General Assistant: Operations (Midrand) at Mustek Limited

Purpose:

• The Operations: General Assistant will be responsible for general facilities, health, safety and environmental checks and audits.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all persons are aware of the hazards attached to the work carried out and are fully conversant with the precautionary measures to be taken or observed to obviate such dangers.
• Co-ordinate at least two evacuation exercises per year to ensure that all staff become familiar with.
• Co-ordinate at least two evacuation exercises per year to ensure that all staff become familiar with these procedures.
• Enforce safety regulations and adherence to safety standards, including basic safety induction training.
• Identify safety training needs, organise and co-ordinate safety training courses and prepare training material where appropriate.
• Co-ordinate the monthly safety meeting: ensure meeting times are set agendas are sent out minutes are kept and sent out.
• Ensure that all support documentation in respect of the safety program is received on time and in the correct format from all concerned parties.
• Assist in appointment of safety representatives for all departments.
• Communicate changes in safety and environment legislation to management.
• Ensure that all work is performed by suitably trained and competent persons.
• Ensure that all statutory appointments have been completed and all statutory requirements are met.
• That, where required, health and safety committees are established, that meetings are accordingly held and that the minutes of such meetings are kept and properly filed.
• Identify unsafe acts, conditions, and hazards, investigate root causes and identify corrective and preventative actions and report to management.
• Ensure that the required risk assessments are carried out.
• Ensure that discipline is always enforced at the construction site.
• Conduct surveys and audits as required to identify and minimise the risk to company and employees.
• Develop, implement and maintain an effective program and ensure compliance to satisfy the requirements of local legislation e.g. the OHS, COID and Environmental Conservation Acts
• Compile incident forms, surveys, audits to establish root causes and together with Supervisors and Managers concerned, formulate a plan of action to correct non-compliant behaviour or conditions.
• Develop and maintain systems to ensure all employees comply with all relevant legal safety requirements.
• Assist with the formulation of emergency/contingency plans for: Natural disasters, Industrial action, Political unrest, Fire, Explosions, Bomb threats, Review and update Emergency Procedures as and when necessary.
   

Requirements
Qualification and Experience:

• Matric
• Basic PC literacy
• Drivers license will be an added advantage
• Administrative experience
   

Skills and Knowledge:

• Company processes and procedure
• Working knowledge of occupational health and safety as well as quality standards.
• Facilities and communications infrastructure of the company.
• Must be able to carry out responsibilities in accordance with Mustek’s values, policies and procedures and stipulated Health & Safety regulations
• Basic written and verbal communication skills
• H&S skills, e.g., first aid