She Officer At Rhodes Food Group

Rfg Foods; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company is seeking a Health and Safety Officer to ensure compliance with safety standards and manage health initiatives. The role involves monitoring compliance, training staff, conducting audits, and participating in safety improvements. Candidates must have extensive experience in a production environment and relevant qualifications to support the company's commitment to workplace safety and food quality.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in food manufacturing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Independent and analytical problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor plant legal compliance and ensure safety standards.
• Assist with legal appointment requirements and SHE Audits.
• Promote a safe workplace and investigate incidents.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Tertiary qualification in Safety / Environmental Management

Certificate in SAMTRAC / Occupational health and safety

Grade 12 (Matric)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitors the plant legal compliance and ensure compliance to all Safety standards.
• Maintain a working knowledge of OHS Act requirements and make recommendations to Management regarding health and safety issues and implements health and safety compliance and audit functions.
• Assist with legal appointment requirements and SHE Audits.
• Involved in Personal Protective Equipment program selection, recycling, and auditing. Other projects may include Outreach, Auditing, Ergonomics and Industrial Hygiene assignments related to our Health and Safety programs, including OSHA compliance.
• Interact with production Team Members, Leadership, Product and Process Engineers, Facilities Maintenance and Engineering.
• Collect and analyze environmental data.
• Report generation and graphical information presentation.
• Monitor processes (e.g. basic industrial hygiene activities) and compile inspection reports.
• Research on pollution prevention (e.g. reuse, recycling and reduction initiatives).
• Participate in team problem solving and continuous improvement activities.
• Observe behavioral based safety.
• Involved in promoting a safe workplace, providing training, and investigating incidents to improve overall safety of the working areas.
• Obtain an understanding of the importance of injury investigations and prevention of future incidents.
• Attend monthly safety committee meetings and assist with action items.
• Assist the Site Facilities Manager with any injury investigations and corrective actions.
• Internal Audits
• External Audits
• Staff Training
• Participate and support Company's food safety and quality objectives.
• Report all problems with Food Safety to the QA Manager who will initiate and record actions.
  
  

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Grade 12 (Matric)
• Must have A tertiary qualification in Safety / Environmental Management
• Certificate in SAMTRAC / Occupational health and safety.
• 7 Years of experience in food Manufacturing environment.
• Ability to think analytically, independently, and outside of the box to provide fresh ideas to improve processes.
• Ability to work with people in a production/plant environment.
• Have excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to present and explain health and safety topics.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office and PC Skills.
• Knowledge of industrial hygiene, policy, and occupational safety is preferre