Health & Safety Officer

The Shoprite Group of Companies; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A major retail group in Gqeberha is seeking an HSE Officer to ensure compliance in their Distribution Centre. The role entails managing contractor audits, issuing permits to work, and maintaining health and safety standards. Candidates should have a strong understanding of legal principles related to health and safety and experience with incident response. This position is vital for maintaining a safe working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with contractor management and compliance audits.
• Strong understanding of legal principles in health and safety.
• Ability to compile statistical analytics and present to management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Distribution Centre is Health and Safety compliant.
• Conduct contractor audits and maintain audit schedules.
• Issue permits to work based on OHS authority.

Job description

To ensure that the Distribution Centre is Health and Safety compliant, the HSE Officer serves to ensure emergency preparedness and incident response at each of our Distribution centres.

Contractor Management

1. Understand the legal principles under which the permit to work process is defined and conduct contractor audits.
2. Understand and apply the legal principles pertaining to the OHS scope of authority and issue permits to work limited to that scope.
3. Draw up and maintain an audit schedule and programme for contractor audits.
4. Maintain an up-to-date database of contractors and service providers who have undergone audits and possess valid permits to work.
5. Carry out contractor and visitor inductions, conduct contractor audits, and issue permits to work for various Supply Chain Business units.
6. Compile statistical analytics, define KPI objectives, and present milestones achieved to management.