Safety Superintendent

**Job Description**:
**Safety Superintendent (Mining / Health and Safety / SHE / Nebosch) - KZN, South Africa**

**Reference Number: TR 111122**

An opportunity is available for a safety superintendent to lead, assist and advise Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) functions in a manner that protects the company, employees, customer and assets against losses, injuries, and accidents by the development and enforcement of safe work practices / programs of an underground mine site.

**Responsibilities**:

- To lead, assist and advise Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) functions in a manner that protects the company, employees, customer and assets against losses, injuries, and accidents by the development and enforcement of safe work practices / programs.
- Implement and maintain hazard / aspect and risk / impact awareness program / campaign and make recommendations for improvements as required.
- Coordinate, report and control accurate record keeping relating to SHE statistics and participate on incident investigations as and when required.
- Advise, guide and support applicable management to ensure that SHE procedures and policies are implemented, operating effectively and that all personnel are fully engaged and trained in the processes.
- Assist with COID Act (Compensation, Occupation, Injuries and Diseases Act) implementation, reporting and compliance.
- Implement initiatives and processes to prevent injuries, ill-health and environmental pollution (i.e. Focusing on pro-active rather than re-active) to enhance a culture of SHE awareness and good practices (i.e. total well-being of employees).
- Perform and always adhere to the legal duties assigned by the Mine in terms of the Mine Health and Safety Act and Regulations
- Any other additional/ad-hoc tasks and/or responsibilities at the discretion of the MRS Site Manager and/or Regional SHEQ Coordinator, after consultation as agreed upon.
- Will carry out any other function or duty as may be required in terms of Company requirements, as it may be required

**Requirements**:Qualification and Skill**_ _**
- Grade 12
- National Diploma / Certificates (e.g. NOSA / IRCA /Nebosch) in SHE
- COMSOC qualification
- At least 10 years’ experience in a mining environment.
- Courses for Safety and Risk Control Management
- Risk Assessment Techniques (SWIFT, HAZOP and FMECA, WRAC and HIRA, etc.).
- Good understanding of the MHS Act and Operational Application of Legislation.
- Legal Compliance experience
- MS Office, knowledge and Applications
- Medically fit

**Benefits and Contractual information**:

- Permanent role
- Accommodation provided

**Tristan Rusch**

**Recruitment Consultant**

**CA Mining**

Job Requirements

Safety Superintendent (Mining / Health and Safety / SHE / Nebosch)

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