Company Description
Wasco Berhad, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Malaysia, is a leading integrated infrastructure group with operations spanning 17 countries worldwide. The company has two key divisions: the Energy Services Division, which focuses on advanced pipe coating, corrosion protection, and engineering solutions, and the Bioenergy Services Division, specializing in biomass energy generation for industries like plantations and petrochemicals. Committed to sustainability, Wasco aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2026, spearheaded by its Wasco Forest initiative for carbon offset through tree planting. Dedicated to driving energy transitions, Wasco collaborates with industry stakeholders to enhance green value chains and foster a sustainable future for the energy sector.
Job Summary
The HSE Officer is responsible for daily on-site monitoring and enforcement of health, safety, and environmental standards within assigned operational areas. This role requires maintaining an active field presence to oversee high-risk activities, verify Permit-to-Work (PTW) compliance, conduct thorough site inspections, and enforce zero-tolerance safety policies. The ideal candidate will foster a strong safety culture through active toolbox talks, incident reporting, site hazard identification, and emergency response support.
Job Description:
- Conduct daily field monitoring to ensure strict implementation of Safe Work Procedures, approved Risk Assessments, and site operational controls.
- Maintain a continuous presence on the field to verify work conditions, worker behavior, permit compliance, housekeeping, and access control.
- Monitor critical and high-risk activities, including lifting, hot work, confined space entry, working at height, pressure testing, energization, simultaneous operations (SIMOPS), and load-out operations.
- Ensure all tools, equipment, scaffolding, lifting gear, and emergency equipment are properly inspected, tagged, and fit for purpose.
- Endorse and verify Permit-to-Work (PTW) requirements within assigned operational areas per approved authority levels.
- Review the quality, validity, and completeness of field-level risk assessments, HIT Cards, inspection forms, PTW attachments, and tags (including QR codes, Scafftags, and color codes).
- Verify that work crews fully understand associated hazards, controls, and safe work requirements prior to commencing tasks.
- Actively participate in daily work planning briefings, toolbox talks, and pre-task discussions.
- Promote HSE initiatives, including the CARE CARD program, i-START initiatives, and monthly/quarterly HSE campaigns.
- Encourage open safety reporting among workers regarding unsafe acts, conditions, and opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with supervisors, construction personnel, and department leaders to ensure smooth and safe execution of daily tasks.
- Apply a zero-tolerance policy toward safety violations and enforce the 12 Non-Compromising Rules. Escalate violations as potential incidents/code of conduct breaches.
- Promptly report all incidents, near-misses, unsafe acts, and hazards in accordance with company standards.
- Assist in initial incident response, scene preservation, evidence collection, and follow-up on corrective action close-outs.
- Report deteriorating facility conditions, structural safety issues, or damaged infrastructure immediately.
- Complete daily inspection reports and checklists accurately and on time, performing additional operational duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Min. 3+ years of hands-on experience as an HSE Officer in oil & gas, fabrication, heavy manufacturing, construction, or industrial plant environments.
- Proven experience in overseeing high-risk activities (hot work, lifting operations, working at height, confined space entry, SIMOPS, and energization).
- Strong knowledge of Permit-to-Work (PTW) systems, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), field risk assessments, and color-coding/tagging systems (Scafftags, QR codes).
- Strong observation skills to identify subtle hazards, control gaps, and unsafe behavioral trends.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and good English communication (writing & speaking)
