Safety Superintendent; D4; NVC053/23GS at Seriti

The role:

• The purpose of this role is to guide and manage all Safety tasks and functions for the operation, and to maintain and update the Safety and Risk practices and ensure full legal compliance in terms of the MHSA & OHSA for the business unit.

The duties will include but are not limited to:

• Manage the legal requirements and duties of 2.17.1 and 2.17.4 of the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Lead / participate in site safety inspections giving instructions to the Safety Officer regarding the inspections and conduct Visible Felt Leadership through ensuring that the inspections are done properly and to required standards as well as signing off the logbooks
• Compile Safety Superintendent month-end report and oversee incident and accident investigations through identifying accidents that deemed to be investigated and ensure that these investigations are conducted according to the Seriti Investigation procedure
• Report review and final sign off high potential incidents and Injuries
• Co-ordinate and participate in safety audits for Operations / Service Department
• Review classifications of injuries
• Monitor and manage implementation of Seriti and Regional HSE related standards at the Operation
• Provide leadership for the safety team, reviewing data for leading indicators and adopting strategies to address identified undesired trends
• Facilitate the management and review of compliance to the fatal risk controls
• Liaise with external auditors when utilised and review final report and sign off
• Develop / Maintain baseline and issue-based risk assessments
• Apply hierarchy of control to all risk assessments as low as reasonably possible (ALARP)
• Evaluate requirements of departmental staff, ensure that individuals are provided with the correct development opportunities, evaluate training courses as well as oversee the development of training material
• Responsible for timeous and accurate HSE reporting to relevant internal stakeholders and external authorities
• Ensure compliance with statutory legislation, and operational standards and requirements
• Implement effective risk management processes and engage relevant stakeholders to ensure adherence
• Manage and maintain the Document controls system
• Manage and sustain the safety & governance system
• Ensure that costs allocated for safety tasks within specified operation are controlled within the prescribed budget and compares with internationally accepted benchmarks
• Ensure cost saving
• Approve budgetary expenditures within authorisation limits
• Control capital expenditure for improvement programmes

You will need:

• National Diploma in Safety Management
• BSc / BTech in Mining / Engineering / Safety Management or a related field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience Mining or Technical professional with relevant Safety training and sound performance record inclusive of 3 years in middle management position
• Computer literacy (MS Office)
• Valid driver’s license
• In possession or able to obtain a valid Certificate of Fitness