Workplace Safety & Health Officer (Tuas Plant)

About the role

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a global medical technology company, is hiring a Workplace Safety & Health Officer for its Tuas Plant in Singapore. The role supports site leadership in maintaining a safe, healthy and environmentally responsible workplace, covering EHS compliance, fire safety, environmental management and incident investigation.

Key responsibilities

• Support implementation of EHS plans, legal compliance, training, inspections, audits and investigations
• Identify hazards and risks with partners and implement controls, and establish standard work for EHS processes
• Conduct risk assessments, job hazard analyses, ergonomic evaluations, machine safety reviews and internal audits
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action tracking
• Monitor EHS performance indicators, key risks and trends, and communicate them to stakeholders and site leadership
• Ensure compliance with Singapore regulations, including MOM WSH, SCDF fire safety and environmental obligations
• Manage environmental programs such as hazardous waste, chemical management, SDS, air emissions, wastewater and ISO 14001/45001
• Support high-risk work programs (lockout/tagout, machine guarding, PPE, confined space, hot work, contractor safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene)
• Review permits, method statements and risk assessments, and deliver EHS training, toolbox talks and onboarding
• Support emergency preparedness, fire safety management, drills and SCDF compliance
• Maintain EHS documents, procedures, records, audit evidence and action trackers

Required profile

• Diploma or degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene or a related field
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience; medical device or high-volume manufacturing experience preferred
• Registered as a Workplace Safety and Health Officer (WSHO) with the Ministry of Manpower
• Certified Fire Safety Manager (FSM)
• Preferred: experience with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and with security management, access control and contractor/visitor control

Required skills

• Knowledge of Singapore WSH legislation, MOM and SCDF requirements and environmental permits
• Incident investigation, root cause analysis, risk assessment, JHA, lockout/tagout, permit-to-work and corrective action management
• Teamwork, communication with hourly workers, contractors and site leadership, and hands-on shopfloor engagement