SHE Officer

Job Advert Summary

This is a full-time position, based at Marble Hall. The candidate will be required to assist plant management in developing, implementing and monitoring relevant strategies, policies and programs to promote a sustainable and strategic business. To oversee and ensure an Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality aspect performance in all business units of Nutri Feeds

Minimum Requirements

• Matric/Grade 12.
• Management degree or Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Management, Food Safety, Quality Management or a related field
• SAMTRAC Certificate and/or NatSam
• Recognised internal or lead auditor certification in ISO 45001 and FSSC 22000
• Sound working knowledge of the OSH Act 85 of 1993 and applicable regulations
• Practical working knowledge of ISO 45001, FSSC 22000, HACCP, TACCP and VACCP requirements
• Proven experience in certification maintenance, audit coordination, incident investigation, root-cause analysis and corrective-action management
• At least 5 years’ relevant SHEQ experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment
• 3 years feed manufacturing experience
• Excellent Computer Literacy
• Strong report-writing and presentation skills
• Facilitator experience

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create a strategic Environmental Plan / System

• Develop and lead the implementation of environmental systems, policies and programs.

• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation across the organization.

• Conduct environmental audits and assessments, to identify and reduce the company’s environmental risks and financial costs

• Identify and resolve relevant problems and deviations, ensuring the implementation of necessary actions.

• Coordinate all aspects of pollution control, waste management, recycling, environmental health, conservation, renewable energy and resource consumption.

• Product Quality Management

• Ensure company policies and standard operating procedures are updated and followed.

• Manage and ensure compliance with established protocols and procedures through site inspections.

• Monitor and maintain Customer Complaint database

• Actively coordinate and participate in external certification, customer and regulatory audits and ensure site compliance

• Manage outbound logistics and plant Biosecurity and Salmonella protocols and programs

• Actively contribute and participate in Integrated Management Systems compliance and external audits:

  • ISO,45001 and FSSC 22000
  • Maintain certification readiness and coordinate the effective close-out and verification of all audit findings and corrective actions.
  • Maintain and monitor HACCP, TACCP, VACCP, food defence, food fraud, traceability, mock recall and prerequisite programs.

• Health & Safety Management

• Actively contribute to safety management system

• Ensure compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and all applicable regulations, together with the HACCP, TACCP and VACCP requirements incorporated in the FSSC 22000 system.

• Oversee all occupational health & safety related surveys: noise, ventilation, lighting, exposure to dust and chemical substances and make associated recommendations.

• Maintain legal appointments, legal registers, statutory inspections, risk assessments and emergency preparedness requirements.

• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, complete root-cause analysis and verify the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.

• Human Resource

• Promoting and raising awareness to ensure that all levels of the organization recognize and understand their contributions to improved environmental, quality and safety performance

• Contribute by facilitating SHEQ training sessions.

• Identify training needs

• Manage and ensure compliance to employee salmonella program at plant level with technical department

• Part-take in disciplinary proceedings

• Administrative Functions

• Auditing, analysis and reporting on ISO 45001 and FSSC 22000 system performance and compliance with the OSH Act 85 of 1993 to internal and external clients and regulatory bodies.

• Contribute and manage company preparation for Audits

• Draft internal audit schedule and ensure compliance

• Maintain effective document control and ensure that policies, procedures, registers and records remain current, available and implemented.

• Immediately escalate critical legal, safety or food-safety risks and monitor all actions through to verified closure.

• Consolidation of information from diversified disciplines within the organization:

• IFC Resource Utilization reports

• Nutri Risk Dashboard

• Management Review