HSE Officer at FLSmidth

Role Purpose:

• As an HSE Officer, you will work towards safeguarding the life of employees working at the facility in Delmas.  To be able to positively influence and improve the safety culture of the organization.

Your responsibilities:

• Maintain the Company's HSEQ Policies and procedures to comply with legal and FLSmidth HSEQ Standards. 
• Develop, manage, and measure the company's HSE and Quality objectives and performance. 
• Maintain and improve the HSE and ISO system documents, ensuring audits and actions are carried out as required to maintain the company's accreditation to the standards. 
• Responsible for HSEQ within the area of responsibility 
• Initiate, drive and follow up continuous improvement activities by utilizing the I&I Reduction program.
• Lead incident investigation and assist departments to arrive at the root cause. 
• Ability to train employees on Hazard identification and review departmental risk assessments.  
• Ensure legal compliance status is always maintained.  Inform plant and regional HSEQ manager of any changes and its implication to the business. 
• Act as the site emergency officer, during crisis scenario. 
• Create HSE training calendar based on competency plan.  Facilitate of conduct trainings as per the training calendar. 
• Carry out inspections, safety walks, internal audits in a timely manner. 
• Act as a contact person for authorities, fire brigade, and local consultants regarding HSE issues.

What you bring:

• Mandatory NEBOSH International General Certificate or NEBOSH Diploma preferable. 
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working within the manufacturing industry.  
• Knowledge of Legal compliance requirements in South Africa, including Factories Act, etc.  
• An ability and drive to go the extra mile and persistence to be able to present recommendations.
• Strong sense of responsibility, ability to work independently and to work in a team. 
• Ability to conduct trainings using powerful presentations.   
• Good knowledge in MS Office  
• Persuasive skills to enable employees to adhere to the HSE requirements.  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization. 
• Ability to interact with colleagues/business partners at all levels with different cultures. 
• Ensuring consistent application and compliance to the HSE management system