Roodepoort: Safety Officer – Plastics Manufacturing posted by Ntice Sourcing Solutions

About the Role

As a Safety Officer at our Plastics Manufacturing facility in Roodepoort, you will be responsible for ensuring a safe workplace and compliance with all Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) legislation. You will develop, implement, and maintain H&S policies, procedures, and safe systems of work, while also conducting audits, inspections, risk assessments, and incident investigations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe workplace and compliance with all HSE legislation (OHS Act, COIDA, ISO 45001:2018, etc.)
• Develop, implement, and maintain H&S policies, procedures, and safe systems of work
• Conduct audits, inspections, risk assessments, and incident investigations
• Maintain HSE training programmes and accurate records
• Chair Health & Safety Committee meetings and track action items
• Manage contractor safety, including contractor files and site compliance
• Ensure accident reporting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Conduct fire drills, safety inspections, and emergency preparedness
• Provide regular HSE reports to management
• Develop and maintain environmental policies and compliance systems (NEMA, etc.)
• Conduct environmental audits, inspections, and risk assessments
• Manage environmental training and records
• Oversee scrap handling, recycling processes, and disposal procedures
• Liaise with environmental consultants
• Develop and maintain facility security procedures and controls
• Conduct security audits, inspections, and access control management
• Manage alarms, key control systems, and perimeter security
• Coordinate contractor access and after-hours work
• Oversee facility lock-up procedures and parking allocation

Requirements

• Recognised Occupational Health & Safety certification (non-negotiable) – NEBOSH or SAMTRAC
• Minimum 3 years’ HSE experience in a manufacturing environment (Plastics preferred)
• ISO 45001:2018 Internal Auditor (Minimum of 20 logged hours)
• Certified Risk Assessor and/or Level 3 Incident Investigator
• High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel) – non-negotiable (Formulas, Pivot tables, Stats, V-Lookup)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Safety, Risk Management, Engineering, Quality or alike is preferred, but not required

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: [Salary amount] per annum
• Benefits: [List of benefits, e.g. medical aid, pension fund, etc.]

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