She Manager

**AVI Ltd. **is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.
**NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED** operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

An exciting opportunity exists for a **SHE Manager **at **NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED Rosslyn, Snacks** factory. The purpose of the role is to oversee all safety, health and environmental matters to ensure that this site complies, at a minimum, with all statutory requirements. The role includes the management of fire and security risks and waste management for the site.
**Line Manager**: Operations Executive
**Job Specification**:
**Key Performance Areas**:
**Safety**
- Site compliance to OHS Act and other relevant regulations and legislation, including:

- Legal appointments, SHE committee, permits
- Conduct risk assessments and manage programs to reduce risks to acceptable levels
- Behaviour-based safety program implemented
- Visible safety leadership, including; red-tagging, housekeeping, signage update programs
- Report on and investigate all incidents and near misses
- Achieve site ISO 45000 accreditation by the end of F20
- Contractor management including induction, 37(2) Mandatory agreements and COID registration control
- Visitor induction upgrade
- Dust explosion and/or MHI assessments
- Allocate responsibilities to areas within the plant for housekeeping and red-tagging exercises
- Conduct internal compliance and safety audits, report on findings and manage issue log through to completion.
- Monitor and manage the cost of PPE
- Conduct or organise relevant health and safety training for staff as required, including; first aid and fire fighting
- Advise the 16(2) and GMR 2(1) responsible people on all SHE issues
- Liaise with DOL and municipalities where required
- Keep up to date with changes in current legislation and implement such changes where relevant.
- Participate in plant SHE cross-audits within NBL
**Health**
- Monitor and manage the Occupation Health Clinic and report on monthly statistics
- Manage any occupational health risks and reports as required
- Identify trends and risks relating to health
- Manage garment contractor service level
- Environmental and facilities audits (Lighting, Noise, Air, ablutions etc.)
**Environmental and waste management**
- Achieve or maintain site ISO14000 accreditation
- List and manage aspect and impacts relating to environmental requirements
- Manage waste management contractor and report on performance
- Manage effluent treatment plant contractor and report on performance
- Implement practises to reduce total waste to landfill and improve site sustainability practises
- Manage and report on water and energy usage and implement programs to improve sustainability practises
- Manage environmental systems and legislation
**Fire and Security risk**
- Fire and Emergency response protocol and emergency preparedness of site
- Conduct fire drills
- Fire equipment audits, inspections and tests
- Co-ordinate with group risk advisory (AVI and Marsh) and facilitate audits
- Achieve site ASIB compliance
- Improve practises and system to improve Marsh risk audit scoring
- Responsibility for the access control system maintenance
- Drive loss prevention and risk reduction programs at the site.
- Monitor and manage the security contractor
- Manage CCTV system and interactions with ITSS to ensure continued operation of the surveillance system
**Minimum Requirements**:
**Experience**:

- Minimum 5 years’ experience in similar role.

**Qualifications**:

- Tertiary qualification Diploma or Degree in OHS from a recognised university
- ISO 18000 (45000) and ISO 14000 auditor status
**Additional Requirements**:

- Formal training and auditor status in an integrated Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) programme (e.g. ISO 45000)
Strong organisational or administrative skills with attention to detail and a methodical approach.
- IT literate and a comprehensive understanding of Windows based programmes to include Word, Excel and Outlook is essential
- Strong teamwork skills
- Previous experience in a similar role/environment is essential
- Professional approach in dealing with issues and employees
- Previous food manufacturing experience preferred
**Competencies**:

- Meeting Deadlines
- Minimising Risk
- Resolving Conflict
- Staying Composed
- Setting Direction
- Making Decisions
- Influencing Others
- Thinking Rationally