Sentinel Steel PLC was established with the purpose of setting up a hot rolling steel manufacturing plant in Ethiopia. It’s manufacturing facility is located in Bishoftu, Oromia State, Ethiopia. The company’s rebar manufacturing facility is intended to serve the burgeoning demand for quality steel in the local construction sector having a steel plant with an initial installed hot rolling capacity of 120,000 – 150,000 metric tons per annum (tpa).

Currently, the manufacturing facility is looking for qualified and ambitious expert for the following vacant position:

Position: Environmental Protection, Health and Safety Officer

Place of Work: Bishoftu where the factory is found

Salary: Negotiable and Attractive

Summary of the Job

The Environmental Protection, Health and Safety Officer (EPHSO) assesses the level, the type and the amount of pollution or threat of damage and analyze samples in area of the factory plant and recommend solutions to find ways to prevent, protect, alleviate and fix or avoid the potential environmental threats associated with the factory operation and controls the implementation of Safety policies.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Gives prompt action against potential or identified environmental protection threats associated with the factory operation, 

• Manages the wastes and other residues of the factory resulted from work and manifesting/tracking hazardous and non-hazardous waste co products,

• Responds to emergency hazardous material spill/release incidents and enforce proper clean-up, hazardous waste disposal, and reporting procedures,

• Prepare and provides technical environmental health and safety procedure trainings to all employees and stakeholders,

• Formulates a database to catalog inspections and track or notify for upcoming events,

• Maintains the original records of all inspections and trainings in accordance with the national environmental safety and health protection policies,

• Provides expertise in environmental protection and factory health and safety issues to internal and external manufacturing team members,

• Prepares training plans, and execute hazardous waste operation and safety procedures throughout the catchment area of the factory,

• Performs any other related duties ad required.

Job Requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

• BSc degree in Environmental Science or related Studies with 5+ years of relevant work experience in any Industries (Preferred Steel Industry). 

Other requirements:

• Good communication skill, Physical strength, team leadership skill and strong service awareness.

• Perfection and detail orientation skill and proficiency in sensing environment, health and industrial safety.

Language Skill

• English and Amharic and or Afan Oromo, 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates that fulfill the requirements as stated above are invited to submit their motivation letter and updated resume; either in person to HR Department at the manufacturing site in Bishoftu, Kajima Industrial Zone. or at the HR Office of the head quarter, HMM Tower, (Wello Sefer), 4th floor, Addis Ababa, or send through email: to steelvacancyethiopia@gmail.com within ten consecutive days of this announcement.