Health & Safety Officer at Shoprite Group of Companies

Purpose of the Job

• PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To ensure that the Distribution Centre is Health and Safety compliant. The HSE Officer serves to ensure emergency preparedness and incident response at each of our Distribution centres.

ACCOUNTABLE FOR:

Contractor Management

• Understand the legal principles under which the permit to work process is defined and conduct contractor audits.
• Understand and apply the legal principle pertaining to the OHS scope of authority and issue a permit to work which is limited to the Scope of authority.
• Draw up and maintain an audit schedule and audit programme for contractor audits.
• Maintain an up-to-date data base od contractors and service providers that have undergone the audit process and are in the possession of a valid permit to work.
• Carry out contractor and visitor induction, conduct contractor audits and issue a permit to work for the various Supply Chain Business units.
• Compile statistical analytics, define KPI objectives and present to management on milestones achieved.

Emergency Co-ordination

• Review existing emergency contingency measures against relevant legislation.
• Ensure the organisation can respond to actual emergencies and supply periodic reports to management.
• Test emergency contingency measures in line with regulating requirement and provide periodic report of management.
• Carry out emergency evacuation post-mortem investigation and provide solutions for continual improvement.

Risk Analysis

• Ensure that the organisation takes appropriate action to address risk in the workplace.
• Keep up to date with legislative developments, technological advancement opportunities to mitigate HSE risk.
• Conduct risk assessment updates in line with legal and regulative requirements.
• Put programmes in place with objective to mitigate significant HSE risk.
• Ensuring that the risk associated to change is quantified before the actual change occurs in the workplace.
• Ensure that safety critical devices that require periodical maintenance, calibration and regulative registration are kept up to date.
• Conduct communication and awareness campaigns based on incidents that have taken place and provide remedial recommendations.

Incident Investigation

• Conduct incident investigation in line with Section of the OHS Act and Shoprite Standards.
• Liaise with Department of Employment and Labour Inspectors. Host DoEL Visits.
• Keep an updated data repository of HSE incidents and supply statistical reporting.
• Take preventative action to limit similar incidents from re-occurring elsewhere.

REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION:

• TERTIARY EDUCATION: National Diploma in Safety Management (Preferred)
• KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: Incident investigation knowledge, first responder training (Desirable), Detailed orientated, Perceptive interpersonal skills.
• PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: 2-4 Years related experience, FMCG and Distribution Centre exposure.

Job Objectives

• PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To ensure that the Distribution Centre is Health and Safety compliant. The HSE Officer serves to ensure emergency preparedness and incident response at each of our Distribution centres.

ACCOUNTABLE FOR:

Contractor Management

• Understand the legal principles under which the permit to work process is defined and conduct contractor audits.
• Understand and apply the legal principle pertaining to the OHS scope of authority and issue a permit to work which is limited to the Scope of authority.
• Draw up and maintain an audit schedule and audit programme for contractor audits.
• Maintain an up-to-date data base od contractors and service providers that have undergone the audit process and are in the possession of a valid permit to work.
• Carry out contractor and visitor induction, conduct contractor audits and issue a permit to work for the various Supply Chain Business units.
• Compile statistical analytics, define KPI objectives and present to management on milestones achieved.

Emergency Co-ordination

• Review existing emergency contingency measures against relevant legislation.
• Ensure the organisation can respond to actual emergencies and supply periodic reports to management.
• Test emergency contingency measures in line with regulating requirement and provide periodic report of management.
• Carry out emergency evacuation post-mortem investigation and provide solutions for continual improvement.

Risk Analysis

• Ensure that the organisation takes appropriate action to address risk in the workplace.
• Keep up to date with legislative developments, technological advancement opportunities to mitigate HSE risk.
• Conduct risk assessment updates in line with legal and regulative requirements.
• Put programmes in place with objective to mitigate significant HSE risk.
• Ensuring that the risk associated to change is quantified before the actual change occurs in the workplace.
• Ensure that safety critical devices that require periodical maintenance, calibration and regulative registration are kept up to date.
• Conduct communication and awareness campaigns based on incidents that have taken place and provide remedial recommendations.

Incident Investigation

• Conduct incident investigation in line with Section of the OHS Act and Shoprite Standards.
• Liaise with Department of Employment and Labour Inspectors. Host DoEL Visits.
• Keep an updated data repository of HSE incidents and supply statistical reporting.
• Take preventative action to limit similar incidents from re-occurring elsewhere.

Qualifications

• TERTIARY EDUCATION: National Diploma in Safety Management (Preferred)

Experience

• PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: 2-4 Years related experience, FMCG and Distribution Centre exposure.

Knowledge and Skills

• KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: Incident investigation knowledge, first responder training (Desirable), Detailed orientated, Perceptive interpersonal skills.

Closing Date

• 2025/12/19