Health and Environmental Officer – National Role (Cold Storage)

 

Our client is urgently looking for the expertise of a Safety, Health and Environmental Office to join their team. This position is a National Role and will involve traveling.

Section:  Operations

 

Reports to:  Group Operations & Technical Director

CORE PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To champion and lead safety, health and environmental compliance nationally and mitigate risk to the business.

 

DIMENSIONS OF THE JOB

Statutory Liabilities

• Occupational Health & Safety Act
• Skills Development Act
• Compensation for Occupational injuries and Diseases Act
• National and Local By-Laws
• National Environmental Management Act
• SANS codes of practise
• National disaster management act
• National Environmental Management Act
• Waste Act
• Energy Act
• National energy Act
• Environmental conservation Act
• Hazardous substance Act (Ammonia)
• National road traffic Act
• Tobacco products control Act
• National Health Act
• National Water Act
• Water services Act
• Covid-19 Health and Safety Protocols
• ISO 9001, 14001, 45001
• International best practises

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

1. Adherence to Legal Compliance

• Set up and maintain a SHE system ensuring legal compliance.
• Alignment of the SHE system to best practices and international standards.
• Facilitation of all certifications and accreditations as required by the business.
• Develop, implement and review SHE policies and procedures in line with legislation and business objectives.
• Adherence to the governing requirements stipulated in the SHE policy.
• To establish a SHE Committee and ensure consistency and procedural conformance as prescribed by the governing acts.
• To ensure all issues pertaining to SHE is addressed appropriately to meet compliance and conformance.
• Ensure all gap analysis, risk assessments, hazard identification, hygiene surveys, emission monitoring, environmental testing and registrations are conducted regularly.
• Maintain and apply best practice to housekeeping standards to mitigate and eliminate incidents.
• Ensure all legal appointments are signed and updated.
• Ensure all medical surveillance is conducted as stipulated by the governing acts.
• Manage the protocols , legal reporting and business policies around occupational injuries and diseases.

2. SHE Inspections and Audits

• Legal compliance audits to be conducted bi-annually, or as required.
• Conduct interim internal audits.
• Facilitate customer audits and landlord inspections.
• Plan and manage all authority inspections and audits.
• Any findings relating to non-conformances or non-compliances to be addressed and corrective action implemented timeously.
• Ensure all statutory inspections and surveys are conducted and records maintained and audited against.

3. Training

• Develop and conduct SHE induction presentations for all new employees and contractors and keep centralised records of all such training that has occurred.
• Conduct in-house SHE training sessions in line with procedures and policies.
• Ensure personal protective equipment are issued to employees, records maintained, and training provided to all employees.
• Manage, arrange and source quotations for all statutory training conducted by accredited external service providers.
• Ensure training records are maintained, certificates are filed and tracked against expiry dates.
• Prepare SHE toolbox talks and ensure this is conducted and recorded.

4. Incidents and Accidents

• Ensure all incidents and accidents are investigated, documented and reported to the relevant bodies timeously.
• Ensure all administration around incidents and accidents progress reports, and resumption reports are completed timeously.
• Track compensation claims.
• Champion and close out corrective measures identified during the incident investigation
• Set and maintain targets for all incident categories and track updates against this.

5. Safety, Health and Environmental Administration

• Maintain the Occupational Health and Safety records for employees and contractors
• Maintain centralised records of MSDS, TDS, SDS, Letter of declarations of all chemicals and align procedures with the Hazard Chemical Agent Regulations

6. Ad hoc duties

• Render assistance to employees in terms of sourcing rehabilitation, providing information etc.
• Assist HR with any investigations as and when required
• Generate OHS reports as and when required

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Findings reduced year on year
• Conducting Health and Safety meeting on a quarterly basis (ensuring minutes have been prepared and issues raised have been addressed.
• Manage and maintain centralised documentation for training (Fire marshals, first aiders, safety reps
• Documented progressive drives towards zero IOD’s
• Bi-Weekly toolbox talks
• 100% Safety Health and Environment inductions conducted for all new employees and contractors
• Medical surveillance conducted on employees and contractors
• Champion and facilitate special projects and awareness drives
• Sustainability and waste reduction

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Qualifications:

• National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (preferable)
• Valid certification in the following courses: health and safety; first aid; fire marshal
• Supervisory/Management Certification
• Computer literate in MS Office

Experience:

• 3-5 years relevant experience
• Supervisory and management experience would be beneficial

Behaviours:

• Self-starter
• Assertive
• Strong communication skills
• Organisation/planning skills
• Administrative skills
• Maintains confidence
• Ability to build relationships with employees, contractors, management
• Attention to detail
• Conflict resolution skills
• Problem solver
• Coaching and mentoring ability.

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