National Safety Assistant Manager

The National Safety Assistant Manager is to provide Linfox Logistics Vietnam management on the compliance of safety, environment, health with Group's, Linfox Vietnam standards and local government regulations in carrying out of its businesses. This includes generating an effective internal control system, carrying out reviews and applying control measures in line with local laws, risk control and transparency requirements in all business dealings and operations within Vietnam.

It is expected the Safety Assistant Manager will assist all department managers, especially HSE and Operations related fields compliance requirements and guidelines including impact assessments to ensure the company always fully comply with the relevant regulations, group and regional requirements, company policies. Meanwhile, maintaining relationships with customers and being representative for National Safety, Security and Compliance Manager to attend meeting with customers or Region as assigned.

The National Safety Assistant Manager also needs to provide department managers with legal advice and local regulation compliance with safety, environment and health for new business opportunities tendering.

Safety, Health & Environment

·         Ensuring safety is a first agenda item for all meetings

·         Ensure all incidents reported within 1 hour

·         Ensure all appropriate actions are taken to implement the Occupational Health and Safety Policy, procedures and legislative requirements

·         Participating where required in the resolution of safety issues

·         Coordinate with site safety manager to conduct the safety audits, monthly facility inspections to detect existing or potential hazards and work with supervisors and managers to direct corrective or preventative measures as well as ensure the corrective action are completed fully and timely.

Customer

·       Assist department managers to maintain an effective relationship between Linfox and the customers by providing timely and up to date information on matters relating to regulatory management and compliance

·      Address areas of non-compliance and potential risk where we are contractually bound by our clients 

·      Meet customers with related compliance about safety, environment, health or legal issues at the site

People

·      Ensure the monitoring controls in place with Corporate Integrity Policies, Company Code of Conduct, Company Regulations.

·      Enhance Linfox Values and adhere to employees’ behavior and conduct

·      Support HR on development of training and upkeep of the training matrix for each site

·      Monitor safety, environment and health compliance by contractors/ vendors

Key Competencies & Skills

·          Presentation development and delivery skills to Vietnamese and English audience

·          Analysis and reporting skills

·          Persuasive Communication - Effective oral and written communications, distinguished by its positive impact and use of appropriate influencing behaviors

·          Innovation and Change - recognizes and/or generates imaginative and creative solutions

Business

·          Planning and organizing – plans and schedules effectively and maintain effective controls and attention to detail to ensure timely delivery of outcomes

·          Customer Focus – identifies and responds to customers’ needs and ensures quality of service standards are met

Personal

·          Teamwork and Diversity – works toward common goals in an open and collaborative and inclusive manner

·          Adaptability and Resilience – adapts own position in response to changes and deals effectively with disappointments and setbacks

·          Outcome Orientation – sets and meets challenging objectives, initiates action and commits to clear outcomes

Compliance

·          Provide update on accreditation regulations, standards and audits about safety, environment and health.

·          Prepare for monthly Key Performance Measures of safety, environment and health Compliance for site.

·          Ensure safety, environment and health compliance with applicable accreditation standards.

·          Ensure driver license endorsements are maintained.

·          Ensure safety, environment and health compliance with Working Hour Regulations

Education, Qualifications

·          Degree in Safety, Law or technique

·          Training qualifications preferred but not essential

Language

·         Communication proficiency in Vietnamese and English

Work Experience

·          Strong literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint

·          Good understanding of legislation applicable to the workplace and ability to act in accordance with (but not limited to) duty of care responsibilities, chain of responsibility legislation, all Linfox workplace policies.

·          Experienced in safety, warehouse and transport operations

·          Experience in Internal Audit/Controlling/ Risk Management

·          Lead diversified teams with range of experiences and competencies

·          Ability to meet timeframes in an effective and accurate manner.

·          Results oriented.

·          Work as an integral member of a team environment.

·         Strong work ethic