SHERQ Officer – Maritime Cranes & Construction Machines - Cape Town

Job title : SHERQ Officer – Maritime Cranes & Construction Machines - Cape Town

Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline : May 04, 2025

Job Description

The SHERQ Officer is responsible for managing and maintaining the safety, health, environmental, risk, and quality requirements for the Durban Facility, and its contractors’ pack as well as legal training requirements for the company.

Accountabilities

1. Contractor Management
2. Risk Management
3. Legal Compliance
4. Management System including safety meetings and implementation of discussion
5. Monthly Safety Inspections
6. Booking of Medicals & Induction in conjunction with the site administrator

Responsibilities

1. Managing, updating, compiling, and controlling safety files / contractors’ packs
2. Arrange induction and medicals for Company employees for site access to client sites (ports, vessels, oil & gas industry, etc.)
3. Managing, updating, compiling, and controlling policies, procedures, work instructions, risk assessments, etc. for the Cape Town Facility and site work
4. Ensure LAF policies, procedures, work instructions, etc. are adhered to
5. Managing, updating, compiling Company SHE compliance on clients’ sites and the Cape Town Facility
6. Legal training (bookings, arranging, certificates, update the training register and managing training requirements for Company employees for instant OHC, forklift, eye tests, etc.)
7. First aider, SHE Rep and Safety Officer for the area
8. Safety Training for all staff in the Division
9. Assist with the upkeep of the Cape Town Facility
10. Incident and accident investigations
11. SHE signage and demarcations management
12. Fire systems (fire extinguishers inspection)
13. HCS (hazardous chemical substances), correct storage and use
14. Corrective actions (corrective and preventative actions for internal and external audits and general maintenance requirements)
15. Managing, compiling, and assisting with baseline risk assessments, continuous and task-oriented risk assessments for the site
16. Managing clients’ SHE audits (contractors’ packs) towards total compliance. Visit to clients’ sites as and when needed

Skills

1. Ability to work under pressure
2. Accuracy
3. Attention to detail
4. Communication skills
5. Drivers license
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
7. Ability to work alone
8. Mature, sensible with a controlled bearing, able to work with people
9. Willingness to travel
10. Must pass a medical fitness examination for the environment of employment
11. Quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
12. Teamwork

Inherent Requirements

1. Registered SACPCMP SHERQ Officer is required
2. National Diploma in Safety Management or related field or a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety