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Senior Health and Safety Officer

Senior Health and Safety Officer

Sappi Southern Africa
Country:  South Africa
City:  Ngodwana
Location:  Mill Ngodwana
Department:  Risk Control
Posting date:  26 Mar 2025
Closing date:  11 Apr 2025

Join Our Team as a Senior Health and Safety Officer!

We're seeking a dedicated Senior Health and Safety Officer to help us implement a sustainable, integrated health and safety management program that adheres to legal and ISO certification standards.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Measure, monitor, and report on H&S legal and certification compliance; advise on action planning.
  • Follow up on audit/inspection findings to ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
  • Enforce compliance with life-saving rules, procedures, and legal requirements; recommend disciplinary actions when necessary.
  • Provide H&S advice to management, contractors, and employees to ensure legal compliance.
  • Develop, review, and update procedures to align with ISO standards.
  • Monitor critical safety tasks to ensure adherence to correct procedures.
  • Coordinate H&S awareness campaigns, risk assessments, and occupational health surveys.
  • Assist with contractor safety requirements, perform investigations, and participate in incident analysis and safety meetings.

 

Essential Qualifications:

  • National Diploma in Safety Management or relevant NQF Level 6 qualification.
  • Certificates in HIRA, RCAT & SHEQ auditing
  • Professional membership with SAIOSH.
  • Professional registration with SACPCMP advantageous
  • Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in a Health and Safety function within manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge of HAZOP and SWIFT for MOC, OHS Act 85, BBS system, Isometrix, PJO’s and VFL’s.

 

Ready to make an impact? Apply now!

Join Our Team as a Senior Health and Safety Officer!

We're seeking a dedicated Senior Health and Safety Officer to help us implement a sustainable, integrated health and safety management program that adheres to legal and ISO certification standards.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Measure, monitor, and report on H&S legal and certification compliance; advise on action planning.
  • Follow up on audit/inspection findings to ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
  • Enforce compliance with life-saving rules, procedures, and legal requirements; recommend disciplinary actions when necessary.
  • Provide H&S advice to management, contractors, and employees to ensure legal compliance.
  • Develop, review, and update procedures to align with ISO standards.
  • Monitor critical safety tasks to ensure adherence to correct procedures.
  • Coordinate H&S awareness campaigns, risk assessments, and occupational health surveys.
  • Assist with contractor safety requirements, perform investigations, and participate in incident analysis and safety meetings.

 

Essential Qualifications:

  • National Diploma in Safety Management or relevant NQF Level 6 qualification.
  • Certificates in HIRA, RCAT & SHEQ auditing
  • Professional membership with SAIOSH.
  • Professional registration with SACPCMP advantageous
  • Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in a Health and Safety function within manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge of HAZOP and SWIFT for MOC, OHS Act 85, BBS system, Isometrix, PJO’s and VFL’s.

 

Ready to make an impact? Apply now!

Sappi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. At Sappi, we encourage and support vaccination.

Sappi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. At Sappi, we encourage and support vaccination.

ABOUT SAPPI

Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources. As a diversified, innovative and trusted leader focused on sustainable processes and products, we are building a more circular economy by making what we should, not just what we can.

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