HSEQ Practitioner

airliquidehr; Secunda; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa (ALLISA) seeks a proactive HSEQ Practitioner to drive Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality across the value chain, embedding a risk-based excellence approach for a zero-harm culture on site.

You will execute rigorous QA, facilitate safe operations, and ensure compliance with high-hazard safety standards and environmental regulations through hands-on risk management, audits, and collaboration with operations.

Qualifications

• Two to five years of experience in an HSEQ or high-risk environment.
• Solid knowledge of HSE legislation, policies and processes.
• Experience with risk assessments, incident investigation and audits.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement risk-based HSE plans and safety initiatives.
• Identify hazards, undesirable events and quality risks.
• Facilitate risk assessments (Baseline, Continuous, Issue-Based).
• Investigate non-conformances and incidents.
• Lead root-cause analyses and implement preventive controls.
• Conduct targeted HSEQ assurance audits (lock-out/tag-out, etc.).
• Monitor incident trends and environmental/quality performance.
• Recommend and track HSEQ improvement interventions.
• Lead safety discussions, toolbox talks and safety stand-downs.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders on the HSEQ plan.

Skills

HSE knowledge

Risk assessment

Root cause analysis

Audits/Inspections

Stakeholder management

Education

National Diploma in Safety Management

B-Tech or B-Degree in Safety Management

Relevant Trade Certification

Job description

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

As a HSEQ Practitioner at Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa (ALLISA), you serve as the operational driver of Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality across the entire business value chain, embedding a proactive, risk-based HSE Excellence Approach to cultivate a true zero-harm culture on the ground. Your role focuses on executing rigorous quality assurance, facilitating day-to-day safe operations, and ensuring full compliance with high-hazard safety standards and environmental regulations through hands‑on risk management, continuous quality control, and active collaboration with site operations.

• Develop and implement issue-based and shutdown-specific safety plans, ensuring all work activities align strictly with the HSEQ game plan and focus areas.
• Lead the identification of workplace hazards, key undesirable events, and quality risks.
• Facilitate comprehensive risk assessments, including Baseline (HIRA), Continuous, and Issue-Based assessments.
• Identify and investigate non‑conformances and incidents.
• Lead root‑cause analyses (RCA) to pinpoint personal, workplace, and organizational factors, implementing robust preventive and corrective controls.
• Conduct targeted risk‑based assurance and compliance audits (e.g., lock‑out/tag‑out, logbooks, legal appointments, and critical group controls).
• Monitor incident, injury, and environmental/quality trends.
• Recommend, implement, and track targeted workplace HSEQ improvement interventions.
• Facilitate highly engaging safety discussions, toolbox talks, and safety stand‑downs on the floor with frontline personnel.
• Build, sustain, and leverage positive relationships with both internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure total alignment with the HSEQ execution plan and compliance requirements.

Are you a MATCH?

Educational requirements

• National Diploma in Safety Management, B-Tech or B-Degree in Safetymanagement will be advantageous
• Relevant Trade Certification

Experience

• Two (2) to five (5) years of applied experience in an HSEQ or high‑risk operational environment

Knowledge and Know‑how specific to the job

• A strong knowledge and understanding of the AIr Liquide Southern Africa Management System Policy, Strategic Objectives, HSE Process Modeling and Business processes
• A strong knowledge and understanding of HSE Legislation and Regulations, Policies, Procedures, Standards and Processes
• A strong knowledge of HSE Risk Assessment and Management, HSE Audits/Inspections, HSE Hazard Control and Incident Classification, Investigation and Reporting.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.