Manager, Occupational Health & Safety

The incumbent will be responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive health and safety management system to maintain a safe working conditions and practices as they relate to the operations.

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Applications are invited from suitably qualified employees to fill the following position at the North-Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA):

MANAGER, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

The incumbent will be responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive health and safety management system to maintain a safe working conditions and practices as they relate to the operations. Also, responsible for the development, co-ordination and implementation of systems, polices and processes that ensure the integration of Occupational Health and Safety throughout the Authority.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide professional guidance and input on all related Health and Safety issues at the Authority.
• Plan and institute policies and procedures and approaches for the management of Health and Safety issues in the Authority.
• Develop and publish a workable Health and Safety manual that is applicable to the Authority.
• Institutes a system to ensure that guidelines are followed and adhered to by staff and the public throughout the Region.
• Provide training and educates all staff members on issues relating to Health and Safety.
• Direct and control the planning and implementation of established events and programmes to ensure the achievement of approved work targets.
• Prepare operational and informational reports as required.
• Monitor, report, identify and develop all administrative and professional staff requirements relative to training, upgrading of all required skill sets and performance appraisals.
• Prepare draft budget proposal and administers approved budgets.
• Plan, develop, recommend and implement new procedures and approaches to safety and loss prevention based on reports of incidents, accidents and other data gathered from personnel.

• Disseminate information to Department heads and Institutions regarding potential risk of toxic substances, hazards and other safety information.
• Assist Department Heads in enforcing safety regulations and codes.
• Conduct surveys at Institutions and Facilities on a periodic basis to detect violations, hazards and incorrect work practices and procedures.
• Receive and coordinate the investigation of employee complaints relating to health and safety.
• Develop and implement appropriate procedures for the maintenance of the Department.
• Supervise, direct, appraise, train, develop and monitor the utilization of subordinate personnel to create and maintain effective levels of productivity.
• Conduct Quality Assurance, Inventory Audits and ensure that legal records are properly maintained.

• Perform other related duties as directed by the organizational relationship.

Minimum Qualifications, Training and Experience:

• Bachelor Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Health Safety and Environmental Management, Public health or an equivalent discipline.
• Postgraduate training in Health and Safety Management will be an asset.
• Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in the Health and Safety field; two (2) of which must be at the middle management level.
• Any other equivalent qualifications, training and experience may be considered.

*Certificates acquired at foreign universities MUST be supported by certified transcripts as well as evidence that the completed programme is accredited in Trinidad and Tobago.

All applications should be submitted with a cover letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant certificates, birth certificate, a police certificate of good character, a contact number and two (2) testimonials by March 24, 2026 and addressed (with the name of the position applied for, clearly labelled, on the outside of the envelope and the cover letter). To:

Office of the General Manager, Human Resources

North-Central Regional Health Authority

Building # 39, Third Floor

Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex

Champs Fleurs

Unsuitable/late applications will not be acknowledged.