Ohs Program Manager

**Company Description**
We are SGS - the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

An opportunity is available within an SGS client's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Team for a skilled safety professional who can work independently. This position involves working at the Client's offices on a full time permanent basis.

You will have the opportunity to work independently, help develop and implement a local health and safety program and have a big impact directly on the employees you support.

Here are some key responsibilities for you in this role:

- Prioritize work based on team objectives.
- Complete projects with little need for oversight.
- Establish and meet deadlines.
- Collaborate with team members, clients, and other stakeholders.
- Identify and act on improvement opportunities for the program.
- Facilitate program communications and provide regular status reports to your manager and other stakeholders.

Some other aspects of the role:

- Standard business hours, onsite at SGS's client site.
- You will be the primary OHS support for the SGS client's office.
- The team has weekly meetings to prioritize what will be done for the week.
- Work comes from various sources: new or updated activities from SGS's client work teams, injury investigations, maintaining OHS tools and systems.
- You will have the opportunity to develop working relationships with many SGS's client internal customer teams and various stakeholders in Facilities, HR, and Security. This may mean participating in meetings or having informal small group or 1-on-1 discussions to understand requirements and deliver required safety assessment.

**Qualifications**
Required and desired skills:

- 5-10 years of experience in the Occupational Health and Safety field. Must have the following training or be willing to acquire it within 60 days after starting work: RCRA Hazardous Waste Manager (8-hour
- must complete this training annually) DOT Hazardous Materials Shipper (8-hour
- must complete this training every three years).
- Must possess strong cross team/group/organisational collaboration skills; ability to foresee and analyze project risks, develop risk management plan and mitigate subsequent issues.
- Must have good written communication skills
- Must be proficient in analyzing data for trends, developing and executing effective professional communications, and adult learning.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and other Microsoft tools.

**Additional Information**

**WHY WORK FOR SGS?**

Working at SGS means joining an innovative, Global company. Here are some of the benefits to working for SGS.
- As a company, we have embraced the shift to flexible work
- Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time for volunteering day and blood donations
- Corporate health & wellbeing offers
- Ongoing learning & development
- Career development opportunities (Nationally and Globally)
- SGS Rewards: Our employee benefits platform with access to retail and online discounts and cashback

**COME TO WORK AND BE 100% YOU**

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