoholic beverages, with a history spanning 69 years. A Pioneer of the East African beverages industry, Highlands has been transformed from a small family factory to a category leader with an "own-brand" portfolio that spans the major beverage categories and consumer segments of the market.
EHS Officer


Key Responsibilities

EHS Inspections & Compliance

Perform monthly EHS inspections, prepare a monthly EHS inspection report and pro-actively follow up on findings and recommendations;
Perform routine EHS compliance checks against pre-defined checklists across the plant on a daily / weekly basis;
Track, review, and update the dairy plant’s EHS Safety board on a daily basis;
Ensure that EHS related information board notices and signs are properly placed in the right areas and sections around the plant and are not covered, blocked, and or damaged to restrict the purpose of visual communication;

Safety Training & Emergency Preparedness

Assist in providing formal EHS company trainings on health and workplace safety, hazardous waste, and other occupational and environmental topics and ensure that scheduled EHS trainings are being carried out;
Perform weekly inspections of all emergency equipment, tools, and the dispensary at the dairy plant to ensure that they are in proper working condition;
Provide emergency response for workplace incidents to ensure that Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) incidents are minimized;
Assist in coordinating trainings on First Aid, Fire Safety Drills, communicable diseases among others with external agencies and government bodies.

Incident Management & Risk Controls

Follow up and ensure that all workplace incidents are recorded and reported as and when they occur;
Assist the Factory Manager in carrying out investigations with the help of the concerned department for all reported workplace accidents and prepare reports for the same covering the nature of incident, place and time of occurrence, staff involved, root cause analysis, emergency response provided and time taken to respond, and recommended corrective action among others;
Assist the Manager in liaising with the procurement department by advising and offering guidance in procuring PPE product specifications and perform verification of supplied safety gear equipment;
Review, monitor and ensure that work permits have followed the right approval processes;

Food Safety & Environmental Management

Ensure that all applicable food safety standards are implemented;
Verify all the applicable Critical Control Points (CCPs) and Operational Prerequisite Programmes (OPRPs), Prerequisite Programmes (PRPs);
Assist in coordination of EHS activities in community outreach events;
Co-ordinate engagements with regulatory authorities such NEMA, NFA, Auditors etc.

Stakeholder Engagement & Policy

Assist and participate in the development and updating of EHS related policies.