Environment, Health & Safety Officer

About the role

GBfoods is seeking an Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Officer to lead and supervise all EHS activities across its production sites. The role ensures continuous optimisation of production while maintaining a strong safety and environmental culture.

Key responsibilities

• Promote a continuous‑improvement strategy for EHS initiatives and embed an EHS culture throughout the organisation.
• Conduct and coordinate EHS inspections on the shop floor, ensuring compliance with regulations, company policies and key performance indicators.
• Verify that contractors, suppliers and consultants adhere to relevant legislation and GBfoods safety practices.
• Lead accident‑prevention efforts, manage near‑miss reporting and support incident investigations to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Analyse incident records (personal injury, property damage, fires, spills) and implement appropriate corrective measures.
• Support departments in preparing and monitoring risk assessments and safe‑working practices.
• Respond to employee safety and health concerns, assist Occupational Health & Safety Committees, and act during fires or emergencies.
• Ensure proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by all personnel, contractors and visitors.
• Maintain environmental safeguards, housekeeping standards and amenities to ensure a safe workplace.
• Perform safety inductions, safety checks before and after non‑routine work, and verify maintenance activities comply with safety requirements.
• Oversee the condition and periodic servicing of firefighting equipment.
• Provide support for internal and external H&S/EMS audits and supervise implementation of audit recommendations.

Required profile

• Proven experience in environmental, health and safety management within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of local and international EHS legislation and standards.
• Ability to lead investigations, analyse data and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with employees, contractors, suppliers and senior management.
• Detail‑oriented with a proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation.

Required skills

• Risk assessment
• Incident investigation
• EHS audit support
• Fire safety management
• PPE compliance