Health and Safety Officer

Tsebo Solutions Group; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Health and Safety provider in Kempton Park seeks a qualified professional to ensure compliance with Health and Safety standards. Your role will include coordinating inspections, maintaining records, and ensuring adherence to the OHS Act. The ideal candidate must possess a Grade 12 education, relevant qualifications, and experience in managing a SHE system. Excellent organizational and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 3 years of job-related experience required.
• Experience in managing a SHE system is essential.
• Knowledge of OSH Act Policies and Procedures necessary.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and control investigation and inspection procedures.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements regarding Health and Safety.
• Conduct inspections and audits to assess staff readiness.
• Maintain records and ensure cleanliness and hygiene standards.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Telephonic etiquette

Organisational skills

Communication with management

Competency and professionalism

Ability to plan and organize

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Result-driven

Education

Grade 12 / Tertiary Qualification

SAMTRAC or Health & Safety Qualification

Job description

Duties & Responsibilities

• Co-ordinates and controls investigation and inspection procedures / applications.
• Executes procedures and applications associated with promoting and maintaining Health and Safety
• Awareness at the sites
• Ensures statutory requirements are complied with and concerns, methodologies and approaches impacting
• Health and Safety are discussed prior to approving corrective measures or appropriate actions.
• Attends to specific administrative information processing and reporting requirements.
• To always be aware of situations that affect the safety of persons and ensure adherence of the OHS Act are adhered to at all times.
• Review and ensure compliance of our obligations and responsibilities regarding the OHS Act and statutory requirements. Ensure that all mechanisms, policies and procedures are in place.
• Ensure continuous improvement and the efficiency and effectiveness of the SHE system.
• Conduct unannounced inspections, audits and investigations to assess staff readiness and to specifically
• Identify where corrective actions are needed.
• Ensure administrative procedures and deadlines are adhered to and records maintained to facilitate resolution of enquiries and / or queries.
• Execute the process of collecting food samples as per QA documentation requirement
• Maintain orderly filing system of relevant records and reports as per Qpro requirements.
• Ensure that the Company’s standard on cleanliness and hygiene is adhered to

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent telephonic etiquette and communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to communicate with all levels of Management
• Must be competent and professional
• Ability to plan, organise and control own work effort.
• Ability to manage more than one situation at a time
• Attention to detail
• Result driven

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Tertiary Qualification Essential
• SAMTRAC and /or a recognised Health & Safety Qualification
• 3 years job related experience
• Experience in managing a SHE system
• Knowledge of all OSH Act Policies and Procedures