Safety, Health & Environment Officer required for a company based in the Greater Amatola area (Eastern Cape)
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION/SKILL
- SAMTRAC Qualification or equivalent
- Occupational Health and Safety Act Training Certificate
- Firefighting and emergency procedures training
- Min 3 Years related experience in ensuring compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Act in a forestry related industry
- First aid/medical response training
- Computer literacy with proficiency in MS Office, Word, Excel, and Power Point
- Strong administrative skills
- Valid driver’s licence
PERSON REQUIREMENTS
- Well-organised and meticulous, with the ability to work under pressure
- Able to liaise comfortably within all levels of the company
- Able to meet deadlines
- Good verbal and written communication in business English
- Ability to communicate in Xhosa would be advantageous
- Good report-writing skills
- Sound problem-solving skills
- Thorough knowledge of health and safety systems and legal requirements, with proven implementation ability
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Provide support and guidance to Managers on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) matters within the Group
- Investigate incidents using root cause analysis tools and compile incident reports
- Implement, monitor and enforce compliance to OHS legislation
- Conducting OHS audits
- Review and update safety management systems and related training programmes
- Monitor and report on all incidents and accidents
- Provide first responder assistance to medical emergencies (during and after hours)
- Compile and present Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly reports
- Participate in workplace committees and forums
- Assist and participate in fire-fighting operations
- Manage emergency preparedness of sites
- OD (Injury on Duty) mitigation and management
- Contractor management
- Site environmental management and compliance
- Maintain risk registers.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.
