Chief Safety Officer- Burgersfort at Anglo American

Job Description:
The Chief Safety Officer is responsible for the management of the Safety Department at a Mine or Concentrator and the optimisation of the safety through design, collaboration, implementation, evaluation, coordination and management of the safety systems, as well as for ensuring legal compliance at the Unit.

Some of the key responsibilities in this role will include:

• Lead / Participate in Site Safety inspections and manage Safety coordinators / officers.
• Co-ordinate and participate in Safety audits for Operations / Sites.
• Compile the annual Safety Improvement Plan ensuring plans are in place for Operations.
• Co-ordinate and participate in Risk-Assessments for Operations.
• Effectively manage people, ensuring that roles are well defined and clarified and that competencies and learning paths are developed to human capacity and capability
• Audit and inspection / PTO’s program and schedule for Operation
• Legal function of chief safety officer

Qualifications:
You will need:

• 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:

• Understanding of Courses in Safety management systems (9001, 14001, 45001) would be advantageous
•  3 Years relevant Mining / Process / Engineering/ experience which should include developing, implementing, managing and auditing of safety and risk control initiatives and programmes
• Expertise in Contractor Management. Understanding current laws in the engaging of contractors.
• Interaction between different disciplines and levels of work.

Advantageous

Mining

• Blasting Certificate for metalliferous
• Performed responsibilities of a Shift Supervisor for at least 3 years would be an advantage
• Advantageous: Mine Overseer Certificate for metalliferous

Process:

• 3 years’ experience as Process Supervisor

Engineering:

• 3 years’ experience in any of the respective trades applicable to the Operation with the required trade certificate for that trade

Knowledge and skills

• Computer literate (MS Power point, Word, Excel, Access and Projects)
• AFRAD (Accredited Facilitators Risk Assessment Diploma)
• Train the Trainer
• Auditors courses for Safety and Risk Control management
• Risk impact assessment
• Accident investigation (AICAT, RCAT or SCAT)
• Fire (Advanced fire – FPA)
• Behaviour Based Safety
• First Aid
• Risk Assessment Techniques: (SWIFT, HAZOP and FMECA) Advantageous

Closing Date : 8th, April 2022