Safety, Health & Environmental Officer - Potchefstroom at Rheinmetall Denel Munition

What We Are Looking For

HIRA

• Assist management & supervision in compiling HIRA’s for their areas
• Ensure compliance to the legal requirements (OHSAct, NEMA & other related legislation) and develop measures to address/mitigate risks.
• Provide inputs into any Modifications, Works Programs & Authorizations for production facilities

ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification

• Maintaining certification for the organization/site
• Compile, review and audit of procedures and systems
• Assist in the closing of findings after certification audits
• Participate in audits & inspections

Emergency Preparedness

• Participate in Emergency exercises for the site
• Respond to all emergencies, as required and be on standby
• Ensure all plants have emergency plans, coordinators in place

Compliance to SHE management system

• Conduct audits and inspections of plants to ensure compliance & conformance
• Perform planned task observations at the plants
• Non-conformance and deviations are identified and corrected
• Unsafe acts and conditions identified and reported to management using the CAR system

Incident management

• Investigate incidents for the site
• Reporting of incidents to Department of Labour
• Compile incident investigation reports, as per RDM reporting standards
• Ensure Corrective/PreventativeActions are implemented to prevent recurrence

Communication and Awareness

• Participate & Attend SHE/R meetings
• Issue Safety Alerts & Infograms relating to SHE
• Investigate and follow up on complaints from employees, as well as from outside the company.
• Communicate legal updates to the relevant plants and management
• Communicate statistics and trends to employees at various platforms

Legal

• Ensure the site & its plants have all Permits, licenses, certificates, authorizations required to operate (“Licence to operate”)
• Ensure compliance to the requirements of any permits, licenses, certificates or authorizations.
• Ensure Legal compliance audits are conducted and all findings addressed for the site/plants
• Ensure that all legal appointments are up to date.

What Qualifications You Should Have

• Bachelor’s Degree/B-tech in Environmental or Safety Management (safety management preferred)
• At least 3 years’ experience working in a manufacturing/chemical/production environment performing a similar role
• Experience within explosives environment will be advantageous
• ISO 14001 & ISO 14001 Implementation
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
• Waste Management Course
• Incident Instigation course
• SAMTRAC (desirable)
• Driver’s License: Code B.