Senior Fire & Safety Leader: Emergency Readiness

Sappi; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading leave benefits

Employee wellbeing benefits

Learning and development programmes

Job summary

Sappi is hiring a Senior Fire & Safety Officer at Ngodwana Mill in Mpumalanga to coordinate fire prevention, protection and emergency readiness. You will manage risk assessments, inspections, and loss-prevention programmes while driving continuous safety improvements across operations.

You will lead investigations, coordinate audits, and provide training to ensure regulatory compliance and high safety performance in a global woodfibre business with strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Diploma or higher in Fire Technology, Fire Safety, Emergency Management or OHS.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant industrial fire safety and OH&S experience, including supervision.
• Recognised firefighting and emergency response training with practical field experience.
• Proven experience managing fire protection systems and risk assessments.
• Experience in incident investigation and safety compliance monitoring.
• Experience facilitating fire safety training and emergency drills.
• Working knowledge of the OHS Act, SANS, NFPA and industry standards.
• Experience with contractor safety management and permit-to-work systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support fire prevention and risk control across the mill.
• Oversee inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment.
• Lead investigations, determine root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate fire safety audits, inspections and loss-prevention initiatives.
• Plan emergency preparedness, drills and fire safety training.
• Support ISO 45001 OHS management system readiness and compliance.
• Provide technical leadership to the Fire Protection team and stakeholders.

Skills

Fire risk management

Fire prevention

Emergency response

Incident investigation

Education

National Diploma in Fire Technology / Fire Safety / Emergency Management or OHS

Tools

NFPA standards

SANS compliance

Job description

Sappi is hiring a Senior Fire & Safety Officer at Ngodwana Mill in Mpumalanga to coordinate fire prevention, protection and emergency readiness. You will manage risk assessments, inspections, and loss-prevention programmes while driving continuous safety improvements across operations.

You will lead investigations, coordinate audits, and provide training to ensure regulatory compliance and high safety performance in a global woodfibre business with strong safety culture.