PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The main purpose of this position is to develop, implement, and improve health and safety plans, programs, and procedures. Ensuring compliance with relevant Health and Safety Legislation.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications and Experience:  

•  Matric certificate or equivalent
•  COMSOC 1 & 2 or SAMTRAC with five years’ experience or  A diploma/Degree with three years’ experience

Advantageous: 

•  Intermediate Competence in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
•  Legal Liability, Incident Investigation, and HIRA certificate. 
•  COMPETENCY A (Opencast Mining)
•  Proficient in Legal requirements within the Mine Health and Safety Act No. 29 of 1996 and Regulations.
•  A diploma/Degree would be advantageous.

Experience:

•  Three to five years of work experience as a Safety Officer.

TECHNICAL KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

•  Draft/review and implement all Mandatory Code of Practices. 
•  Reporting all Incidents on site, preparing all required documentation, and
• facilitating Incident Investigations as needed.
•  Support the development of OHS policies and programs.
•  Advise and give clear guidance on various safety-related matters.
•  Conduct/implement risk assessments and enforce preventative
• measures. 
•  Conduct regular site/section inspections and record the inspections as
• per the safety officer’s schedule. 
•  Maintain electronic document system. 
•  Ensure that all policies are available and displayed on-site.
•  Ensure compliance with PPE requirements and ordering thereof. 
•  Arrange morning meetings with employees to ensure that all tasks fothe day are done safely.
•  Ensure SHE Committee meetings are held.
•  Draft/revise all Legal appointments, SOP and SWP.
•  Recordkeeping of all Checklists, Procedures, Fitness Medicals, Training daily safe Declarations, etc. 
•  Contractor Management and approval of Safety Files.
•  Participate and /or Complete Authority Inspections / Reports, Training Incident Investigation, and Audits as required.
•  Arrange and schedule all SHE-related training on-site.
•  Monthly reporting on Safety performance (Leading, lagging indicators) and ensuring full implementation of the company Safety Improvement Plan.

BEHAVIOURAL KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

•  Ethical and trustworthy 
•  Good communication skills
•  To be reliable, and responsible and to always portray a positive attitude.
•  Manages work effectively and is always punctual.
•  Work well in teams and independently.