Explosives Manager at Rheinmetall Denel Munition

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Develop, prepare, and implement explosives safety policies and procedures and cultivate the explosives safety culture across all sites.
• Provide explosives safety leadership and direction to sites in conjunction with Sites explosives managers.
• Serve as primary contact on explosives safety matters pertaining to RDM BK.
• Liaise with Government Departments, local authorities, and Explosives institutions.
• Approve all manufacturing documentation - BK.
• Appraise and implement new safety regulations alongside explosives managers as they relate to RDM BK explosives manufacturing sites.
• RDM BK AIA manager to ensure continuous accreditation with SANAS and Department of Employment and Labour. Including coordination of explosives risk assessment in line with ISO 17020 and TR71.
• Manage and ensure conformance to AIA regulations
• Support sites explosives managers and General Manager’s operations in ensuring risk identified via risk assessments and incident investigations are implemented.
• Work as the RDM BK internal explosives incident manager, ensuring that investigations are properly managed and mitigations are implemented.
• Including management of RDM BK wide incidents registers and reports are completed and kept up to date.
• Review accident and incident reports.
• Provide technical inputs on explosives related incidents
• Ensure identified solutions are implemented
• Liaise with regulatory departments regarding explosive incidents
• Explosives related auditing/inspections are conducted
• Facilitate the interaction with RDM BK Academy to ensure the explosives training is in line with regulations and acts requirements.
• Liaise and coordinate NIXT Conference, SANAS and training for RDM and represent RDM at NIXT and SAFEX.
• Manage and control all explosive waste destruction
• Ensure the burning is compliant at all times in terms of relevant regulations.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

• Tech/BSc. Engineering/Explosive Management or equivalent qualification.
• Proven training and experience in ordnance manufacture, usage, storage, testing and destruction.
• At least 7 years’ experience working with explosives, ordnance or ammunition (development, manufacturing, usage and destruction).
• Knowledge of Explosives Act and relevant explosive legislation is essential.
• Decision-maker, motivated and self-disciplined.
• Proactive, investigative with tenacity & initiative.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of SHE/OHS/Quality Systems advantageous
• Driver's licence.
• Computer literate (MS Office) with good presentation skills.