Port Elizabeth: SHE Officer posted by Headhunters

About the Role

Our Client in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry is seeking to employ a SHE Officer to their team based in Port Elizabeth. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the company’s health, safety, environment, and energy management systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and promoting a culture of safety, teamwork, accountability, integrity, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with regulatory, ISO, and legal audit requirements (20%)
• Monitor implementation of HSE policies, procedures, standards, and systems.
• Support achievement of compliance KPIs and annual targets.
• Implement and maintain HSE audits, inspections, and checks to ensure OHS Act compliance.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements (OHS Act, ISO, Environmental, Noise & Energy).
• Ensure legal requirements, reporting, inspections, and submissions to authorities are completed.

• Provide SHEE consulting and advisory support to manufacturing operations (20%)
• Investigate and report workplace incidents and implement preventative measures.
• Conduct HIRA assessments and update SWPs and SOPs.
• Assist with employee SHEE inductions and ongoing training.
• Support safety programs, toolbox talks, and safety bulletins.
• Maintain health and safety standards and enforce compliance with safety regulations.
• Maintain compliance registers and conduct equipment safety inspections.
• Ensure contractor safety file compliance and issue work permits.

• Ensure environmental management systems are implemented and maintained according to legislation and ISO requirements (25%)
• Conduct environmental assessments and follow up on improvement actions.
• Prepare audit matrices and conduct internal environmental audits.
• Investigate incidents, accidents, and injuries and attend relevant training.

• Support initiatives to reduce plant energy consumption (10%)
• Promote energy awareness and implement energy-saving practices.
• Introduce energy-efficient equipment and technologies.
• Implement switching schedules, install sensors/timers, and address air leaks.

• Ensure compliance with legislation and safety standards (10%)
• Conduct departmental and contractor risk assessments.
• Perform hazard identification and risk assessments (HIRA).
• Identify hazards, assess risks, implement controls, and develop mitigation projects.
• Monitor and reassess risks after improvements.

• Attend production and HSE meetings and communicate SHEE updates (15%)
• Support and guide SHE representatives and promote SHE culture.
• Conduct audits, manage rosters, and support shift safety requirements.
• Assist with administrative duties, documentation, and SharePoint updates.
• Maintain safety records, reports, and improvement initiatives.
• Support safety improvement initiatives and compliance with KPIs.
• Assist with overtime and rotational weekend standby when required.
• Promote organisational values and standards.
• Encourage a culture of safety, teamwork, accountability, integrity, and performance.