Occupational Hygiene Consultant

Introduction Through our client-facing brands Momentum Group, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations. We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members.

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Role Purpose To facilitate legal compliance surveys through identifying, evaluating and controlling of occupational hygiene stressors at the workplace, such as lighting, noise, ventilation, hazardous chemical substances and ergonomics?

Requirements

• A National Senior Certificate is essential
• Relevant M+4 B or M Degree (BSc Hons, MPH, MHSc or MSc in Occupational Hygiene / Physiology / Biological Sciences / Environmental Sciences)
• Professional registration with SAIOH as an Occupational Hygiene Assistant or Occupational Hygiene Technologist is essential
• Must be in possession of a Legal Knowledge certificate, as required by the Department of Employment and Labour
• Knowledge and understanding of occupational hygiene equipment, instrumentation, methods and procedures to conduct Inspections, Tests and Surveys.
• Previous working experience in occupational hygiene would be advantageous
• A valid driver’s licence and own insured vehicle is essential
• Be able to travel both in and outside the borders of South Africa
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Proficient in Office 365, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Duties & Responsibilities PROCESS

• Calibrate and prepare occupational hygiene monitoring equipment.
• Plan and coordinate occupational hygiene and environmental surveys.
• Conduct occupational hygiene monitoring (i.e. lighting, noise, ventilation, hazardous chemical substances and ergonomics surveys, amongst others) to establish quantitative exposure risk.
• Process data and prepare reports, interpret results and recommend actions to control exposure.
• Submit completed reports to Registered Occupational Hygienist for review and signature.
• Liaise with client base.

CLIENT

• Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver on service level agreements applicable to clients and internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that client expectations are managed.
• Make recommendations to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within area of responsibility.
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.
• Continuously monitor turnaround times and quality standards and resolve issues speedily to enhance client service delivery.
• Drive client service delivery goal achievement in line with predefined standards in order to ensure that clients receive appropriate advice and after sales service.
• Manage client query processes and ensure that queries are tracked, accurately resolved and used as a mechanism to improve client service and business processes.

PEOPLE

• Build strong relationships through providing specialist know-how and expressing positive expectations.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialisation.
• Positively influence and manage change and offer specialist support where required.
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas and involvement of colleagues and staff.
• Participate and contribute to a culture of work centric thinking, productivity, service delivery and quality management.
• Take ownership for driving career development.

Competencies

• Occupational Hygiene Reporting
• Facilitation skills
• Analytical skills
• Report writing skills
• Administrative skills
• Data Checking skills
• Communication skills (written and verbal)
• Consulting skills
• Client relations skills
• Data interpretation skills
• Multitasking skills
• Organizational skills
• Microsoft skills (Office Suite)