EHS Specialist

Health & Safety Specialist

Shannon, Co. Clare

Our client, a leading manufacturing company based in Shannon, Co. Clare, is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Specialist to join their Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) team. This is an excellent opportunity for an EH&S professional to play a key role in maintaining a safe, compliant, and continuously improving manufacturing environment.

The Role

Based at the company's Shannon production facility, you will support the site's EH&S programme, ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation while driving continuous improvement and promoting a strong Zero Harm culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and coordinate assigned elements of the site's EH&S programme and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, implement and maintain EH&S management systems, policies, procedures and work instructions in line with legislative and business requirements.
• Support EH&S activities including audits, risk assessments, compliance monitoring and reporting.
• Assist with the preparation and submission of Annual Environmental Reports (AER) and Environmental Performance Reports (EPR) to the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Investigate EH&S incidents, identify root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 management systems.
• Coordinate statutory health, safety and environmental training across the site.
• Support site business units on EH&S projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist in the management of the site's Emergency Response Team.

About You

You will have:

• A relevant qualification in Environmental, Health & Safety or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in an EH&S role, ideally within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• A good understanding of EH&S legislation, management systems and regulatory compliance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a positive, can-do attitude.
• Excellent leadership, training and presentation skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

To apply for this position, please submit your CV to info@eflexes.com