Section Manager Safety at Anglo American

Purpose

Provide expert guidance, advice, and services to support implementation and verify compliance with the SHE management system and related legal requirements.

Job Description:

• Lead a team of SHE Officers, providing direction, guidance, and support to achieve zero harm.
• Ensure all safety inspections conform to the standards and requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Mine Health and Safety Function as appropriate to ensure optimal safety performance management.
• Ensure that all statistical data required by DMRE (Dept of Mineral and Energy) is submitted according to legislation.
• Establish a comprehensive inventory of facilities, equipment, and infrastructure that must be inspected regularly in the Principal Exploration’s areas of responsibility.
• Establish and keep up to date a comprehensive schedule of inspections that covers all facilities, equipment, and infrastructure that must be inspected regularly in the areas of responsibility.
• Ensure that SHE Officers conduct thorough, legally compliant physical condition inspections as per approved schedules, using fit-for-purpose checklists.
• Ensure SHE officer inspections and associated records comply with applicable legal requirements.
• Communicate SHE Officers’ findings to and ensure sign-off by the relevant legal appointees.
• Inspect and sign off associated documentation.
• Ensure the SHE Officer's findings are recorded and signed off in the appropriate logbooks.
• Ensure that relevant information is captured on company systems such as ISOMETRIX.
• Verify the effective close-out of findings.

Investigations:

• Conduct, facilitate, participate in, and coordinate incident investigations in line with legal and Anglo American requirements.
• Ensure that all incident investigation reports are comprehensive and are signed off by the necessary managers and legal appointees.
• Ensure that all incidents are reported to management and relevant authorities within the timeframes specified in the law and Kumba, Anglo American, or site SHE management procedures.
• Ensure that incidents and related actions are captured on the relevant systems such as ISOMETRIX.
• Follow up on the close-out of corrective actions.
• Ensure that all required SHE Files are in place and contain reliable information.
• Review all reported High Potential Hazards before they are loaded onto ISOMETRIX.

Promoting Safety Culture:

• Consistently apply Safety principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for the safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Function as a role model and reinforce a workplace culture where safety for the site is paramount.
• Provide an environment for on-site teams to challenge and act on unsafe behaviors without fear of repercussions.
• Drive the SHE management system and risk management process continuously on the project.
• Support necessary actions to implement Safety Improvement Plans (SIPs) effectively.
• Actively participate in SHE initiatives (e.g., VFLs, Hazard hunts, and HPH reporting).
• Conduct and or participate in Internal and external audits as necessary.
• Schedule, plan, and coordinate the Emergency drills and ensure that all areas of responsibility are comprehensively covered.
• Provide ongoing coaching for SHE Officers and contractor employees.
• Ensure that the High-Risk Work management and Critical Controls Management processes are effectively implemented.
• Assist and guide contractors during the tender and on-mine onboarding phases.
• Ensure that learnings and other relevant SHE communications from Kumba/Anglo American are effectively communicated to all contractor employees.

Reporting:

• Analyse SHE statistics and provide guidance based on identified trends.
• Compile and submit comprehensive daily (when required), weekly, monthly, and quarterly SHE reports using prescribed templates or formats.
• Ensure accurate and timely compilation and submission of applicable reports to regulatory authorities such as the DMR.

Compliance:

• Manage compliance of the team within the work area with external (legislative, regulatory, permitting) and local requirements.

Role Relationships

Internal Relationships

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• B-degree in Safety Management/Risk Management or equivalent NQF7
• SA Drivers Licence
• Certificate of training in OHSAS 18001/45001 System Auditing and/or integrated internal auditing will be advantageous

Technical

• Five years of experience and operational knowledge in Safety Management, ideally in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Expertise in Mining, Process, or Engineering, including developing, implementing, managing, and auditing safety and risk control initiatives and programs in a mining project environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Mine Health and Safety Act (Act 29 of 1996) and related legislation.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Skilled in investigation and report writing.
• Experience in managing contractor safety.