Site Safety Health and Environment Lead

As our new Site SHE Lead, you will champion a proactive culture of safety, health, and environmental responsibility across the Scott Bader PTY site.

Working closely with the Group SHE Director and Site Director, you'll ensure that all activities meet both legislative and company standards through the consistent application, monitoring, and improvement of protective and preventative measures.

You'll play a key role in engaging colleagues at every level, building awareness, ownership, and confidence through effective communication, training, and support. Your leadership will help strengthen stakeholder trust, minimise risks and operational losses, and promote a safe, sustainable, and compliant working environment for everyone.

Some of your key responsibilities:

• Lead SHE initiatives on-site, including Gemba walks, risk assessments, and safety improvement planning to drive a proactive safety culture.
• Ensure full compliance with Group standards and all relevant municipal, provincial, and national legislation.
• Provide expert SHE guidance, monitoring, auditing, and reporting on key metrics while supporting process safety management and incident investigations.
• Deliver and coordinate effective SHE training, contractor safety management, and environmental compliance activities (e.g. ISO 14001, waste, and emissions).
• Champion continuous improvement by challenging unsafe practices, promoting behavioural safety, and fostering a culture of accountability and care.

What do I need to be successful in this role?

• 5–7 years' SHE experience in a chemical manufacturing environment or equivalent.
• Hold a formal Chemical Engineering or Chemistry qualification and be NEBOSH/SAISOH and ISO 9001/14001 certified. SAMTRAC and ISO 45001 certification is an advantage.
• Skilled in developing Standard Operating Procedures and conducting incident investigations.
• Strong knowledge of risk assessment principles, including hazardous chemical assessments.
• Proven ability to deliver effective SHE training across operational, laboratory, and office settings.

What's in it for me?

• A competitive salary alongside being included in our company bonus scheme. Our Group Staff Bonus & Profit Performance Pay bonus schemes reinforce the Scott Bader principle of working together for a common goal and sharing in our successes.
• Membership of the non-contributory Scott Bader Provident Fund after 3 months (the company contributes 12% to your retirement and 3 % to all other insurances e.g., death, funeral cover, education, disability and dread disease).
• Private medical insurance subsidised by the company, alongside free membership to our employee assistance programme.
• 20 days annual leave entitlement. In addition, we offer Service Leave in your 5th year of employment and Long Service Leave after 10 years of employment – both can be sold back to the company if you choose not to take this as leave.
• We offer all our employees one full day per year to complete volunteering work of your choice which is fully paid. Alongside this, if you are thinking about fundraising for your favourite charity or local community event, we will happily match the funds that you have raised up to a maximum of R20 000 in any one year.
• Our Head Office is situated in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal, a rural industrialised area in the western environs of Durban. Situated in an area of 'sub-escarpment savanna', its vegetation type is regarded as endangered – KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld. Scott Bader is partnering with the Municipality, and its neighbours to protect and preserve this special environment – within the site, and in the surrounding areas.

Who are Scott Bader?

Scott Bader is an employee-owned global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we have a century of expertise in manufacturing high-quality, innovative products for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs 800 people across 7 manufacturing sites and 18 offices worldwide.

We are committed to expanding our global reach, with recent ventures including North America, India, Japan and Australia, while continuing to build on our reputation for innovation, outstanding quality and technical expertise.

Scott Bader is different to most other companies. Our business is based on the simple principle of maintaining a balance between our social purpose and business needs. In 1951 we became the first UK company to hold a Common Ownership Certificate when the Bader family handed over their shares to The Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited – in simple terms, this means that Scott Bader colleagues own and are responsible for the success and overall wellbeing of the company.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our aim is to create an environment that is welcoming to all people, and ensures we treat each other and customers with respect. We appreciate different and fresh ways of thinking, encouraging innovation where colleagues feel they can express their views freely, and create a working atmosphere in which everyone is able to deliver a high-quality service.