EHS Specialist

BSBF; Boksburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A global consumer products company in Boksburg, Gauteng, seeks an EHS Coordinator responsible for executing Global EHS Strategies to ensure compliance with local regulations and standards. The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in Environment Health and Safety, with a minimum of 5 years' experience in FMCG or manufacturing. Key responsibilities include leading EHS action plans, reporting on compliance, and participating in audits. This role also emphasizes building a trustworthy relationship across all organizational levels.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety in FMCG or manufacturing.
• Knowledge of local market laws and regulations is essential.
• Ability to build trust across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of an annual EHS management action plan.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and standards.
• Participate in investigating incidents and accidents to prevent recurrence.

Skills

EHS technical expertise

Effective communication

Deductive reasoning

Analytical reasoning

Microsoft Office proficiency

SAP knowledge

Education

Bachelors Degree / Diploma in Environment Health and Safety

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Job description

Job Number#170371 - Boksburg Gauteng South Africa

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world making us a household name!

EHS Coordinator Overview

EHS Coordinator is responsible for executing Global EHS Strategies to ensure compliance with Local Regulations and Standards. This includes the use of guidelines, self‑assessments, inspections, training and other programs to enable the subsidiary to deliver consistent superior EHS performance and be in compliance with all Standards and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of an annual EHS management action plan for the facility to ensure ongoing compliance with both regulatory requirements and Standards
• Provide EHS technical expertise and leadership to help the subsidiary deliver excellence in execution
• Set local goals (KPIs) and ensure that data is correctly reported into the global databases. Periodically report progress to all employees at the facility. Track trends and analyse the data to prioritise actions.
• Ensure that the delivery and execution of both Corporate and local EHS training programs
• Lead or participate in Corporate EHS audits at facilities within their specific Division but not in their own site.
• Participate in optimising and standardising factory designs for improved EHS performance. Assure consistent and complete EHS Technology Transfer between functions within organisation and within functions in their local subsidiary.
• Actively participate in design teams for key engineering projects
• Ensure sign‑off on all Management of Change projects to ensure EHS compliance.
• Capture key learnings, best practices, potential issues/trends and opportunities for improvement and communicate locally on a regular basis.
• Participate in the investigation of all incidents and accidents and near misses. Ensure that lessons learned are codified and shared as appropriate and that corrective action has been taken to remediate the root cause of the incident, accident or near miss.
• Ensure that all regulatory permits are maintained current and that the facility remains in compliance at all times.
• Visibly and actively maintain a high profile EHS presence on the shop floor and ensure that EHS is given the necessary attention.
• Maintain professional memberships with outside EHS organisations as appropriate and ensure transfer of knowledge.
• Participate on local, regional and global EHS task forces and projects from time to time.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree / Diploma equivalent in Environment Health and Safety
• Minimum 5 years of Environmental Health and Safety experience in an Fast Moving Goods or any manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of local market requirements laws and regulations is essential (e.g., LRAEEHSE, etc.)
• Ability to build a trust relationship across all levels of the organisation
• Ability to deal with conflicting requests and opinions from different stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Deductive and logical reasoning to interpret sets of results and take corrective action
• Judgement and analytical reasoning to make decisions on appropriate courses of action
• Computer literacy relating to proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel) and SAP

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions) or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.