Chief Safety Officer - Thabazimbi at De Beers Group

Job Description:

• Your responsibilities will include:
• Lead / participate in Site Safety inspections and manage Safety Officers
• Subject matter expertise within the business of the mining activity and process under the role’s control and direction
• Co-ordinate and participate in Safety audits for Operations / Sites
• Co-ordinate safety key performance indicators for Business Partners.
• 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 shafts
• Determines the need for safety policies, procedures, and standards
• Approves safety and risk control recommendations
• Determines scheduling of external and internal safety audits
• This role is in the Safety Department at a Band 6 level reporting to SHE Manager

Qualifications:

You will need the following:

• Tertiary diploma (M+3) in Safety and Risk Control (NADSAM) or relevant qualifications.
• Blasting Certificate for metalliferous mines
• COMSOC I & II
• SAMTRAC
• ISO 45001
• Mine Overseer Certificate for metalliferous will be advantageous.
• Courses in Safety management systems (9001, 14001, 45002) will be advantageous.
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) will be advantageous.
• Trade Test certificate will be advantageous.

Experience

• 5 years relevant Mining / Engineering experience which should include developing, implementing, managing, and auditing of safety and risk control initiatives and programmes.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Risk management techniques and critical controls
• Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purpose–led high performance and change
• Computer literate (MS Power point, Word, Excel, Access, and Projects)
• AFRAD (Accredited Facilitators Risk Assessment Diploma)
• Auditors’ courses for Safety and Risk Control management
• Risk Assessment Techniques: (SWIFT, HAZOP, RAC and FMECA)
• Risk impact assessment
• Accident investigation (AICAT, RCAT or SCAT and LFI)
• Behaviour Based Safety
• First Aid