Senior SHE Specialist -Burgersfort at Anglo American

Job Description:
The Senior SHE Specialist (Operations) is responsible for the overall coordination of Safety, Health, Hygiene and Environment areas at Sites. The role is responsible for coordinating, integrating, supporting implementation of the SHE policies, management plans and standards at Site level. The role is also responsible for monitoring and reporting on SHE performance.

Some of the key responsibilities in this role will include:

• Coordinate the Safety, Health, Hygiene and Environment teams at Site(s) that delivers on the SHE strategies. Promote continuous improvement through effective communication, coaching, mentoring and forming collaborative relationships with team members.
• Facilitate and Coordinate the implementation and/or improvement of SHE systems ensuring that they are adapted to the business environment.
• Coordinate SHE functional staff including the implementation of People Development Plans.
• Responsible for the general Coordination of the Site SHE function including budget preparation, cost control, staff capability and performance assessments etc.
• Provide guidance on SHE related matters, including hazard/aspect identification, risk assessment/ Coordination and risk/impact control, with particular emphasis on the Coordination of long-term risk.
• Report to site Coordination on SHE performance and comply with legal, corporate and functional centre reporting requirements

This role is in the SHE department at a Band 6 level reporting to the SHE/ Senior SHE manager

Qualifications:

You will need the following:

• Safety Management qualification (NQF 6 level)
• COMSOC 1 & 2 (NOSA) (NQF 5 level)
• Registration with a South African professional (SH or E) institution would be advantageous

Experience: 

• At least five years Safety, Health or Environmental experience at a managerial level
• Experience in any of the SHE Fields and or including mining, engineering and/or processing

Knowledge and skills

• Understands SHE resources, risks and opportunities and applies this knowledge to pre-empt and manage issues and to create solutions
• Creates and embeds solutions to positively impact SHE, minimise future risk and encourage individual accountability
• Works across disciplines to manage SHE risks and drive accountability for SHE issues. Ensures proactive management of employee and community health and wellbeing
• Applies tools and techniques to identify the key factors that contribute to risk and harm. Empowers line management to contribute to risk management
• Applies audit processes and activities to analyse data in order to identify and escalate risks
• Ensures effective monitoring of performance data within own area (e.g. operation) and applies data analysis to identify opportunities for improvement
• Understands how different/complex mines operate including the interdependencies that exist between different SHE and business activities, priorities and processes
• Embeds sustainable practice into processes within own role/area. Makes explicit links between sustainable practice and commercial benefit

Closing Date : 8th, April 2022