Section Manager, HSE - Low Voltage - alfanar Electric

Job Purpose

Responsible for overseeing the implementation of HSE policies, procedures, and initiatives within the assigned section by monitoring compliance, managing risks, coordinating training and resources, and supporting continuous improvement in order to ensure a safe working environment and adherence to regulatory and company requirements.

Functional Responsibilities

HSE Policy and Procedure Management:

• Implement and monitor HSE policy statements within the assigned section, ensuring alignment with organizational standards
• Support the review and application of HSE control procedures, reporting any deviations or improvement opportunities
• Recommend section-level preventive measures and contribute to continuous improvement of HSE systems
• Maintain documentation related to HSE audits, reviews, and meetings specific to the section

Risk Assessment and Compliance:

• Conduct risk assessments for daily operations and ensure practices comply with legal and internal HSE requirements
• Identify section-specific hazards and coordinate emergency preparedness plans and relevant training
• Monitor and analyze incident and near-miss data to identify trends and support development of corrective actions
• Submit section HSE performance reports and ensure timely documentation of compliance status

Resource Management and Planning:

• Coordinate with HSE management to ensure availability of tools, equipment, and PPE for safe operations
• Manage HSE-related activities and initiatives within the section’s scope and ensure effective use of resources
• Contribute to the development of annual section-level HSE targets and KPIs
• Track and report KPI performance related to safety, audits, and incidents in the section

Training and Communication:

• Organize and supervise regular safety training and toolbox talks for section staff
• Communicate safety procedures and updates effectively across the section
• Support the execution of corporate health and safety plans in accordance with legal and company guidelines
• Promote a culture of safety awareness and active participation in HSE practices
• Ensure full compliance with statutory and regulatory training requirements
• Approve and monitor execution of certified safety training plans
• Ensure emergency response teams are officially certified and periodically revalidated
• Review audit findings related to training and ensure closure of identified gaps

General Responsibilities

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to recruit, recognize and cultivate high performers and expose them in order to create a robust second line of management.
• Ability to recognize low performers and guide them to improve or release them.
• Ability to treat subordinates equally without any discrimination.
• Assessment criteria of subordinates is performance that leads to planned results.
• Ensure availability of delegation of authority matrix to have sufficient delegations as per company policy.

Responsibility:

• Must take full responsibility for his operation as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines.
• Able to anticipate problems and make the necessary proactive steps to prevent them.
• Ability to take necessary and proper timely decisions.

Delivery:

• Deliver the required results in timely manner with required quality and cost.

Making a Tangible Difference:

• Must make a tangible difference to his area of operation. and exceed business expectations.

Business Planning and Performance:

• Able to transform the corporate goals into business plans.
• Able to Plan, follow-up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans.
• Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly.
• Provide periodic work progress reports.
• Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses to achieve the optimum cost efficiency.

Organizational Development:

• Develop the organizational structure according to the current requirements taking into consideration future and development plans.
• Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment.

Business Process Improvements:

• Develop, coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.
• Should be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to his job and business.
• Promote the automated systems and using them fully, to spread its culture.

Quality:

• Quality is considered as alfanar’s prime competitive advantage as such, managers are expected to act accordingly.

Adaptation:

• Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.

Health, Safety and Environment:

• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per the standard regulations.

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