Safety and Environmental Manager

The South African Breweries; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage corporation in Limpopo, Polokwane, seeks a Safety and Environmental Manager. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations, managing human resources for safety teams, and overseeing project execution in a FMCG environment. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in safety management and a relevant tertiary qualification. This position offers an opportunity to foster a culture of safety and compliance within the organization.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in a facilitator or controller role in safety/environment jobs.
• Successful completion of ABInBev trainee program.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a FMCG environment, with safety and environment management experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety, health, & environmental legislation compliance.
• Manage human resources based on identified needs.
• Perform legal Compliance Audits for safety and environment.
• Implement Behavioural Safety Program at all levels.

Skills

Safety compliance

Environmental management

Human resource development

Project management

Education

B Tech in Mechanical or Electrical

Qualification in Safety and Environment Management

Job description

Job title : Safety and Environmental Manager

Job Location : Limpopo, Polokwane Deadline : September 07, 2025

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Key Roles and Responsibilities :

Maintain Safe, Healthy, and Risk-Free Working Environment

• Ensure safety, health, & environmental legislation compliance
• Ensure compliance with VPO Standards for the environment and safety pillars
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards

Manage Human Resources

• Develop employees based on identified needs through OPR sessions
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
• Manage technical pipeline for safety and environment team roles
• Support apprenticeship and artisan development for the site

Leads the Management and Implementation of the Safety and Environment VPO Pillar in the Plant

• Ensure requirements of all 23 Blocks of the Safety Pillar are implemented
• Perform Safety and environment monitoring and audits
• Conduct regular VPO Safety and environment Pillars' audits and reviews using the Pillar Questionnaires
• Perform legal Compliance Audits

Monitoring and Analysis

• Ensure all Safety and environment Incidents and Observations are captured and reported in Credit360
• Manage problem-solving processes for Safety and environment incidents
• Implement effective problem solving and loop closure for all Safety and environment reports in Cr360
• Use Safety App or equivalent system efficiently to raise incidents and observations
• Perform Loss and waste analysis on Safety and environment incidents
• Develop action plans to address Safety and environment observations based on priority
• Monitor safety and environment using Supervisor or Manager Check Lists

Safety and Environment Strategies

• Implement Behavioural Safety Program at all levels
• Implement targeted safety and environment interventions for critical blocks
• Apply relevant Safety and environment Standards & SOPs
• Develop and coordinate Safety and environment Investment Programmes
• Implement Safety and Environment VPO and related GOPs
• Manage progress according to set glide paths
• Implement E&S Dashboards and sustain improvements

Project and Financial Management

• Manage small Safety and Environment site Capex projects
• Ensure safety and environment compliance during project execution
• Complete projects on time and within budget
• Ensure safety and environment compliance of new equipment during commissioning

Financial Performance

• Manage ZBB and CAPEX budgeting for Safety and Environment
• Control departmental costs
• Review financial results
• Maximize By-product revenue

Knowledge and Awareness

• Lead and participate in World Safety and Environment Day/Week activities
• Share safety and environment alerts with teams
• Provide mandatory safety and environment training to all employees
• Train team leaders and managers on department-specific safety & environment requirements
• Ensure effective induction and training for new employees, contractors, and service providers
• Identify training needs and coordinate programs

Business Continuity and Risk Management

• Develop and standardize emergency and disaster recovery plans (BCP)
• Implement approaches to mitigate obsolescence
• Share best practices for Safety and environment management
• Ensure implementation of safety management programs for Ammonia, Steam, Dust, and Electrical processes

Safety, UPP, and Cost CAPEX Portfolios

• Plan for maintenance and replacement of plant equipment and infrastructure

Primary challenges include ensuring conformance to standards, fostering a safety-first culture, managing budgets, leading safety in project execution, and ensuring legal compliance.

People management involves facilitating team problem-solving, developing team goals, conducting reviews, and training team members.

Minimum Requirements :

• 3-year tertiary qualification (e.g., B Tech in Mechanical or Electrical, BSc in Mechanical or Electrical)
• Qualification in Safety and Environment Management and Auditing
• Successful completion of ABInBev trainee program (Brewing, Packaging, Logistics, Maintenance, or E&F)
• Government Certificate of Competence or equivalent legal requirement for safety and environment responsible persons
• Minimum 5 years experience in a FMCG environment, with safety and environment management experience
• 3-5 years experience in a facilitator or controller role in safety/environment jobs