HSE Officer Job in South Africa

HSE Officer Job in South Africa: ENGIE Kathu Operations (Internal/External)

Main Responsibilities include:

• Carrying out regular inspections on construction sites, workshops, and offices to verify that legislative, best safety practices, company policies, and procedures are being properly implemented and adhered to.
• Assist with interpretation of the OHS Act and related legislation.
• Maintaining high housekeeping standards at the facility.
• Understands and adheres to all Plant Safety Guidelines and Procedures to strive to maintain an injury-free environment.
• Carrying out risk assessment facilitation and guidance, with the aim of risk elimination/mitigation via implementation and monitoring of controls.
• Review hazardous chemical information and controls with the aim of improving personnel safety by recommending improvements and controls, and where necessary prescribing required amendments.
• Facilitate the Investigation and reporting of the root causes of accidents and incidents and where appropriate identify and instigate any corrective actions or control measures.
• Devise and Implement safety awareness campaigns.
• Distributes HSE bulletins and updates HSE communication boards.
• Assists with organizing safety meetings, toolbox talks, and Departmental Committees.
• Preparing health and safety strategies and developing internal policy.
• Manage the records of inspection findings and produce reports containing corrective action plans with agreed-upon improvements taken and closed out.
• Recording of incidents and accidents and producing statistics for managers.
• Being up to date with new legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of all Health and Safety legislation and any developments that affect the company’s operations.
• Ensuring the safe installation of equipment.
• Advising on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery, and occupational diseases.
• Liaison with main contractors and sub-contractors regarding safety requirements and systems.
• Understands and masters the Plant Emergency Response Procedures.
• Assists line management with the implementation of new or existing SHEQ-related legislation, rules, and Company standards to include fire prevention, health and safety awareness training, site inspections of plant and any contractors.
• Verify that all SHEQ incidents are investigated within stipulated periods and the close-out actions are completed by agreed-upon deadlines.
• Action weekly and monthly reporting, enter information into the Company Management Information System.
• Coordinates environmental performance for plants as per environmental impact assessment.
• Perform self and contractor audits at scheduled frequencies.
• Manage audit outcome corrective action plans and close-outs.

Qualifications:

• A formal Accredited certificate at NQF level 5 or equivalent in Health and Safety management such as SAMTRAC or Nebosh.

Or

• National Diploma in Safety Management.
• Driver’s License

Experience:

• At least 3-4 years HSE experience in a similar role in a large power generation plant: solar, oil & gas or petrochemical.
• Compilation of SHEQ reports in the required standard.
• Implementation of relevant SHEQ legislation, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of Industrial Process in Occupational Hygiene and Safety.
• Knowledge of Occupational Hygiene and Safety Impact Assessments.
• Knowledge of Environmental Management & Impact Assessments
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001.

Skills

• Ability to transfer skills and mentor staff
• Drive to achieve results through himself and others
• Ability to build and work with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary staff
• Ability to work together with the other departments in order to achieve the best result for the company
• Take ownership
• Maintains high ethics standard
• Motivation and leadership of team and individual team members
• Respects the others as well as the cultural diversity
• Seek, organize and exchange information for decision making and problem solving
• Ability to create a climate of open communication on personal and professional issues
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritizing tasks and activities in line with business objectives
• Quality and environmental awareness and managing according to quality standards and procedures
• Innovation, vision, creativity, taking initiative, problem solving and decision making
• A pro-active approach to planning and decision making
• Ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders

 Language:

• English Language: excellent communication skills both written and verbal;

IT:

• Computer literate: must have a high degree of skill in Business Computing Applications such as Databases, Word Processors, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint and Enterprise Resource Planning applications (Maximo/SAP or equivalent);

Remuneration:

• The compensation will be market related

Additional Information:

• Incomplete CV’s and/or applications will not be considered. Your CV should be accompanied by your supporting documents.
• Closing Date: 23 October 2024.  

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