Job Description
Summary: Experienced Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor sought to advise clients on regulations and provide consultancy services for safe transportation of hazardous materials.
At Trident Safety Group, our success stems from the strengths of our staff, established relationships with clients, and the cohesiveness of our management team. Reporting to the General Manager, the Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor will join a team of professionals who advise companies on the regulations applicable to their specific operation. We offer an energetic and supportive work environment, specialised training and certification, opportunities for growth, and competitive compensation for our team members. With specialists based in various locations, our professionals work with clients to ensure compliance and safety in the area of dangerous goods transportation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and delivering safety audits, risk assessments, chemical storage evaluations, and segregation audits on site at client locations
- Growing, developing, and leading a DGSA team
- Delivering recommendations to improve internal processes and management systems
- Providing details for training on all aspects associated with the transport of dangerous goods, chemical safety, etc.
- Developing client procedures for activities associated with the carriage of dangerous goods
- Reporting corrective actions, updates, and improvement ideas
- Developing roadmaps to ensure that all persons are knowledgeable in their own function-specific area of work with dangerous goods and certifying those persons
- Providing ongoing consultancy to clients on all aspects associated with the consignment of dangerous goods and health and safety consultancy services
- Investigating dangerous goods-related accidents and/or incidents
- Addressing queries and providing expert advice for health and safety, dangerous goods, chemical safety, and legally required compliance issues
The ideal candidate will possess:
- A valid DGSA certificate
- Eagerness to undertake specific training as provided for the role
- Comfortable with travelling
- Maturity, confidence, self-motivation, and flexibility
- Outstanding creative thinking skills
- Clear, compelling, and concise communication skills
- Well-developed time and task management abilities
- Robust critical thinking skills
- A full clean driving license and a source of transportation
Key qualities include:
- A passion for all things related to dangerous goods
- Enjoying solving complex problems alongside teammates and remaining committed to continuous learning
- Finding motivation by contributing to a high-energy, results-driven environment
- Having a high comfort level with technology, including MS Office
- Demonstrating strong attention to detail and applying follow-up and organizational skills
- Being a great communicator with excellent people skills and an interest in playing a key role in enhancing our work environment