EHS Specialist

Overview We are looking for a EHS Specialist who will be based at our Parow Plant Snacks in the Western Cape.

Successful incumbent will implement procedures to ensure compliance with legislation and GEHSMS, ISO45001, ISO14001 and PepsiCo standards. Ensure compliance to applicable Regulations and By-Laws. Manage and maintain insurance certification.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling/Managing of respective SHE Committee meetings in the Parow Plant – Manufacturing & Warehousing
• Conduct monthly & annual EHS Steering Group meetings with the senior team.
• Review and approve the minutes of the meetings and maintaining the records for continuous or future reference.
• Maintain the EHS action tracker on a daily and weekly basis which include accident reports, non-conformance reports, hazard reports, all related inspections.
• Ensure Near misses are recorded as well as action plans addressed providing visibility to the entire plant on progress in this regard.
• Ensure Risk Assessments are reviewed, maintained and action plans managed accordingly.
• Ensure compliance to the COIDA Act.
• Ensure training records of all critical tasks and safe working practices are kept.
• Ensure training matrix is updated and follow up training done as scheduled.
• Maintenance of the GEHSMS program, ensuring compliance to all applicable standards.
• Plan and lead the emergency drills.
• Ensure policies and procedures are reviewed timeously and required updates effected.
• Ensure that documents are stored & preserved in terms of any internal and statutory requirements for the required retention periods as applicable.
• Management of MyEHS ensuring adherence to items such as but not limited to gatekeeping, effectiveness review, action plan creations, submission of self-Assessments, Confirmation on completion of compliance tasks,
• Review and ensure EHS Induction material is accurate and check effectiveness of the assessment.
• Ensuring compliance to the Wastewater treatment plant and Waste management areas
• Planning and facilitating risk assessments
• Plan and lead EHS awareness campaigns for the site
• Ensure EHS AOP for the site is achieved which includes but not limited to recorded incidents, waste, MESS amongst other KPI’s.
• Drive culture and capability initiatives such as Townhalls, Round tables, campaigns and behavioral transformation initiatives.
• Coordinate and manage FM Global compliance and accreditations.
• Ensure progress against plans on MESS remedial work as well as assessments.
• Drive sustainability initiatives such as AWS

Qualifications

• Matric
• 3 Year Qualification in Safety or Environmental Management or equivalent
• Knowledge of legal/working requirements (Preference for Risk Assessment, OSH Act, COID Act, and relevant environmental legislation
• Microsoft office