SHEQ Superintendent Environmental

Samancor Chrome; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Samancor Chrome seeks a dedicated environmental health and safety professional to drive regulatory compliance and implement best-practice environmental management across its operations in South Africa. The role emphasizes leading the Environmental strategy, audits, incident investigations and continuous improvement initiatives within the business units.

The candidate will manage environmental risks, coordinate training, supervise staff, and engage stakeholders to support sustainable growth while

Qualifications

• Experience implementing Environmental strategy and master plans.
• Ability to lead environmental audits and regulatory reporting.
• Proven ability to manage teams and coordinate cross-unit initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental compliance across business units and regulatory reporting.
• Coordinate environmental audits and follow-up on findings.
• Investigate environmental incidents and drive root-cause analysis.
• Engage internal and external stakeholders to ensure regulatory adherence.
• Develop and deliver environmental training materials and awareness programs.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

SHEQ management

Stakeholder engagement

People management

Auditing

Job description

Purpose Of The Job

Implementation of corporate’s milestone by ensuring compliance with regulatory and other requirements through identification of best practical Environmental practices.

Purpose Of The Job

Implementation of corporate’s milestone by ensuring compliance with regulatory and other requirements through identification of best practical Environmental practices.

Safety, Health, Environment And Quality

• Identify and assess level of issue-based risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
• Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
• Manage SHEQ compliance within the Section through effective use of the Toolbox
• Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status.

People

Manage the Section:

• Ensure an enabling climate/culture
• Manage labour stability by minimising labour turnover
• Labour complement in line with budget
• Achieve the set EE targets
• Manage performance against set targets and competencies
• Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Coaching and mentoring of subordinates to ensure improved performance levels
• Conduct recruitment interviews.

Customers

• Ensure Customer Satisfaction
• Liaise with all interested and affected parties (Local, Provincial, and National authorities, regulatory bodies, NGO’s, etc.)
• Build and maintain relations with all key stakeholders
• Represent the company on external committees
• Key Customers: Shareholders, Corporate, All Employees, Business Units, Local Communities, Local, Provincial and National Government.

Business Processes

Environmental Strategy:

• Implement Corporate’s and Business Unit’s Environmental strategy and Action plans
• Monitor and keep up to date with changes to Environmental strategies, legislation, and other requirements
• Implement Environmental Management Master Plan at the Business Units
• Lead the implementation of environmental policies and practices
• Lead on sustainable procurement of all environmental goods and services.

SHEQ Management

• Monitor and maintain full compliance and alignment of Business Units to: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.

Environmental Management

• Advise management and other key internal stakeholders on environmental legal liabilities and environmental requirements
• Ensure that the BU complies with rules and regulations, standards, and norms
• Ensure that the BU conforms to self-regulatory tools and other applicable best practices
• Manage and supervise BU’s Environmental subordinates
• Ensure continuous stakeholder engagement
• Identify and implement best practical environmental practices
• Manage BU’s management systems and ensure continuous improvement
• Promote and raise awareness at all levels of the organisation of the impact of mining and related activities
• Participate in environmental training and awareness
• Ensure that service level agreements are in place and updated
• Manage environmental contractors
• Manage environmental projects
• Identify Environmental risks and determine the impact they may have on the business
• Monitor Environmental behaviour in line with expectations
• Facilitate the identification and assessment of all Environmental Risks
• Implement and Monitor rehabilitation objectives
• Implement monitoring and measurement programs
• Ensure management reviews and continuous improvement
• Coordinate Environmental Awareness initiatives (internal and external)
• Develop and update Environmental training materials
• Facilitate internal and external audit
• Ensure incident investigation are conducted
• Drive Management of Change process
• Set site objectives in line with Cooperate Milestones and Risk
• Assessments
• Audit, analyse and report environmental performance to internal and external clients and regulatory bodies
• Ensure environmental management plans are in place in-line with milestones, regulatory requirements, best practices, and risk assessments
• Update environmental risk assessments
• Manage SOPs / COPs
• Ensure control and management of documents.

Environmental Incidents

• Investigate Environmental Incidents and participate in investigations

Environmental Audits

• Develop and Implement Audit schedule and ensure audits are conducted as per schedule
• Follow-up on Audit findings
• Participate in cross-site Environmental Audits

Environmental Reports

• Consolidate Environmental statistics and information
• Report on Site Environmental Performance to all key stakeholders

External And Internal Influences

• Identify interested parties’ needs and expectations.

Growth

• Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence
• Identify potential external partners for Environmental improvement projects
• Standardise Environmental management systems and processes across Business Units.

Shareholder Value

• Regulatory compliance
• Conformance to internal environmental requirements
• Cost control
• Maintain good company reputation.