Industrial Hygienist

Job description / Role

About the Company

ADNOC Distribution is on a journey to change the retail landscape, delivering tangible actions to facilitate progress in providing sustainable mobility solutions for our customers. We are taking bold and transformative steps to grow our domestic and international footprint for our customers. We are customer-centric, offering digitally enabled journeys and providing innovative products and services to drive accelerated and sustainable development for the future of mobility. ADNOC Distribution markets, sells, and distributes transportation fuel to both retail and commercial customers. We also run non-fuel services at our service stations.

About the Job

Provides technical support to the Company in the systematic identification, assessment, monitoring and remedial action planning of chemical, physical, biological, psychosocial and ergonomic hazards and of risks at a level of ALARP ( As Low As Reasonably Practicable ) within the plants, and ensures compliance with ADNOC and other legal requirements.

Key Accountabilities

Risk Management and Compliance
- Assists in developing, tracking, and ensuring proper implementation of ADNOC Distribution Health, Safety and Environment Strategic Objectives specifically in the field of Environment and Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Management.
- Support Senior Industrial Hygienist in conducting industrial Hygiene Risk Management.
- Assist in Health, Safety and Environment Management System audits and follow up of identified risks
- Assists in identifying risks in the workplace and advises on how to avoid and control them.
- Supports all Facilities for the development and implementation of the site / facility specific Industrial Hygiene prevention / protection measures, Risk Management & ensures HSE Control Measures are implemented.

Surveys and Research
- Identifies impact of various occupational health and hygiene risks on the public
- Assists in performing industrial hygiene surveys in the workplace, Heat Stress monitoring, Noise Surveys, Chemical exposure monitoring, Lighting surveys, and Ergonomic studies.
- Conducts research on new developments and advancements in the field of Industrial Hygiene and shares findings with the team.

Training and Reporting
- Assists in the development and delivery of training and awareness programs for employees and public.
- Assists in the preparation of reports and presentations for management.
- Maintains records and documentation related to occupational health activities and initiatives.

Generic Accountabilities

Supervision
- Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
- Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.

Budgets
- Provide input for preparation of the Department/ Section budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
- Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
- Implement approved Department / Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Department / Section's work programs in line with Company and International standards
- Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.

Generic Accountabilities (Cont.)

Performance Management
- Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Department / Section in line with the Company Performance framework.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
- Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with best Industry standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.

Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability
- Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Standards

Reports
- Provide inputs to prepare MIS and progress reports for Company Management

Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or HSE related equivalent qualification.
- 4 years' experience in HSE preferably within a retail or oil and gas industry
- Experience in implementing several core industrial hygiene programs such as Hearing Conservation Program (HCP), Respiratory Protection Program (fit testing), Hazardous Substance Management Program, Personal Protective Equipment management program, and Food Safety Program.
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Demonstratable interpersonal skills.
- Administration experience, familiar with MS Office.
- Capable to communicate in English for both written and oral.
- Preferable certification: Possess a professional certification in health, safety and environment or industrial hygiene (i.e. NEBOSH, IOSH, BOHS,AIHA, ) or equivalent

About the Company

We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.

We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.

Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.

Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.