SHERQ OFFICER, Mining - Northern Cape

SUMMARY:
Minimum of 7 years operational Safety / SHERQ Officer experience in a Mining / Engineering environment. Minimum of 2 years operational Risk assessment experience in a Mining / Engineering environment (Essential) Total of 7 years’ experience

POSITION INFO:

Our client has a long standing reputation in the mining of iron ore, manganese and chrome. Closing date for applications: 29 October 2020

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Grade 12 (Essential)
• Competent A Certificate Surface Mining (Essential)
• National Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Safety Management / Risk Management or equivalent (Essential)
• Blasting Certificate / Rock Breaking MQA equivalent qualification (Recommended)
• Artisan Trade Test (Red Seal) (Recommended)

Experience

• Minimum of seven (7) years operational Safety / SHERQ Officer experience in a Mining / Engineering environment (Essential)
• Minimum of two (2) years operational Risk assessment experience in a Mining / Engineering environment (Essential)

(Total of 7 years’ experience of which some of the experience can run concurrent)

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Legislation
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (Health and Safety Law for Managers)
• Integrated ISO systems
• Competency A certificate
• Mine Health and Safety Act (National Occupational Health and Safety Act)
• Accident investigation
• Working knowledge of legal registry plus legal liability
• Planning and organising
• Efficient planning and organising
• Analytical
• Ability to perform required analyses and interpret data
• Report writing and data reporting
• Ability to write effective SHERQ and investigation data reports
• Negotiation skills
• Effective influencing and persuasion
• SHERQ
• Intermediate First Aid (Level 2)
• SHERQ standards and procedures
• Company policies
• Understanding of ISO safety standards and the application thereof
• National Acts applicable to mining environment
• Diagnostic
• Root cause analysis
• Report writing
• Problem solving
• Trend analysis
• Statutory knowledge
• Basic knowledge of:
• Air Pollution Preventive Act
• Rail Safety Regulator and Radiation control
• Intermediate knowledge of:
• Mine Health and Safety Act
• Water Act
• National Road Act
• National Environmental and Management Act
• Relevant SOP’s, BCEA and COP’s
• Change management
• Ability to influence employees, management and other stakeholders to implement SHERQ related initiatives and improvements;
• Establishment of safety mentality
• Functional
• Mining and Engineering business processes
• Mine Health and System Act
• Explosive Act (other legal requirements)
• ISO 9000 (System, Audit)
• ISO 45001 (System, Audit) (Legal Certificate)
• Integration between systems
• Hazard identification and Risk assessment skills
• National Water Act (other legal requirements)
• Understanding of IWULA Waste management, Environmental monitoring and Rail systems
• Understanding of SABS and SANS standards and the application thereof
• Systems
• JD Edwards or equivalent
• Achiever
• Isometrix
• Risk assessment
• Permit to work
• All Discipline / departmental specific systems and software
• Computer literacy
• Intermediate user of:
• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Other Requirements

A valid code B/EB driver’s licence

Medically fit for duty

Meet required medical fitness standards and requirements

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• To prevent and minimize accidents, dangerous occurrences and non-conformances in respect of safety, health, environmental, risk and quality standards and
• To assist line management with the updating and maintaining of SHERQ systems and procedures to ensure legal compliance etc., which includes but not limited to:
• Inspections
• Investigations
• Risk assessment and control
• Planning, organising and administration
• Analysis and reporting
• Customer service and support
• Legal compliance and audits
• SHERQ adherence and compliance in own area of work
• Work Ethics

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