Occupational Health and Safety Officer

MBA-Exchange.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African online retailer is seeking an Occupational Health and Safety Officer for their Cape Town DC. The role involves ensuring compliance with safety regulations, conducting training, and maintaining safety documentation. The ideal candidate will have a diploma in Health and Safety and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Join a dynamic team focused on growth and excellence in e-commerce.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all safety documentation is signed off by relevant employees.
• Conducting and signing off environmental, housekeeping, and safety surveys.
• Informing management of any health, safety, or environmental issues.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Analytical Skills

Teamwork

Education

Diploma in Health and Safety

Samtrac

Nebosh certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Occupational Health and Safety Officer to join our Supply Chain team in Cape Town DC.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company seeking smart, creative, hard-working individuals with integrity. We offer a market-related, comprehensive remuneration package with full flexibility, a great work environment, and opportunities for growth and challenge.

This position reports to the Risk and Security Manager.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring all safety documentation is signed off by relevant employees.
• Conducting and signing off environmental, housekeeping, and safety surveys with stakeholders.
• Properly signing off and updating appointment records for trained employees.
• Maintaining updated employee files with all relevant documentation.
• Ensuring external legal documents are in place.
• Scheduling and maintaining training, especially for upcoming expirations or required sessions.
• Informing management of any health, safety, or environmental issues that could cause harm.
• Completing and signing off on all safety checklists and inspections regularly.
• Resolving faults identified during inspections.
• Holding at least one H&S meeting per month with an appointed H&S committee.
• Ensuring all H&S policies are signed off.
• Coordinating emergency exit and fire drills with management.
• Ensuring employee compliance with safety regulations and proper training.
• Identifying new risks, conducting risk assessments, and training employees on safe procedures.
• Ensuring contractor compliance with H&S standards as per SOP.

Qualifications and attributes:

• Diploma in Health and Safety, Samtrac, or Nebosh certification.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and standards.
• Mathematically inclined with analytical and auditing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Energetic, capable of working in a high-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure with attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and improve.
• Team player with a positive attitude and flexibility.
• Ability to work in a multicultural team environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Comprehensive understanding of the health and safety system and documentation.

Additional insights about the environment:

• Our employees are entrepreneurial, dynamic, customer-centric, and fun, with a shared ambition to lead e-commerce in Africa.
• We value hard work, ownership, teamwork, and openness to feedback and new ideas.
• We prioritize results over ego and focus on execution.
• We love what we do and are passionate about building our company.

If you meet these criteria, you are an Extraordinary Mind. Join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.