Occupational Hygiene Consultant

Momentum; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hygiene compliance firm in Centurion, South Africa, is seeking an Occupational Hygiene professional to facilitate legal compliance surveys. Essential qualifications include a National Senior Certificate and relevant M Degree. The role requires excellent communication skills and proficiency in MS 365. Responsibilities include managing monitoring equipment, conducting hygiene surveys, and building client relationships. Competitive remuneration and opportunities for travel are included.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with SAIOH as Occupational Hygiene Assistant or Technologist.
• Previous experience in occupational hygiene preferred.
• Valid driver’s licence and own vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and calibrate monitoring equipment.
• Conduct and analyze occupational hygiene surveys.
• Manage and lead occupational hygiene assistants.

Skills

Knowledge of occupational hygiene equipment

Excellent verbal and written communication

Proficiency in MS 365

Ability to travel

Education

National Senior Certificate

Relevant M4B or M Degree

Legal Knowledge certificate

Job description

Role Purpose

To facilitate legal compliance surveys through identifying, evaluating and controlling of occupational hygiene stressors at the workplace, such as lighting, noise, ventilation, hazardous chemical substances and ergonomics.

Requirements

• A National Senior Certificate is essential
• Relevant M 4 B or M Degree (BSc Hons, MPH, MHSc or MSc in Occupational Hygiene / Physiology / Biological Sciences / Environmental Sciences)
• Professional registration with SAIOH as an Occupational Hygiene Assistant or Occupational Hygiene Technologist is essential
• Must be in possession of a Legal Knowledge certificate, as required by the Department of Employment and Labour
• Knowledge and understanding of occupational hygiene equipment, instrumentation, methods and procedures to conduct inspections, tests and surveys
• Previous working experience in occupational hygiene would be advantageous
• A valid driver’s licence and own insured vehicle is essential
• Be able to travel both in and outside the borders of South Africa
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Proficient in MS 365, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Duties and Responsibilities

PROCESS

• Calibrate and prepare occupational hygiene monitoring equipment
• Plan and coordinate occupational hygiene and environmental surveys
• Conduct occupational hygiene monitoring (i.e., lighting, noise, ventilation, hazardous chemical substances and ergonomics surveys) to establish quantitative exposure risk
• Analyse samples collected during surveys or have them analysed by an approved laboratory
• Process data and prepare reports, interpret results and recommend actions to control exposure
• Submit completed reports to Registered Occupational Hygienist for review and signature
• Manage and provide leadership to occupational hygiene assistants
• Conduct research for new technologies for standards and specifications
• Liaise with client base and market services to clients
• Prepare and submit quotations

CLIENT

• Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders
• Deliver on service level agreements applicable to clients and stakeholders to ensure that client expectations are managed
• Make recommendations to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within area of responsibility
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service
• Continuously monitor turnaround times and quality standards and resolve issues speedily to enhance client service delivery
• Drive client service delivery goal achievement in line with predefined standards to ensure that clients receive appropriate advice and after‑sales service
• Manage client query processes and ensure that queries are tracked, accurately resolved and used as a mechanism to improve client service and business processes

PEOPLE

• Build strong relationships through providing specialist know‑how and leadership to others, expressing positive expectations
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialisation
• Positively influence and manage change and offer specialist support where required
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas and involvement of colleagues and staff
• Participate and contribute to a culture of work‑centric thinking, productivity, service delivery and quality management
• Take ownership for driving career development

FINANCE

• Contribute to the development of area specific budgets to minimise expenditure, in alignment with operational plans
• Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency
• Implement and provide input into governance processes, systems and legislation within area of specialisation
• Escalate unresolved policy and governance compliance issues via appropriate channels for investigation and resolution purposes
• Provide input into the risk identification processes development and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum