Senior Safety Engineer job at Kiira Motors Corporation

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The Senior Safety Engineer shall be responsible for leading occupational health and safety initiatives within the Workplace Safety Division by systematically identifying, assessing, and controlling workplace hazards. The role ensures the prevention of accidents, reduction of injury risks, and promotion of a proactive safety culture across the Corporation. The incumbent will drive the implementation of hazard control systems, incident management processes, and HSE training programs while ensuring continuous improvement in safety performance and compliance.

Responsibilities or duties

Functional Responsibilities

• 1.1 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment: Demonstrates expertise in identifying workplace hazards, conducting risk assessments, applying hierarchy of controls, and maintaining dynamic risk registers across operations.
• 1.2 Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Possesses strong knowledge of occupational health, safety, and environmental laws, ensuring full compliance, audit readiness, and timely statutory reporting requirements.
• 1.3 Training and Safety Awareness: Skilled in developing and delivering safety training programs, promoting awareness, assessing competencies, and fostering a proactive safety culture organization-wide.
• 1.4 Incident Reporting and Investigation: Proficient in managing incident reporting systems, conducting root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring timely closure of safety-related incidents.
• 1.5 Emergency Preparedness and Response: Capable of developing emergency plans, coordinating drills, managing response teams, and ensuring readiness of systems and equipment for effective incident response.
• 1.6 Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement: Experienced in tracking safety KPIs, conducting audits, analyzing trends, and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the IMS framework.
• 1.7 IMS Integration and Auditing: Competent in integrating ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001 requirements, conducting internal audits, and ensuring compliance with integrated management systems.
• 1.8 Leadership and Safety Culture Development: Demonstrates strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills to influence behavior and embed a positive safety culture across all levels.
• 1.9 Data Analysis and Reporting: Skilled in analyzing safety data, preparing reports, and providing actionable insights to support informed decision-making and performance improvement.
• 1.10 Project and Risk Management: Ability to integrate safety into projects, manage risks proactively, and ensure safety considerations are embedded throughout project lifecycles.
• 1.11 Integrated QHSE Management and Environmental Sustainability: Lead the alignment of occupational safety protocols with the Corporation’s broader Quality and Environmental objectives. Oversee the identification and mitigation of environmental aspects and impacts arising from safety interventions (e.g., fire suppression system chemicals or hazardous spill response). Ensure that safety-related processes support ISO 9001 quality standards by reducing operational downtime and that environmental protection measures are integrated into all emergency response and hazard control strategies to achieve holistic compliance with the Integrated Management System (IMS).
• 1.12 Any Other Duties: Any other duties assigned by your Supervisor.

Social Responsibilities

• Technical Guidance & Mentorship: Provide direct supervision, technical coaching, and professional mentorship to the Safety Engineer (K6).
• Safety Advocacy: Act as a visible champion for workplace safety, influencing behaviors on the shop floor and in administrative offices.
• Cross-Functional Synergy: Partner with Manufacturing, Facilities, and Engineering teams to ensure that safety is integrated into the design and execution of all production processes.

Emotional Responsibilities

• Analytical Rigor: Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail when assessing hazards and investigating incidents, recognizing that oversight can lead to injury.
• Composure & Decisiveness: Maintain a calm and authoritative presence during emergencies or high-pressure safety interventions.
• Ethical Fortitude: Maintain absolute integrity in reporting safety violations and incident data, ensuring that safety is never compromised for production speed.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in Health and Safety Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or Equivalent from a Recognized Academic Institution.
• Master’s Degree in Health and Safety Engineering, Industrial Psychology, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Business Administration or Equivalent from a Recognized Academic Institution.
• Professional Certification in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH IGC or OSHA Professional).

Experience needed

Experience: Applicant should have at least Five (5) Years Experience in industrial safety or QHSE management in reputable organization with demonstrated experience in hazard identification, risk assessment (HIRA), and incident investigation and reporting within a manufacturing or large-scale plant environment is highly desirable.

Continuous Professional Development: Certificates in at least Three (3) relevant fields (Fire Safety, First Aid, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor/Internal Auditor or Hazardous Material Handling, Project Management) is an added advantage.

Professional Membership: Registered with the Engineers Registration Board of Uganda or Equivalent.

• 1.1 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment: Demonstrates expertise in identifying workplace hazards, conducting risk assessments, applying hierarchy of controls, and maintaining dynamic risk registers across operations.
• 1.2 Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Possesses strong knowledge of occupational health, safety, and environmental laws, ensuring full compliance, audit readiness, and timely statutory reporting requirements.
• 1.3 Training and Safety Awareness: Skilled in developing and delivering safety training programs, promoting awareness, assessing competencies, and fostering a proactive safety culture organization-wide.
• 1.4 Incident Reporting and Investigation: Proficient in managing incident reporting systems, conducting root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring timely closure of safety-related incidents.
• 1.5 Emergency Preparedness and Response: Capable of developing emergency plans, coordinating drills, managing response teams, and ensuring readiness of systems and equipment for effective incident response.
• 1.6 Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement: Experienced in tracking safety KPIs, conducting audits, analyzing trends, and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the IMS framework.
• 1.7 IMS Integration and Auditing: Competent in integrating ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001 requirements, conducting internal audits, and ensuring compliance with integrated management systems.
• 1.8 Leadership and Safety Culture Development: Demonstrates strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills to influence behavior and embed a positive safety culture across all levels.
• 1.9 Data Analysis and Reporting: Skilled in analyzing safety data, preparing reports, and providing actionable insights to support informed decision-making and performance improvement.
• 1.10 Project and Risk Management: Ability to integrate safety into projects, manage risks proactively, and ensure safety considerations are embedded throughout project lifecycles.
• 1.11 Integrated QHSE Management and Environmental Sustainability: Lead the alignment of occupational safety protocols with the Corporation’s broader Quality and Environmental objectives. Oversee the identification and mitigation of environmental aspects and impacts arising from safety interventions (e.g., fire suppression system chemicals or hazardous spill response). Ensure that safety-related processes support ISO 9001 quality standards by reducing operational downtime and that environmental protection measures are integrated into all emergency response and hazard control strategies to achieve holistic compliance with the Integrated Management System (IMS).
• 1.12 Any Other Duties: Any other duties assigned by your Supervisor.
• Technical Guidance & Mentorship: Provide direct supervision, technical coaching, and professional mentorship to the Safety Engineer (K6).
• Safety Advocacy: Act as a visible champion for workplace safety, influencing behaviors on the shop floor and in administrative offices.
• Cross-Functional Synergy: Partner with Manufacturing, Facilities, and Engineering teams to ensure that safety is integrated into the design and execution of all production processes.

• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance
• Training and Safety Awareness
• Incident Reporting and Investigation
• Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
• IMS Integration and Auditing
• Leadership and Safety Culture Development
• Data Analysis and Reporting
• Project and Risk Management
• Integrated QHSE Management and Environmental Sustainability
• Technical Guidance & Mentorship
• Safety Advocacy
• Cross-Functional Synergy
• Analytical Rigor
• Composure & Decisiveness
• Ethical Fortitude

• Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in Health and Safety Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or Equivalent from a Recognized Academic Institution.
• Master’s Degree in Health and Safety Engineering, Industrial Psychology, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Business Administration or Equivalent from a Recognized Academic Institution.
• Professional Certification in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH IGC or OSHA Professional).
• Certificates in at least Three (3) relevant fields (Fire Safety, First Aid, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor/Internal Auditor or Hazardous Material Handling, Project Management) is an added advantage.
• Registered with the Engineers Registration Board of Uganda or Equivalent.