About this role
Health Safety and Environment Officer
Location: Awe, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Purpose
- The HSE Officer promotes and maintains a safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant workplace across Amo Farm operations.
- The role involves implementing HSE policies, conducting inspections, identifying risks, investigating incidents, and ensuring compliance with statutory and company safety requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement and monitor the company’s Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures.
- Conduct regular workplace inspections, risk assessments, and safety audits.
- Identify hazards and recommend appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor compliance with PPE, safety procedures, fire safety, emergency response, and safe work practices.
- Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses, and unsafe acts, and prepare detailed reports.
- Conduct HSE inductions, toolbox talks, safety training, and awareness programmes for employees and contractors.
- Monitor environmental practices including waste management, chemical handling, pollution prevention, and housekeeping.
- Maintain accurate HSE records, reports, inspection checklists, and incident documentation.
- Coordinate emergency preparedness drills and ensure emergency equipment is available and functional.
- Liaise with relevant regulatory bodies and support compliance with applicable HSE legislation and standards.
- Advise management and employees on HSE risks and recommended control measures.
- Follow up on identified corrective actions to ensure timely closure.
- Promote a strong safety culture and continuous improvement across the farm.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Safety, or a related field.
- Professional HSE certification such as NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent is an added advantage.
- 4-6 years’ experience in HSE, preferably within agriculture, manufacturing, food production, poultry, or a related industrial environment.
- Good knowledge of HSE legislation, risk assessment, incident investigation, and emergency response.
- Strong communication, reporting, observation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a farm/industrial environment and conduct regular field inspections.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Key Competencies:
- Safety consciousness
- Risk assessment and hazard identification
- Incident investigation
- Regulatory compliance
- Communication and training
- Report writing
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving
- Ability to influence safe behaviour
Application Closing Date
31st October, 2026.