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.