Safety Officer M/F

CFAO; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Durban is seeking an experienced Safety Officer to monitor compliance with safety legislation and promote a strong safety culture. The role requires a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the Safety, Health, and Environment field. Responsibilities include implementing safety standards, facilitating training, conducting audits, and managing safety-related administration. A valid driver’s licence and knowledge of ISO standards are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Safety, Health, and Environment.
• Sound knowledge of Safety legislation, Construction Regulations, OHS Act 85 of 1993.
• Must have a valid driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the implementation of standards according to ISO requirements.
• Ensures compliance with all legislation regarding plant, equipment, and substances.
• Determine training requirements and implement safety procedures.

Skills

Communication skills

Planning and organising

Decision making

Resilience and adaptability

Teamwork

Goal orientation

Results orientation

Analytical thinking

Problem Solving

Administrative Duties

Education

Grade 12

SAMTRAC

HIRA training

Tools

MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

ISO 14001:2015

ISO 45000:2018

Job description

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an experienced and suitably qualified Safety Officer to join the Production Support Centre team, based in Durban.

Purpose of the job :

To assess, co‑ordinate and monitor the total safety and environmental function for the relevant business unit to ensure compliance with all legislation regarding all workplace activities and the use of plant, equipment and substances. The role has a strong focus on training, continuous knowledge sharing and building a safety culture in collaboration with all stakeholders on the shop floor.

Profil request :

Experiential and Educational requirements :

• Grade 12
• SAMTRAC (Safety Management Training Course)
• HIRA (Hazard Identification Risk Assessment) training
• Sound knowledge of Safety legislation, Construction Regulations, OHS Act 85 of 1993
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the Safety, Health and Environment
• Must have a valid driver’s licence
• Knowledge and understanding of, ISO14001 : 2015, ISO 4500 : 2018
• Risk Management and Supervisory Management techniques
• Computer Literacy and MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power point)
• Project Management will be Advantage
• Incident investigation and reporting (course)
• Advantage : Permit to work root cause analysis

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Facilitates the implementation of standards according to the requirements of the ISO standards.
• Ensures the organization is aware of and complies with, all legislation in relation to the use of its plant, equipment and substances, as well as in all workplace activities.
• Ensure records systems are maintained at Corporate in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
• Ensure all company safety policies and instructions are adhered to and followed.
• Determine training requirements and implement safety procedures.
• Promotes occupational health and safety within the organization and encourages safer, healthier working practices.
• Updates and maintains safety policies and procedures.
• Safety related administration and responsible for weekly safety patrols & reports.
• Identifying hazards and assess risk and maintain tracking.
• Incidents and accidents management and associated COID management.
• Internal / External SHE audits and compliance monitoring.
• Support with the company’s ISO integrated SHE Management System (ISO 14001 and 450010), internal auditing, management review, diagnostic review.
• Contractor Management.
• Chair committee meetings.
• Training coordination.

Competency Requirement :

• Communication skills
• Planning and organising
• Decision making
• Resilience and adaptability
• Teamwork
• Goal orientation
• Results orientation
• Analytical thinking
• Problem Solving
• Administrative Duties

All appointments will be made in line with our Employment Equity Plan.