Plant Safety Officer

Job Title: Plant Safety Officer

Department: HR & Admin

Location: Bidadi plant, with regular travel to the Sira plant

Reports to: VP - HR and Strategy

Experience: 3-6 years in EHS / factory safety, preferably in FMCG, food processing, or confectionery manufacturing

About the Role

The Plant Safety Officer is responsible for maintaining a safe, compliant, and healthy working environment across GO DESi’s manufacturing units at Bidadi and Sira. With a workforce that is about 95% women, the role pays particular attention to women-centric safety and welfare, including night-shift safeguards, while ensuring compliance with applicable Indian labour and factory safety laws.

Key Responsibilities

• •Implement and monitor safety systems across production, packaging, warehouse, and utility areas at both plants.
• •Ensure compliance with the Factories Act / OSH Code, Karnataka Factories Rules, and other labour and welfare regulations.
• •Ensure statutory provisions for women employees are met, including night-shift safeguards (safe transport, lighting, security), creche, restrooms, and canteen facilities.
• •Support the Internal Committee on POSH compliance and awareness.
• •Conduct safety audits, risk assessments (HIRA / JSA), and inspections across all shifts; track findings to closure.
• •Manage fire safety systems, mock drills, and evacuation plans.
• •Ensure safe operation of machinery and utilities (fryers, boilers, LPG / thermic fluid systems), including machine guarding, LOTO, and permit-to-work.
• •Investigate incidents and near-misses; implement corrective and preventive actions.
• •Deliver safety induction and periodic training for workers, supervisors, and contract staff in local languages.
• •Ensure PPE, first-aid, occupational health checkups, and emergency preparedness.
• •Maintain statutory records and licences; liaise with the Factory Inspectorate and Fire Department.
• •Report safety KPIs (LTI, near-misses, audit scores, training hours) to management regularly.

Requirements

• •3-6 years as a Safety Officer / EHS Executive in manufacturing, preferably FMCG, food processing, or confectionery.
• •Diploma or degree in Engineering / Science, with a recognised qualification in Industrial Safety as required under the Karnataka Factories Rules.
• •Strong working knowledge of the Factories Act, OSH Code, fire safety norms, and women employee-related provisions under Indian labour law.
• •Good communication skills, with the ability to engage a predominantly women workforce, supervisors, and management; Kannada / Hindi is a strong advantage.
• •Ownership-driven and comfortable on the shop floor; willing to work rotational / night shifts, travel between plants, and join early.