Explosives Manager

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Fempower Personnel Full time R1 200 000 - R2 400 000 per year

A leading global player in the defence and manufacturing sector is seeking a highly skilled and safety-focused Explosives Manager to join their dynamic team. This is a critical leadership role for a seasoned professional who is passionate about developing a world-class explosives safety culture and ensuring stringent regulatory compliance.

Requirements:

  • Essential: A minimum of the UNISA SLP-1 to SLP-4 qualification, with specific completed modules (full list available to qualified candidates).
  • Highly Advantageous: An Engineering degree
  • A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in the development, manufacturing, usage, or destruction of explosives, ordnance, or ammunition
  • Proven experience in ordnance manufacture, usage, storage, or testing
  • Strong decision-making skills, self-discipline, and excellent verbal/written communication abilities
  • Knowledge of SHE/OHS and Quality Systems is a significant advantage

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as the designated legal appointee for the site, ensuring full compliance with all statutory explosives regulations
  • Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive explosives safety policies, procedures, and protocols
  • Foster and cultivate a robust explosives safety culture across the entire manufacturing site
  • Manage all aspects of explosives operations, including magazine management, inter-site movements, and waste destruction
  • Serve as the primary technical authority for all explosives safety matters, including incident investigation and audits.
  • Liaise with key regulatory bodies and represent the company at industry forums (e.g., NIXT, SAFEX)
  • Ensure adherence to ISO standards related to Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality

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