Sheq Officer

Unique Personnel; Mbombela; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing solutions company in Mbombela is seeking a Health and Safety Officer responsible for ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety regulations. The role involves performing audits, developing safety programs, and managing training needs. Candidates should have a National Diploma in Safety Management and fluency in both English and Afrikaans. This is an on-site position offering an opportunity to contribute to workplace safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of relevant local safety legislation.
• Working knowledge of safety systems.
• Valid driver's license and valid passport.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with legal safety requirements.
• Conduct internal quality audits and self-assessments.
• Develop health and safety programs.

Skills

Proficiency in MS Office

Ability to manage a multi-cultured environment

Fluency in English and Afrikaans

Education

National Diploma in Safety Management

Job description

Unique Personnel boasts over 50 years of personnel and staffing experience. It has mainly focused on South African staffing solutions, but now recruits internationally for over clients.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensuring that processes required for the Quality Management System are established, implemented and maintained.
• Ensuring that processes required for the Occupational Health and Safety Management System are established, implemented and maintained.>
• Carry out internal Quality audits & SHE self-assessments.
• Follow-up on non-conformities (NCR's).
• Ensure compliance with all environmental regulations, initiate corrective measures and ensure follow-up on action plans.
• Participate in the review of the environmental plan.
• Inspecting workplaces, investigating accidents, causes of ill-health and complaints.
• Inspecting workplaces to enforce safety regulations.
• Examining ways to improve health and safety standards.
• Performing risk assessments on critical tasks.
• Negotiating with managers and employees to provide a safe working environment.
• Take responsibility for procuring and allocation of PPE.
• Developing health and safety programs and strategies.
• Keeping up to date with the law and technical knowledge.
• Writing reports.
• Develop, implement and maintain an effective program and ensure compliance to satisfy the requirements of local legislation e.g. the OHSACT, COID, RSR etc.
• Develop systems to ensure all employees comply with all relevant legal safety requirements.
• Identify safety training needs, organise and co-ordinate safety training courses and prepare training material where appropriate.
• Ensure that the training matrix is kept up to date.
• Co-ordinate the quarterly SHEQ meetings: set meeting times, send agendas, minutes, ensure all support documentation is received on time and in the correct format from all concerned parties.
• Assist in appointment of health and safety representatives.
• Communicate changes in Safety and Environment legislation to Management.
• Evaluate incident forms, surveys, audits to establish root causes and together with Managers concerned, formulate a plan of action to correct non compliant behaviour or conditions.
• Laise with on-site contractors to ensure their compliance with Company safety regulations and adherence to safety standards, including basic safety induction training.
• Conduct surveys and audits as required to identify and minimise the risk to company and employees.
• Identify unsafe acts, conditions, and hazards, investigate root causes and identify corrective and preventative actions and report to management.
• Co-ordinate at least two evacuation exercises per year to ensure that all staff become familiar with these procedures.
• Assist with the formulation of emergency / contingency plans for: Natural disasters, Industrial action, Political unrest, Fire, Explosions, Bomb threats.
• Review and update Emergency Procedures as and when necessary.
• Ad hoc requests by management.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Grade 12.National Diploma in Safety Management or equivalent.Thorough knowledge of relevant local safety, security and environmental legislation : OHSACTCOID ACTThorough knowledge of ISO
• Working knowledge of safety systems
• Proficiency on MS Office especially on Word and Excel
• Ability to manage a multi-cultured environment
• Valid driver's license and valid passport
• Fluency in English and Afrikaans