Richards Bay: Workshop Safety Officer

About the Role

The Workshop Safety Officer will be responsible for ensuring the safe operation of mechanical equipment and machinery in our workshop, while also investigating near-miss incidents and providing training to technical teams on specific risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct daily safety audits of active workshop machinery and heavy hand tools confidently
• Investigate all near-miss incidents safely using accurate root-cause analysis daily
• Lead engaging morning toolbox talks to update technical teams on specific workshop risks
• Issue and carefully monitor active hot work permits for daily welding and grinding tasks
• Manage the lock-out-tag-out program effectively during active heavy machinery maintenance

Requirements

• National Diploma in Safety Management or Environmental Health
• Current registration with the South African Institute of Occupational Safety
• Valid SAMTRAC or NEBOSH International General Certificate
• Current First Aid Level 3 and Fire Fighting Level 2 certificates
• Proven daily experience managing safety in a heavy engineering workshop

Qualifications

No additional qualifications are required for this role.

Salary & Benefits

Salary information is not available.