Ithemba Recruitment

Health and Safety Coordinator/ Officer

Ithemba Recruitment  •  Pinetown, ZA (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
Apply
AI can make mistakes so check important info. Chat history is never stored.

Job Description

Duties and responsibilities:

  • PPE management
  • Facilitate distribution of clean laundry
  • Issue new PPE
  • Housekeeping and stock control
  • Communication with relevant heads of department
  • Cooperate with HSE site team for control of the HSE documentation drawn up by the contractor and, if necessary, make amendments to it.
  • Implement, support, and monitor all initiatives aimed at improving safety and environmental standards on site cooperating with the site HSE team, and providing timely information on events of interest.
  • Draw up periodic reporting of KPIs to HSEQ department in compliance with Project Companys guidelines.
  • Investigation of incidents (near misses, emergency situation, first aid) analysing the information, defining the root cause, identifying risk control measures, and formulating report & action plan for implementation.
  • Plan and organise internal HSE inspections with the contractor and sub-contractors in order to verify the effectiveness of the HSE management system.
  • Eliminate or reduce the risks of occupational health and safety and/or environmental in the work sites activities.
  • Identifying non-compliance with HSE processes/work activities helping to ensure prompt corrective remedial actions.
  • Arrange internal HSE review meetings: site safety committee meetings, pre-job safety review meetings & communication meetings with the line managers.
  • Ensure that Contractors training and awareness programs are carried out as planned.
  • Ensure HSE legal requirement compliance by contractor companies in assigned Project.
  • Detect needs to standardize critical activities based on field evaluations.
  • Propose standards or procedures to standardize certain activities.
  • Support the HSE site team to ensure that Contractors and, where appropriate, subcontractors consistently and responsibly apply the principles of preventive action.

Qualifications and experience:

  • Matric
  • Post-matric qualification in H&S (cert/ diploma/ degree- preference given to those with highest qualification)
  • Minimum 2 years experience in H&S role
  • We are looking for candidates with a BSC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (Btech is second prize)
  • Must have completed their internship- not at a university or with a municipality please, must be in a production/ manufacturing environment
  • 1 year work experience minimum, so this would be their first proper job
  • Will report to the Engineering Manager
Ithemba Recruitment

About Ithemba Recruitment

Ithemba Recruitment is an organisation that specializes in the placement of quality candidates in various industries.

We at Ithemba recruitment are “specialist generalists” we have the understanding that the we are able to recruit for a wide range of positions in various job functions that clients may require because we prefer to be seen as specialists for our clients needs and culture rather than specialists in a specific sector.

We feel that any position can be qualified by the correct understanding of people rather than what field they work in. We feel that by communicating effectively with candidates and having respect for their needs, requirements and time – we are able to form relationships and properly understand our candidates and the culture that they would fit into so as to service our clients’ needs more effectively. You could possibly classify us as “Versatilist”.

Whether you are in need of a new member of staff or as we like to call it "a new family member"​ or if you are in search of a new opportunity our consultants are ready to take your call.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Durban, ZA
Year Founded
Unknown
Social Media