Southern Africa HSSE Advisor at APM Terminals

Job description

APM Terminals South Africa Inland Services (SAF) currently has a vacancy for a HSSE Advisor to support the business from a hands-on operational perspective in respect of HSSE. This position assists in the development and delivery of the company’s Health, Safety, Security and Environmental APMT Global Standards to provide for a safe and secure business operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and delivery of the company’s Health, Safety, Security and Environmental functions.
• Assist in the implementation of HSSE policies, procedures and systems to provide for a safe and secure business operation.
• Provide support to the South African entities to ensure that relevant safety legislation and the provisions of the relevant South African Occupational Health and Safety Act are met.
• Provide support to the South African entities to ensure compliance to other South African Health & Safety legislation requirements are met. Including, but not limited to, driven machineries regulations, electrical regulations, hazardous chemical substance regulations, noise induced hearing loss regulations, environmental regulations, facilities regulations, electrical installation general safety regulations, general administration regulations, vessels under pressure regulations, electrical machinery regulations.
• Provide support to the Namibian entity to ensure that relevant safety legislation as set out in the Division of Occupational Health and Safety of the Ministry of Labour are met.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement process and to the meeting of business objectives. This includes providing suggestions and input to changes and improvements in safety systems.
• Represents the HSSE department in order to ensure a mutual understanding of the Company’s goals and requirements, and to work in a co-operative partnership with local resources.
• Support the HSSE function in the development of goals, strategies, and plans needed to achieve the HSSE strategy and build the capabilities to enable optimal delivery with input from relevant stakeholders more specifically operations.
• Maintains up-to-date information and knowledge on new developments in the area of Safety, Health, Environment, and Security.
• Coach and support operational and management teams in HSSE matters and operational compliance.
• Engage and motivate operational team.
• Identify ways to fine tune HSSE processes and systems in line with changing work practices.
• Supports the entities to ensure that environmental best practices are in place, including waste management processes and environmental impact mitigations.
• Co-ordinate and manage escalated incidents and problems that occur after hours.
• Supports entities in development and maintenance of safety files and records.
• Support in the development, monitoring and review of entire risk assessment process (assist operational teams with identifying hazards that could cause harm, support in the development and implementation of control measures to reduce risk exposure).
• Support operations in the implementation and revision of SOPs.
• Manages the SAF safety projects through the APM Terminals Project Management System.
• Manages the sharing of learnings from High Potential Incidents and the implementation of these through the APM Terminals Project Management System.
• Assists in the investigation of near miss events and incidents and cooperates in the preparation of material and evidence for organisation in hearings, lawsuits and insurance investigations. *Assists in the preparation of HSSE alerts and shared learning packs and timely communication of these to the HSSE Manager.
• Inspects organisation facilities to detect existing or potential incident and health hazards, determines corrective or preventative measures where indicated, and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Assist HSSE function in the overall HSSE Fatal Audits program, including carrying out the audits and development of audit reports.
• Support entities in the implementation of actions identified and captured in the audit report.
• Track, manage and support the implementation of standards from the company’s safety compliance program (Fatal 5)
• Compile and manage HSSE actions (from incidents, shared learnings, inspections, audits, compliance programs) through the company’s HSSE reporting tool.

Who we are looking for

• Must have an awareness of safety practices and procedures, including such things as risk management, accident investigation and reporting, hazardous materials standards, chemical protective standards, ergonomic hazards, and the like.
• Must have extensive knowledge of fire prevention standards, emergency response methods, and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Exercising leadership in changing situations that stimulates enthusiasm among and encourages development of subordinates.
• Ability to work under pressure and anticipate potential resource constraints and diagnose, evaluate and resolve such problems as they happen.
• Good decision-making and problem solving skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to undertake field work.
• A results driven individual with a winning attitude.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to develop, plan, and implement short and long terms goals and ensure the sustainability thereof.
• Dedication, willing to work long hours when required.
• Required to travel extensively.
• Initiative.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Demonstrate Professional Excellence.
• Pro-active in suggesting solutions.
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of HSSE management is essential.
• Ability to prepare and prioritize deliverables in accordance with required deadlines.
• HSSE experience essential.
• Ensure projects are in line with the Global HSSE standards.

We Offer

• A safe, friendly and engaging working environment.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Exposure in working for a global company