Senior Health and Safety Officer - Mill Ngodwana at Sappi

As a Senior Health and Safety Officer, you will be responsible to:

• Measure, monitor and report on H&S legal and certification system compliance and advise on action planning.
• Interpret and follow up on audit/inspection findings to ensure closure and implementation of corrective/preventive action
• Enforce compliance to life saving rules, procedural, and all legal requirements. Recommend disciplinary action where applicable.
• Provide H&S advice to management, contractors, employees to ensure compliance to all legal requirements.
• Develop, review and update procedures in compliance with ISO standards.
• Monitor critical safety jobs to ensure that correct procedures are followed.
• Facilitate H&S qualitative and quantitative risk assessments and advise on action planning.
• Co-ordinate/facilitate H&S awareness campaigns and events.
• Perform standby and call out related functions.
• Serve on Hazchem Committee.
• Coach line managers and employees in BBS process
• Co-ordinate Occupational Health and Hygiene surveys
• Play an advisory role in correct implementation of management of change
• Participate in various mill meetings such as MBU, MDT, SBT, Safety meetings etc
• Assist with contractor safety requirements.  Facilitate contractor management systems, including review of contractor H&S plans.
• Act as an H&S Specialist or officer when requested.
• Coach and advise H&S Representatives on methods to improve their safety inspections and reporting.
• Perform individual investigations and work with DOEL in investigations by gathering information to determine underlying causes for fatalities, injuries, illnesses, damage incidents, reportable incidents, toxic chemical releases, or spillages.
• Facilitate Root cause Analysis for injuries and assist in compiling reports as well as facilitating weekly incident review meetings.
• Liaise with Medical department to resolve occupation health issues.
• Ensure legal appointments are kept up to date.
• Compile weekly and monthly safety statistics reports and ensure accurate record keeping for all incidents.
• Maintain assets and equipment.
• Prepare SHE communication for publication in various mediums.
• Participate in HAZOP and SWIFT for MOC.

Required Minimum Qualifications: 

• National Diploma in Safety Management or relevant NQF Level 6 qualification. 
• Certificates in HIRA, RCAT & SHEQ auditing.
• Professional membership with SAIOSH.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in a Health and Safety function within manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of HAZOP and SWIFT for MOC, OHS Act 85, BBS system, Isometrix, PJO’s and VFL’s.
• SACPCMP registration as CHSO advantageous