Safety Officer at Seven Up Bottling Company

Created by the Howdy Corporation in St. Louis, MO, 7UP was an optimistic venture from the very start. After great success with the Howdy Orange drink, company founder C.L. Grigg decided to try his luck with lemons and limes. C.L. Grigg spent more than two years testing over 11 different formulas, all in search of a drink that was refreshing enough to prove irresistible to the people of Missouri and the world at large. In 1929, C.L. Grigg’s bubbliest drink was born. The public quickly developed a taste for Grigg’s caramel colored lemon-lime soda. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda sold, and sold well. As the drink grew more and more popular, the original name was traded in for something short and sweet. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda became known as 7UP. Early advertising featured a winged 7UP logo with copy that read "a glorified drink in bottles only. Seven natural flavors blended into a savory, flavory drink with a real wallop." The drink was so successful by 1936 that Grigg changed the name of The Howdy Corporation to The Seven-Up Company. By the late 1940s, 7UP had become the third best-selling soft drink in the world. In the decades to follow, 7UP developed iconic branding, setting it apart from industry front-runners. In 1967, 7UP brought the phrase UNCOLA into the national vernacular. The UNCOLA campaign set 7UP apart from its competition and became part of a counter cultural that symbolized being true to yourself and challenging the status quo. Always at the frontier of taste and pop culture, 7UP was also among the first sodas to introduce sugar-free and caffeine free options. Through the years, advertising for 7UP featured everything from a cartoon mascot named Spot, to the "It’s an Up thing" and "Make 7UP yours" taglines.
Job Description

Responsible to ensure relevant SHE resources and personnel are deployed to provide day-to-day support to departmental requirements. Coordinating SHE activities, within the area of responsibility and report as required to the SHE manager, performance, incidents and accidents and progress against sectional and factory targets.

Responsibilities

Assist Safety Manager in the coordination of SHE Management Systems in the plant, head office and external warehouses in line with the company’s acceptable standards, OHSAS 45001 and ISO 14001 EMS
Assist Safety manager in working with HODs and administrative teams to identify occupational and environmental hazards and to introduce suitable controls in the offices and warehouses.
Follow up on agreed control measures to ensure safe work practices.
Ensure safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials across the plant, offices and external warehouses.
Assist the Safety manager in the communication of all relevant Local/organizational SHE standards to employees, contractors and visitors.
Identify and support in implementing SHE program at the plant, head office, warehouses and contractor management.
Assist the Safety manager in coordinating hazard spotting, near-misses and report of unsafe act in the workplace.

Requirements

A minimum of B.Sc / HND in Engineering, Sciences/Humanities.
Minimum of 3 – 5 years relevant hands-on FMCG operation and maintenance experience.
Proficiency in Hausa language.
Knowledge of bottling operations: Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Environment Engineering, Health and Safety.
Must Possess Basic HSE CERTIFICATION, NEBOSH will be an added advantage. Membership/registration of ISPON (Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria)
Ability to influence situations without direct control of resources.
Good understanding of HQSE modalities and codes.
Good understanding of GMP and GHK (5S) standards
Good oral communication, influencing and relationship skills.