Summary of Role:
Reporting to Plant Manager, the Junior Safety Officer is responsible for creating, enacting, and updating job safety programmes for employees that encompass government health and safety regulations as well as company standards for safety in the workplace. A core function is training employees on the importance of health and safety on the job.
Outputs overview
- Auditing production, keeping on the lookout for any unsafe behaviour or transgression of regulations
- Participate in audits: H&S, Environmental, Due Diligent etc including quality. (Administration, document sourcing, filing etc)
- SHEQ SharePoint administrative functions.
- Monitoring of the bird & bat, riverine rabbit, etc. programmes, carcass searching and security services reporting processes, including at the gate monitoring
- Assessing risk and safety hazards of all aspects of operations as per HIRA process
- Ensure monthly safety inspections are done on the correct templates. Monitor inspection findings – Implementation of corrective measure
- Inspecting production equipment and processes to make sure they are safe
- Ordering repairs for unsafe and/or damaged equipment, including the management and ordering of POE
- Focusing on prevention by keeping up with equipment maintenance and employee training
- Presenting safety principles to staff in meetings or lecture-type training sessions
- Assist ED team with safety file evaluations and inspections during execution of their projects
- Present findings on safety rep inspection reports to employees in safety meeting as well as toolbox talks
- Participating in continuing education to update knowledge of health and safety protocols and techniques
- Do regular self-audits to ensure the programme implemented is effective and contribute to the overall safety of the plant
- Compile safety plans that include suggested improvements to existing infrastructure and business processes (As well as monitor & review of effectiveness of current processes)
- Sharing information, suggestions, and observations with project leadership to create consistency in safety standards throughout the production team and the entire company
- Meeting company health and safety goals
- Investigating root causes of incidents and accidents and other unsafe conditions on the job site
- Liaising with law enforcement and other investigators who are present at the time of a serious accident
- Finding the best way to prevent future accidents by participating in incident investigation and RCAT
- Reviewing and reporting on the staff's compliance with health and safety rules
- Monitoring of HSE training’s validity
- Do weekly and monthly planning in conjunction with MAMSA safety Lead
- Ensure timeous submission of monthly contractor KPI’s
What we require:
Qualifications:
- Occupational Health & Safety certificate or diploma (NQF Level 4)
- Drivers Licence (Code 08)
Experience:
- Experience in Health, Safety, Quality & Environment will be advantages
Competencies (Skills, Knowledge and attributes):
Skills:
- Computer literacy (MS Office suite)
- Communication skills
- Reporting and Presentation skills
- Interpersonal skills
Knowledge:
- Business Management Systems
- OHS Act 85 of 1993, ISO for HSE
- National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998
Attributes:
- Professionalism
- Honesty
- Attention to detail
- Goal oriented
What we offer:
We offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial organisation, to be part of a diverse workplace with regards to gender, age and cultural background in the most exciting industry in the world today. You will receive a very competitive total benefits package including an excellent base salary, bonus scheme and share options.
Career development
- Excellent training (an average 54 hours a year)
- Self-paced online learning portal for micro courses across a range of functional and inter personal skills
Shared financial success
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A competitive, industry benchmarked and cost-of-living linked salary, reviewed annually
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Annual bonus
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Salary contribution to your pension fund
Work/life balance
- WFH in a hybrid working arrangement
- Generous annual leave, plus a community or charity work day each year
- Paid maternity, parental, adoptive and bereavement leave
- Parental transitional coaching
- Allowance for WFH set up
True diversity & inclusion
- Equal opportunity targets
- GWEC Women in Wind and Mainstream Women in Renewables programmes
- You can be you, whatever your gender, colour or sexual orientation
Care for health & wellbeing
- Generous health insurance subsidy
- Income protection insurance
- Life cover
- Free Employee Assistance Program