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Health & Safety Coordinator
SGS
Job at a glance
- Employer
- SGS
- Position
- Health & Safety Coordinator
- Location
- Mombasa, Kenya
- Job type
- Contract
- Experience
- 3 years in quality and safety management systems
- Education
- University Degree and NEBOSH IGC
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Application deadline
- Open until filled (listed until 20 October 2026)
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 2 October 2026
VacancyKE summary
SGS is hiring a Health & Safety Coordinator in Mombasa to lead the implementation of quality, health, and safety management systems. You will monitor H&SMS performance, conduct internal audits, manage risk assessments, and ensure legal compliance across assigned sites.
What stands out about this opportunity
- Requires regular onsite travel within the assigned area
- Involves managing ISO standards integration (9001, 14001, 45001)
- Based in Mombasa, Kenya
Key responsibilities
- Implement local Health & Safety Management System daily operations
- Achieve or exceed annual Health & Safety Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Monitor H&SMS and QHSE systems for improvements and corrective actions
- Maintain records for Health & Safety, Environmental, Security, and Sustainability
- Create frameworks for integrated management systems like ISO 9001 and ISO 45001
- Provide training on quality, safety, and environmental matters to all staff levels
- Perform internal audits, hazard reporting, and incident investigations
- Coordinate safety inspections, risk assessments, and occupational hygiene surveys
Who should apply?
This role suits professionals with a university degree and NEBOSH certification who have three years of experience in implementing quality and safety management systems, particularly those comfortable with onsite travel and auditing.
Key requirements
- University Degree
- NEBOSH International General Certificate
- 3 years' QHSE system experience
- Internal audit capability
- Risk assessment coordination
Nice to have
- Prior work experience in a testing or production environment
- People management experience
- Environmental experience
What you should know
- The role involves traveling onsite to support staff throughout the assigned area
- You will compile monthly Global Safety Reports
- Applications are submitted via the SGS SmartRecruiters portal
How to apply
- Apply online at https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/SGS/744000153186215-health-safety-coordinator
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The employer’s advert
• Operate to the highest standard of ethics as indicated in SGS integrity programs.
• Facilitate the strategic intent of the company on quality, safety, and environmental related issues.
• Local day-to-day implementation of the Health & Safety Management System.
• Ensuring that all efforts are made to achieve or better the annual H&S KPIs.
• Monitoring of the H&SMS and local QHSE systems to determine where improvements can be made, and necessary corrective and preventive actions carried out.
• Ensuring that records associated with Health & Safety, Environmental, Security and Sustainability arrangements, as specified in the H&SMS and other corporate policies and procedures, are maintained.
• Provide value addition to stakeholders and enhance the image of SGS.
• Play interactive role with country quality, safety, and environmental role players in conjunction with the H&S Manager.
• Create framework for an integrated management system (ISO 9001, ISO 17025, ISO 17020, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 etc.)
• Create quality, safety, and environmental awareness at all staff levels.
• Provide training on quality, safety, and environmental related matters.
• Implement measurement systems to monitor statistical control.
• Perform internal audits and assessments.
• Follow-up all corrective, remedial actions, and complaints
• Support and implement a hazard, near-miss and incident reporting and a corrective/preventative action system.
• Coordinate the formalization of a safety and environmental inspection program and ensure legal compliance.
• Manage Occupational Hygiene Surveys and coordinate risk assessment processes at all sites.
• Manage any government related safety and environmental requirements.
• Assist with incident investigations.
• Compile monthly Global Safety Report
• Travel onsite to support SGS staff and managers on the ground within the business lines throughout the assigned area of responsibility.
• Any other duties assigned to you from time to time by Management.
• University Degree from a recognized University
• NEBOSH International General Certificate
• Prior work experience in a testing or production environment an added advantage
• 3 Years in quality and safety management system experience
• People Management experience an added advantage
• Environmental experience will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of management systems and ability to work with multiple data.
• Experience in planning and scheduling inspections.
The incumbent shall be responsible for leading, planning, organizing, and monitoring the implementation of quality, health and safety environmental management systems in Kenya. Coordinate all Health & Safety trainings in liaison with Departmental Health & Safety representatives.
• Facilitate the strategic intent of the company on quality, safety, and environmental related issues.
• Local day-to-day implementation of the Health & Safety Management System.
• Ensuring that all efforts are made to achieve or better the annual H&S KPIs.
• Monitoring of the H&SMS and local QHSE systems to determine where improvements can be made, and necessary corrective and preventive actions carried out.
• Ensuring that records associated with Health & Safety, Environmental, Security and Sustainability arrangements, as specified in the H&SMS and other corporate policies and procedures, are maintained.
• Provide value addition to stakeholders and enhance the image of SGS.
• Play interactive role with country quality, safety, and environmental role players in conjunction with the H&S Manager.
• Create framework for an integrated management system (ISO 9001, ISO 17025, ISO 17020, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 etc.)
• Create quality, safety, and environmental awareness at all staff levels.
• Provide training on quality, safety, and environmental related matters.
• Implement measurement systems to monitor statistical control.
• Perform internal audits and assessments.
• Follow-up all corrective, remedial actions, and complaints
• Support and implement a hazard, near-miss and incident reporting and a corrective/preventative action system.
• Coordinate the formalization of a safety and environmental inspection program and ensure legal compliance.
• Manage Occupational Hygiene Surveys and coordinate risk assessment processes at all sites.
• Manage any government related safety and environmental requirements.
• Assist with incident investigations.
• Compile monthly Global Safety Report
• Travel onsite to support SGS staff and managers on the ground within the business lines throughout the assigned area of responsibility.
• Any other duties assigned to you from time to time by Management.
• University Degree from a recognized University
• NEBOSH International General Certificate
• Prior work experience in a testing or production environment an added advantage
• 3 Years in quality and safety management system experience
• People Management experience an added advantage
• Environmental experience will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of management systems and ability to work with multiple data.
• Experience in planning and scheduling inspections.
The incumbent shall be responsible for leading, planning, organizing, and monitoring the implementation of quality, health and safety environmental management systems in Kenya. Coordinate all Health & Safety trainings in liaison with Departmental Health & Safety representatives.