Middelburg: OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENIST: MANAGER

About the Role

The Occupational Hygienist: Manager position is a permanent role based in Kathu and Middleburg, Northern Cape. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving financial objectives, leading teams, and delivering high-value solutions to clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Consistent attainment of financial objectives
• Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of direct reports
• Performing occupational hygiene surveys, field visits, inspections as part of duties or as a supervisor to junior staff
• Interpreting the analytical results and contributes to making the appropriate recommendations to staff / client(s)
• Maintaining the quality management system that is in place
• Ensuring that reports are technically correct and of a professional standard and signs off reports / prepares written reports of a professional standard
• Certifying that field equipment is handled reasonably and returned in suitable condition to the office with minimal financial loss to the company
• Maintaining awareness of developments in the field of industrial hygiene by keeping up with the professional literature and attending scientific meetings
• Providing solutions that deliver high value, and that are implemented and supported by the team with high technical proficiency and creditability recognised by customers
• Responsible for performance contracting and management of resources
• Adheres to the specific Health and Safety policies and procedures of the client where work is performed
• Manages the talent in the organisation in line with the competency requirements and market trends (recruitment, retention, training and career path development)
• Markets services to new / existing clients

Requirements

• Relevant NQF 7 occupational hygiene qualification
• Knowledge of the Mine Health and Safety Act (29 of 1996)
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (85 of 1993 as amended) and all relevant Regulations, Guidelines, Codes of Practices, etc.
• Possession of a Legal Knowledge certificate
• Practical and Intermediate certificate in Mine Environmental Control (advantageous)

Qualifications

• Certified by the Professional Certification Committee of the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH) as an Occupational Hygienist

Salary & Benefits

• Salary details not specified