Alshaya Group Looking for Health & Safety Manager – Central Production Facility – Kuwait at Kuwait ,  Gulf Full Time

CPF
Alshaya’s Central Production Facility (CPF) in Kuwait currently employs more than 150 people and manufactures food products for brands such as Starbucks. Now is an exciting time to join CPF as they embark on plan to improve, innovate and build additional revenue streams.

Work with the Operations Manager and the Health and Safety Team to identify, assess and reduce areas of risk related to people, property, and asset safety across the Alshaya Food Site
To deliver the day-to-day tasks, activities, and outputs required to maintain high levels of health & safety compliance as specified by the Head of Health and Safety.
Provide the company with prompt and professional accident / H&S incident investigation service, working with internal and external resources. Focus on and offer advice around legal/company compliance and best practices relating to all health and safety aspects across Alshaya Food.
Knowledge:

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Fire Safety knowledge
• Food Safety Level 3
• Putting the Customer first and making them the core focus of your role striving to create a positive experience at every interaction point with both internal and external customers being proactive in understanding their needs treating your colleagues and team members as customers and taking responsibility to support and help them to grow with us.
• Enthuse the community you work within to build and sustain a customer-focused culture.
• Listen to your customers, clearly understand their needs, and empower your team to resolve customer issues in a timely fashion.
• Earning others trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in every interaction actively showing trust in others and developing lasting relationships demonstrating Alshaya’s values keeping commitments made to others being approachable, open, and honest – your actions are consistent with your words.
• Act honestly and with integrity
• View team actions positively be tolerant of others and not intimidate, humiliate or discourage people.
• Thank the team and individuals for their achievements through praise and recognition.
• Take the initiative to build effective relationships with others
• Ability to create a positive H+S Culture
• Giving people both the ability and the opportunity to step up and drive the business forward conveying confidence in employees ability to be successful, especially at challenging new tasks delegating significant responsibility and authority giving employees the freedom to decide how they will accomplish their goals and resolve issues.
• Encourage team members to take responsibility for the tasks they perform.
• Give opportunities to team members to lead tasks or projects.
• Embrace new ideas from team members and acknowledge people’s expertise and know-how.
• Give the team credit and praise for their ideas and results

Experience:

• Min 5 years experience in H&S or compliance function
• Min 3 years food safety experience.
• Food Manufacturing experience is an advantage
• Experience in training delivery

Skills:

• Detailed analytics – Excel skills and report writing. Understand data and provide plans to mitigate risk, focus on ROI in business focus

About Us:
Alshaya Group is a dynamic family-owned enterprise which was first established in Kuwait in 1890. With a consistent record of growth and innovation, Alshaya Group is one of the world’s leading brand franchise operators, offering customers an unparalleled choice of well-loved international brands, including: Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, Cos, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, The Body Shop, M.A.C, Victoria’s Secret, Boots, Vavavoom, Pottery Barn and KidZania.

Alshaya Group’s portfolio extends across MENA, Russia, Turkey, and Europe, with thousands of stores, cafes, restaurants and leisure destinations, as well as a growing online and digital business.

Operating in multiple sectors including Fashion, Food, Health & Beauty, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings and Leisure & Entertainment, Alshaya Group colleagues are united by a commitment to delivering great customer service and brand experiences.

Fresh, modern, and relevant, Alshaya’s constantly evolving retail portfolio reflects the choices and lifestyle of its customers. From flagship stores and restaurants in prestige malls, to local coffee shops, drive-thrus and online, Alshaya Group brings customers the brands they love in the places they want to be.