Job Advert Summary
PURPOSE:
To assume duties and responsibilities of a safety officer in terms of regulation 2.19.1 of Mine Health and Safety Act.
To coordinate and implement legal requirements and safety initiatives.
To conduct and facilitate incident investigations.
Minimum Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
N Dip: Safety Management (Essential/Minimum)
Certificate First Line Management (Essential/Minimum)
B Tech (Relevant) (Recommended/Desirable)
EXPERIENCE:3-5 years Relevant safety operations within a heavy industry, mining and production environment (Essential/Minimum)
REQUIREMENTS:
Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
MHS Act Reg 2.17.1 (Safety Officer) (Essential/Minimum)
Duties & Responsibilities
Compliance, Governance and Assurance
Adhere to relevant legislation and Business Unit (BU) requirements
Manage risk by assessing liabilities, reporting and monitoring standards and attending to problems
Create awareness, conduct Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) interventions and address unsafe practices in a timely manner
Implement and maintain an audit structure
Conduct internal and external safety and environmental audits
Compile statistical and legal monthly reports
Ensure adherence to International Organisational Standards (ISO)/Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) requirements (Management of Change)
Customer and Client Relationship Management
Maintain good relationships with customers
Understand customer needs and provide solutions
Respond to customer queries as per Service Level Agreements (SLA's)
Address all customer complaints as per service management policies and guidelines
Continuously endeavour to improve service delivery
Ensure customer satisfaction is maintained within the service management targets
Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Representative empowerment (mentoring and coaching)
Influence BU safety culture through Visible Felt Leadership (VFL)
SHEC Operations
Effective contractor management in terms of quality assurance
Input into SHE induction material and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) requirements
Coach internal staff as per corporate programmes
Facilitate and monitor compliance in terms of training requirements
Provide an expert advisory service to line and Head, SHE and present statistical findings and performance
Chair relevant SHE Representative meetings, when required
Facilitate HIRA process
Conduct inspections as per legislation
Incident investigation process as per Chief Safety Officer instruction
Assist in the evaluation of discipline-specific standards, principles and practice to enable planning, design and implementation of safe outcomes that support business strategy
Provide specialist safety training and support, as per legislative requirements
Ensure effective management of sphere of control in terms of geographical area
Effectively manage interdepartmental relationships
Timeous closure of Department of Mineral Resources and Department of Labour directives, governance regarding Business Unit non-conformance
Facilitating incident investigations outside of sphere of control/responsibility
Safe and Healthy Work Environment
Adhere to all health/safety practices and promote good housekeeping on an ongoing basis
Appointment under section 74 and regulation 2.17.1 of the Mine Health and Safety Act
Behavioural Alignment
Demonstrates creativity, collaboration, sociability, and awareness to the ecosystem
Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective
The appointment will be made in accordance with Exxaro's Employment Equity policy. If you have not been contacted within 28 days of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
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