Safety Officer (Limpopo) at Fraser Alexander (Pty) Ltd.

Description

• This position exists Safety to ensure implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) systems to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory and company requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety & Occupational Health Management  

• Provide end to end HR policy & procedure solutions to the division.
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly workplace inspections, hazard identification, and risk assessments across all sites.
• Facilitate HIRA, baseline risk assessments, and Job Safety Analyses, and ensure that controls are implemented and monitored.
• Investigate incidents, accidents, near misses, and occupational diseases using root-cause analysis methods such as 5 Why and Fishbone.
• Manage incident reporting, COIDA claims, and return-to-work processes in liaison with HR and medical providers.

Environmental Management & Sustainability

• Monitor key environmental factors, including waste generation, hazardous waste disposal, water and energy usage, air emissions, and chemical handling.
• Ensure compliance with NEMA, NEMWA, water use licence requirements, and relevant municipal bylaws.
• Conduct environmental aspects and impacts assessments and implement appropriate mitigation plans.
• Coordinate waste management contractors and maintain waste manifests and disposal certificates.
• Drive initiatives to minimise waste, increase recycling, and reduce the carbon footprint.

Quality Management System Support

• Deliver key monthly, Quarterly & ad-hoc reports that feed into MANCO & EXCO.
• Support internal, supplier, and external certification audits by preparing evidence and coordinating corrective actions.
• Track non-conformances, customer complaints, and quality-related incidents, and ensure the timely closure of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
• Participate in product and process quality reviews to ensure that SHEQ requirements are integrated into operations.

Legal & Regulatory

• Maintain an up-to-date legal register and compliance calendar covering the OHS Act, COIDA, NEMA, SANS codes, and other industry-specific regulations.
• Ensure that all legal appointments, permits, certificates, and licenses are current and displayed where required.
• Liaise with the Department of Labour, Department of Environmental Affairs, Fire Department, and local authorities during inspections.
• Advise management on legal changes and their impact on operations.

Contractor & Subcontractor SHEQ Management

• Evaluate contractor SHEQ compliance before onboarding by reviewing safety files and risk assessments.
• Conduct contractor inductions and monitor on-site compliance through inspections and audits.
• Enforce stop-work authority for unsafe contractor activities.

Reporting, Data Analysis & Continuous Improvement

• Compile monthly, quarterly, and annual SHEQ performance reports: LTIFR, TRIFR, environmental incidents, audit scores, training compliance. 
• Analysetrends, identify systemic issues, and recommend corrective and preventive actions to management. 
• Present SHEQ performance at management review meetings and drive continual improvement initiatives.  Maintain SHEQ dashboards and ensure data integrity in the management system.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12.
• Diploma or degree in Safety, Health, or Environmental Management.
• COMSOC 1 and 2.
• SAMTRAC.
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• Incident Investigation Level 3.
• Auditing courses.

EXPERIENCE

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in the Mining/ Construction environment.

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Good communication (verbal and written).
• Good planning and organising.
• Problem solving.
• Eagerness to Learn.
• Attention to Detail.
• Safety-First Mindset.

CLOSING DATE: 08 June 2026