Health and Safety Supervisor (Wind / NEBOSCH / SAMTRAC / CHSO) – Gauteng, South Africa

Reference Number: 3010 32 SS

Job Description:

Our client, one of Africa’s leading renewable energy companies is seeking a Health and Safety Supervisor who will be responsible for providing oversight of health and safety aspects of both of company wind energy facilities’ operation and maintenance (O&M) activities.

Responsibilities:

• Drive behavioral change through advising and implementing continuous improvement programs and practices to encourage an exemplary H&S culture.
• Actively engage the entire employees and other stakeholders in order to build a strong H&S culture.
•  Create and maintain positive and proactive relations with O&M Contractor, landowners, supervisors and employees.
• Develop educational training material, toolbox talks, etc. to build a continuous positive H&S culture.
• Ensure compliance to relevant H&S legislation is monitored through formal and informal H&S inspections and audits of the facilities and systematically capture and timeously close out of any findings.
• Establish facilities H&S objectives, KPIs and targets.
• Ensure that deviations to safe work practices are captured and facilitate implementation of corrective and preventative measures.
• Provide guidance and direction (e.g. incorporating safety considerations into technical solutions) to the O&M Contractor.
• Collect and collate all H&S statistics as required for the incorporation into company internal performance reporting.
• Verify trend analyses on Health and Safety statistics and propose measures to manage high risk activities.
• Contribute to HSE reports and presentations to HS Manager.
• Ensures that there is open communication regarding H&S performance and monitoring at the facilities.
• Raise suggestions for improvement of workplace H&S.
• Ensure the effective implementation of iAuditor software on both Facilities.
• Ensure all correct information is made available for EXCO Reporting, Quaterly Reporting, bi Annual Reporting as well as Annual Reporting.
• Conduct inspections, internal audits and facilitate third party audits by providing on facilities information as required, to meet audit objectives.
• Accompany Authorities (e.g. Department of Labor) and provides necessary information as required to ensure compliance to relevant H&S legislation and permits.
• Actively participate in the Management/ leadership visits and encourage management to fully engage employees regarding their H&S expectations and requirements.
• Ensure that all required permits are in place and up to date to meet legislative obligations.
• Maintain valid HSE appointments on facilities in compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Allocate personal protective equipment (PPE) and maintenance of distribution records to ensure that employees have the necessary PPE to conduct their tasks.
• Work with the O&M Contractor’s H&S Officer to ensure that the facilities H&S plans and files is kept up to date.
• Ensure the O&M Contractor abides by employment law regarding working conditions and health and safety, including ensuring that employees stay within the legal amount of overtime.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• 5 years of operation and maintenance experience in a similar role.
• Matric.
• National Diploma in Health and Safety / NEBOSH.
• SAMTRAC Certification.
• Registered as a Safety Officer with South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP).
• HIRA certification (Hazardous Identification Risk Assessment).
• Renewable energy experience is beneficial.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent opportunity

If you wish to apply for the position please send your CV to Sheree Scheepers at [email protected]

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Sheree Scheepers

Recruitment Consultant

CA Mining

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