ILRI Technician – Environment Occupational Health and Safety Operations - Kenya Jobs

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Technician – Environment, Occupational, Health and Safety (EOHS) – Operations to provide technical assistance in the EOHS unit at ILRI.

ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world.

Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa.

Key Responsibilities

Pest Control and Waste Management

Coordinate and supervise pest control and treatment

Respond to reported pest incidents
Keep all necessary records for pest control and treatment

Coordinate and supervise periodic waste pick up for different waste categories

Maintain records and necessary data on waste produced and disposed

Conduct inspections and waste audits

Carry out waste management awareness

Emergency Response

Coordinate and supervise periodic maintenance, servicing and testing of firefighting and fire detection equipment

Conduct weekly inspections of firefighting and fire detection equipment, and evacuation routes

Respond to fire incidents and keep record of all reported fire incidents

Conduct periodic first aid boxes’ audit and replenishments

Coordinate quarterly first aiders and fire marshal’s meetings

Prepare incident reports for reported incidents and participate in incident investigations

Kitchen Hygiene and Food Safety

Conduct weekly kitchen and other food facilities inspections

Sample all foods served on a daily basis
Investigate all reported food related complaints

Ensure all food handlers and food facilities adhere to hygiene principles

Water Quality

Conduct daily microbiological fresh water analysis

Conduct weekly sampling and analysis of effluent

Coordinate monthly fresh water sampling by a contracted service provider

Coordinate quarter effluent sampling by a contracted service provider

Review water analysis results and make recommendations

Coordinate and supervise water tanks cleaning

Ergonomics

Conduct ergonomic assessments and implement recommendations

Induct staff on how to use ergonomic workstations provided

Training & participation in various committees

Conduct EOHS induction training for new staff, students, visitors and contractors

Conduct internal EOHS trainings and awareness as may be required

Secretary to the health and safety representatives committee

Coordinate activities of the safety representatives committee include appointments, meetings, incident investigations, trainings and any other activities as may be required.

EOHS Reporting & Record keeping

Collate and trend data on energy, water and waste periodically.

Prepare periodic

reports as may be required.

Receive and respond to queries that come through EOHS helpdesk on a timely basis

Maintain and update EOHS documents and ensure latest versions are in circulation

Create and maintain accurate traceable filing system (soft and hard copies) for all EOHS records

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree preferably in environment or occupational health and safety or any other related field

Must have a minimum of 1 year of experience in environment management and or occupational health and safety management

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Strong interpersonal and good communication skills and ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization

Ability to solve a wide range of problems with support from other EOHS professional staff

Proficient in MS Office

Terms of Appointment

This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. It is open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is on a 3-year contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Job Level

This position is job level 2A, ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.

How to apply

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV expressing their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal on or before 2 August 2018. The position title and reference number REF: RA/07/18 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.

ILRI does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

For more information and job application details, see; ILRI Technician – Environment Occupational Health and Safety Operations - Kenya Jobs

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