Job Summary
SHERQ Officer needed in the Northern Cape
Grade 12 (Essential)
Artisan Trade Test (Red Seal) (Recommended)
Competent A Certificate Surface Mining (Essential)
National Diploma in Safety Management / Risk Management or equivalent (Essential)
Blasting Certificate / Rock Breaking MQA equivalent qualification (Recommended)
First Aid Level 2
valid Code B/EB Driver’s Licence
All Documents MUST be included with CV.
Minimum of seven (7) years operational Safety / SHERQ Officer experience in a Mining / Engineering environment
Minimum of two (2) years Operational Risk Assessment experience in a Mining / Engineering environment
(Total of 7 years’ experience of which some of the experience can run concurrent)
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies
Legislation (Occupational Health and Safety Act (Health and Safety Law for Managers), Integrated ISO systems, Mine Health and Safety Act (National Occupational Health and Safety Act), Accident investigation & Working knowledge of legal registry plus legal liability.
Efficient planning and organising
Able to perform required analyses and interpret data.
Able to write effective SHERQ and investigation data reports.
Negotiation skills (Effective influencing and persuasion)
SHERQ (SHERQ standards and procedures, Company policies, Understanding of ISO safety standards and the application thereof & National Acts applicable to mining environment)
Diagnostic (, Root cause analysis & Trend analysis)
Statutory knowledge
Basic knowledge of Air Pollution Preventive Act & Rail Safety Regulator and Radiation control
Intermediate knowledge of Mine Health and Safety Act, Water Act, National Road Act, National Environmental and Management Act, Relevant SOP’s, BCEA and COP’s
Change management (Ability to influence employees, management and other stakeholders to implement SHERQ related initiatives and improvements; Establishment of safety mentality)
Functional
Mining and Engineering business processes & Mine Health and System Act
Explosive Act (other legal requirements)
ISO 9000 (System, Audit)
ISO 45001 (System, Audit) (Legal Certificate)
Integration between systems
Hazard identification and Risk assessment skills
Understanding of IWULA Waste management, Environmental monitoring and Rail systems
Understanding of SABS and SANS standards and the application thereof
Systems:
JD Edwards or equivalent
Achiever, Isometrix, Risk assessment, Permit to work & All Discipline / departmental specific systems and software
Intermediate user of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Key Performance Areas Include But Are Not Limited To:
To prevent and minimize accidents, dangerous occurrences and non-conformances in respect of safety, health, environmental, risk and quality standards and assist line management with the updating and maintaining of SHERQ systems and procedures to ensure legal compliance etc., which includes but not limited to:
Inspections & Investigations
Risk assessment and control
Planning, organising and administration
Analysis and reporting
Customer service and support
Legal compliance and audits
All Duties & Responsibilities MUST be listed on CV
Be Medically Fit (meet medical fitness requirements and standards)
Send Full CV’s to sales@bilnor.co.za
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Bilnor Staffing Solutions
1982
206 A Odendaal Street Meyerspark
10-30
Recruiter
About
Bilnor Staffing Solutions offers two major range of services to the mining and engineering industries across the entirety of South Africa and neighbouring countries. Founded in 1982 as a one-man business we have grown to become a business with unlimited capabilities able to meet the needs of our customers with accuracy and speed. Our commitment to offering customer service that ensures your business keeps running is something we are very proud of.
Our staffing solutions ensure that you have the ability to grow your workforce as needed on a temporary or permanent basis. This will allow you to ensure that the right people are employed within your company. We offer long-term and short-term staffing solutions and permanent placements.
Development, repairs and maintenance within any plant environment or mining and engineering section is unavoidable, but it is the ability to resolve these matters with speed, accuracy and a cost conscious approach that sets you apart from your competitors. At Bilnor we offer engineering and construction services that ensure your operations runs like it should. As a full range engineering and construction provider with full agility we are ready to take on any project you have.
At Bilnor we believe in employment equity, currenlty Bilnor Engineering and construction is a level 1 BEE contributor and Bilnor Staffing Solutions is a level 2 BEE contributor. We are continuously striving to increase our contribution.
