JOB SUMMARY

• Responsible for the implementation and technical support of safety requirements aligned with Vale's purpose.
• Technical responsible for the implementation of critical activities requirements and management of high-potential events and near misses
• Act as a technical safety manager for operational areas (operations, maintenance, and projects) in terms of analysis of job execution methods, validation of risk analysis, and introducing initiatives for risk elimination or engineering controls for risk level reduction.
• Influence Vale Oman employees & business partners to improve their risk perception and enhance and

MAIN CHALLENGES

• Keeping up to date with business dynamics and operational needs
• Prioritisation of high-risk level activities and focus on fatality prevention
• Promoting a culture of interdependent safety by engaging employees and contractors at all levels
• Verifying events are being managed and treated effectively to avoid reoccurrence.
• Influencing Vale employees to consider safety a prerequisite and leverage risk perception

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical assistance on the implementation, compliance, and monitoring of Critical Activities Requirements.
• Ensure local critical activities requirements. Procedures are updated considering Vale standards and legal requirements as applicable.
• Perform Yearly critical activities requirements Adherence assessment according to the Vale standard
• Coordinate the establishment of a critical activities action plan.
• Perform analysis considering all related CAR reported Unsafe conditions and action implementation
• Generate & up-to-date CAR Inventory
• Establish a relation with the second line for the understanding and elaboration of new standards.
• Check the best available techniques for risk level reduction.
• Connect with operations & maintenance activities, including but not limited to the analysis of areas’ high-risk level activities, efficiency of controls, and technical advisory on risk level reduction initiatives.
• Support business areas in the implementation of Vale Safety requirements. · Analyse safety performance and identify opportunities for improvement in the safety management of business areas.
• Perform periodic field inspections focusing on fatality prevention pillars.
• Register inspections and follow up on the effective implementation of actions.
• Participate in incident investigations and advise on the technical part of the analysis.
• Perform effectiveness analysis on both corrective & preventive actions resulting from high-potential events, personal accidents, and applicability analysis.
• Coach & support safety technicians/officers to effectively perform their routine

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience (in the area): Minimum 10 years in any industry or projects as a safety engineer.
• Formation: Engineering degree with relevant safety qualifications.
• NEBOSH
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Skills in MS Office, other industrial software, information management, and presentation technique