Health & Safety Manager

Job Title:HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER

Our client based in the Pietermaritzburg area is seeking a dedicated Health and Safety Manager. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating and maintaining a safe working environment for employees and other stakeholders by developing, implementing, and enhancing health and safety plans, programs, and procedures in the workplace.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Safety Officer/Manager or similar role
• Excellent knowledge of legislation and procedures
• Excellent knowledge of potentially hazardous materials or practices
• Experience in producing reports
• Experience with writing policies and procedures for health and safety
• Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics
• Proficient in MS Office
• Working knowledge of safety management information system
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• BSc/BA in safety management or similar field
• Valid Certificate in occupational health and safety

Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement OHS policies and programs
• Assists in carrying out inspections of workplaces and takes necessary action to ensure compliance i.e. ensure all safety boxes are stocked and ready for use
• Ensuring compliance of relevant health and safety legislation
• Advise and lead employees on various safety-related topics
• Review existing policies and procedures
• Assists in responding to and investigating concerns/complaints from workers/employers and assists in taking appropriate action.
• Assists in investigating accidents or injuries that occur in the workplace
• Conduct safety inspections and risk assessments
• Enforce preventative measures
• Identify process bottlenecks and offer timely solutions
• Work with HR to set up a new employee on-boarding process for safety
• Assists in the establishment of workplace safety and health committees i.e. check if all the employees are acting in adherence with rules and regulations
• Assists in the delivery of related educational programs and disseminates information to the public.
• Assists in the training and/or supervision of new inspectors (identify OHS-related training needs in the workplace)
• Ensure that all annual medicals, license renewals are up to date
• Assists in carrying out industrial hygiene surveys using technical equipment, evaluates results, and takes appropriate action
• Assists in the preparation of various reports, documents and forms.
• Is responsible for the workplace safety and health operations in a specified region.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by Manager/Director

If you meet all of the above, please apply directly here. Please note due to high volume responses, only candidates that meet the advertised criteria will be contacted.