Job Description

We are looking for a Health and Safety Officer to join our team. The incumbent will be responsible to oversee SHE activities in the factory, ensure compliance with applicable legislation, ensure that SOP’s/RA are in place and adhered to, and to assist with the implementation, maintenance, certification and auditing of an Integrated Management System (IMS) based on ISO 9 001:2015, ISO 45000:2018 and ISO 14 001:2015 principles.

The successful candidate will be required to work within a multi-disciplinary team to achieve the overall HSE objectives of the business.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Develop, implement, and maintain SHE policies and procedures specific to the activities on Site.
• Factory and site inspections, auditing and reporting.
• Conduct training and raising awareness.
• Incident investigating, reporting and management.
• Overall HSE compliance on site

Qualifications:

• National Diploma in Safety Management or National Diploma Environmental Health. BTech in either field will be an added advantage.
• At least 2 years’ working experience.
• Computer literacy – Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point or similar.
• Minimum SAMTRAC is preferable.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Incident/Accident management
• In-depth knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act No of 1993 and regulations.
• Strong administrative skills required.
• Ability to plan his/her activities and to meet project deadlines.
• Good presentation skills.
• Good report writing skills
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Skills (HIRA).
• Computer literacy – good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Assertive.
• Self-driven.
• Ability to work in a team but also to work independently.
• Good problem-solving skills
• Organized.
• Sense of urgency – initiate, complete and follow through on tasks,
• Good communicator.
• Ability to stay calm under stressful conditions
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Passionate about his/ her field of expertise.
• Robust, energetic and goal orientated.