Occupational Health and Safety Officer

A luxury⠀hospitality⠀brand for⠀modern⠀travellers,⠀Anantara⠀connects⠀guests to⠀genuine⠀places,⠀people and⠀stories⠀through⠀personal⠀experiences⠀and⠀providing⠀heartfelt⠀hospitality⠀in the⠀world’s⠀most⠀exciting⠀destinations.⠀From⠀pristine⠀islands⠀and⠀tropical⠀beaches to⠀cosmopolitan⠀cities,⠀tranquil⠀deserts⠀and lush⠀jungles,⠀Anantara⠀welcomes⠀guests for⠀journeys⠀rich in⠀discovery.

• Conduct &⠀regular⠀inspection⠀for all⠀areas in⠀the hotel,⠀implement⠀site⠀specific⠀control⠀measures⠀to⠀minimize⠀hazards⠀related to⠀OHS and⠀Food⠀Safety.
• Monitor⠀/ identify⠀relevant⠀changes in⠀OHS /⠀HACCP⠀local⠀regulations⠀and laws⠀and update⠀the⠀internal⠀procedures,⠀policies⠀and forms⠀accordingly
• Drive⠀improvement⠀and track⠀goals⠀achievement⠀through⠀collection,⠀analysis⠀and⠀communication⠀of OHS⠀goals and⠀measurements
• Manage⠀and⠀control⠀all⠀documents⠀(manuals,⠀policies,⠀procedures,⠀logs)⠀related to⠀Occupational⠀Health and⠀Safety⠀measures,⠀HACCP and⠀the⠀corresponding⠀reports.
• Conducting⠀internal⠀Food⠀Hygiene⠀audit &⠀recommending⠀the⠀corrective⠀actions⠀verifying⠀the⠀closure of⠀the⠀findings.
• Preparing⠀training⠀programs⠀related to⠀OHS and⠀Food⠀safety (as⠀per local⠀and Minor⠀Hotel⠀Group⠀requirements).⠀Verify⠀also that⠀the team⠀members⠀are⠀trained on⠀the basic⠀EHS⠀identified⠀for their⠀departmental⠀operations.
• Verification⠀of the CCP⠀monitoring⠀& HACCP⠀records.
• Perform⠀annual⠀review of⠀OHS &⠀HACCP⠀Manual or⠀when and⠀where it⠀is⠀required.
• Investigation⠀of OHS⠀incidents,⠀Food⠀poisoning⠀allegations⠀&⠀preparing⠀the final⠀report⠀finding⠀the root⠀cause.
• Conducting⠀monthly⠀HACCP/OHS⠀meetings &⠀providing⠀recommendations⠀to⠀Management⠀for⠀improvements⠀in the⠀Food⠀Safety and⠀OHS.
• Verify⠀the⠀compliance⠀of monthly⠀Microbiological⠀& Chemical⠀analysis⠀reports of⠀Food,⠀Water &⠀Ice⠀against⠀required⠀standards.
• Monitoring⠀the⠀receiving⠀&⠀rejection⠀policy of⠀food items⠀in to the⠀Hotel
• Conducting⠀Basic Food⠀Safety⠀internal⠀Training⠀for food⠀handlers
• Leading⠀sustainability⠀implementation,⠀training,⠀auditing⠀and⠀monitoring.
• Assisting⠀departments⠀in⠀conducting⠀Risk⠀assessment⠀for all⠀activities⠀in the⠀Hotel
• Leading⠀evacuation⠀drill⠀exercise⠀and⠀emergency⠀preparedness⠀exercise⠀for the⠀team⠀members.
• Ensure⠀the⠀ADEHSMS⠀(Abu Dhabi⠀Environment⠀Health and⠀Safety⠀Management⠀System)⠀and ADFCA⠀(Abu Dhabi⠀Food⠀Control⠀Authority)⠀regulations⠀and⠀requests⠀are fully⠀implemented⠀and⠀adhered⠀to.
• Updating⠀and⠀communicating⠀the team⠀with⠀latest⠀changes in⠀local and⠀international⠀regulations⠀related to⠀Food⠀Safety and⠀OHS.
• Sustainability,⠀Health &⠀Safety
• Always⠀adhere to⠀sustainability⠀practices⠀of minor⠀hotels.
• Minimise⠀negative⠀environmental⠀impacts,⠀save⠀energy,⠀water
• Adhere⠀to waste⠀management⠀program,⠀segregate⠀waste and⠀do not⠀pollute⠀local⠀environment.⠀Reduce and⠀Reuse
• Adhere⠀to HACCP &⠀OSHAD⠀safety⠀standards
• Report⠀accidents⠀and⠀violations
• Needs⠀to take⠀initiatives⠀for all⠀OSHMS⠀activities⠀in the⠀hotel.
• Communicate⠀with⠀General⠀Manager⠀for⠀additional⠀resources.
• Scheduling⠀internal⠀audits,⠀management⠀reviews⠀and OSHMS⠀monthly⠀meetings.
• Monitoring⠀OSHMS⠀legislative⠀requirements⠀and⠀compliance⠀including⠀safe work⠀procedures.
• Providing⠀advice and⠀assistance⠀on OSH to⠀management⠀and⠀employees.
• Report⠀to DCT Abu⠀Dhabi in⠀regular⠀intervals⠀or⠀whenever⠀needed;
• Stimulating⠀a high⠀level of⠀safety⠀awareness⠀always
• Assign⠀responsibilities⠀to other⠀team⠀members⠀whenever⠀needed.
• Assisting⠀Supervisors⠀to develop⠀and⠀implement⠀the OSH⠀procedures.
• Checking⠀the needed⠀corrective⠀actions⠀are⠀completed⠀within⠀time and⠀it is⠀effective.
• Reviewing⠀safety⠀reports⠀and⠀inspections;
• Preparing⠀and⠀participating⠀in safety⠀meetings⠀and⠀programs;
• Facilitating⠀Tool Box⠀Talks on a⠀regular⠀basis;
• Insisting⠀on correct⠀and safe⠀practices⠀always;
• Preparing⠀and⠀conducting⠀project⠀safety⠀inductions;
• Investigating⠀and⠀developing⠀new OH&S⠀initiatives;
• Conducting⠀incident⠀investigations;
• Leading⠀by example⠀and⠀promoting⠀OH&S at⠀every⠀opportunity;
• Facilitating⠀the⠀maintenance⠀of all⠀records as⠀required⠀under the⠀OSHMS;
• Participating⠀in regular⠀workplace⠀inspections⠀and ensure⠀that any⠀improvements⠀resulting⠀from such⠀an⠀inspection⠀will take⠀appropriate⠀action⠀upon the⠀required⠀time⠀frame;
• Monitoring⠀and⠀conducting⠀essential⠀trainings⠀for⠀OSHMS;
• Ensure⠀all⠀reported⠀incidents⠀are⠀investigated⠀properly;
• Ensure⠀OSHMS⠀targets⠀and goals⠀are⠀met.
• Conducting⠀spot⠀checks.
• Ensuring⠀Corrective⠀actions⠀are⠀completed⠀within⠀time.
• Ensure⠀daily⠀safety⠀checklists⠀are⠀completed⠀by⠀departments.
• Ensure⠀OSHMS⠀monitoring⠀program is⠀effective

• A bachelor’s degree in related Occupational Health and Safety
• Valid competency certificates
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in this position.
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Good in communication, mature and proactive
• Proficient in all Microsoft Applications