Health & Safety Officer

1 week ago

Port Elizabeth, South Africa Shoprite Group Full time

**Purpose of the Job**:
To ensure that the Distribution Centre is Health and Safety compliant. The HSE Officer serves to ensure emergency preparedness and incident response at each of our Distribution centres.

**_ Contractor Management:_**
- Understand the legal principles under which the permit to work process is defined and conduct contractor audits.
- Draw up and maintain an audit schedule and audit programme for contractor audits.
- Maintain an up-to-date data base of contractors and service providers that have undergone the audit process and are in the possession of a valid permit to work.
- Carry out contractor and visitor induction, conduct contractor audits and issue a permit to work for the various Supply Chain Business units.
- Compile statistical analytics, define KPI objectives and present to management on milestones achieved.

**Job Objectives**:
**_ Contractor Management:_**

Understand the legal principles under which the permit to work process is defined and conduct contractor audits.

Draw up and maintain an audit schedule and audit programme for contractor audits.

Maintain an up-to-date data base of contractors and service providers that have undergone the audit process and are in the possession of a valid permit to work.

Carry out contractor and visitor induction, conduct contractor audits and issue a permit to work for the various Supply Chain Business units.

Compile statistical analytics, define KPI objectives and present to management on milestones achieved.

**_ Emergency Co-ordination:_**

Review existing emergency contingency measures against relevant legislation.

Ensure the organisation can respond to actual emergencies and supply periodic reports to management.

Test emergency contingency measures in line with regulating requirement and provide periodic report of management.

Carry out emergency evacuation post-mortem investigation and provide solutions for continual improvement.

**_ Risk Analysis:_**

Ensure that the organisation takes appropriate action to address risk in the workplace.

Keep up to date with legislative developments, technological advancement opportunities to mitigate HSE risk.

Conduct risk assessment updates in line with legal and regulative requirements.

Put programmes in place with objective to mitigate significant HSE risk.

Ensuring that the risk associated to change is quantified before the actual change occurs in the workplace.

Ensure that safety critical devices that require periodical maintenance, calibration and regulative registration are kept up to date.

Conduct communication and awareness campaigns based on incidents that have taken place and provide remedial recommendations.

**_ Incident Investigation:_**

Conduct incident investigation in line with Section of the OHS Act and Shoprite Standards.

Liaise with Department of Employment and Labour Inspectors. Host DoEL Visits.

Keep an updated data repository of HSE incidents and supply statistical reporting.

Take preventative action to limit similar incidents from re-occurring elsewhere.

**Qualifications**:
National Diploma in Safety Management (preferred)

**Experience**:
2-4 Years related experience, FMCG and Distribution Centre exposure

**Knowledge and Skills**:
**Applicant Feedback Policy**:

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