Health and Safety Manager - Johannesburg

Requirements:

- Excellent knowledge of legislation and procedures

- Excellent knowledge of potentially hazardous materials or practices

- X years of experience in producing reports

- Experience with writing policies and procedures for health and safety

- Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics

- Proficient in MS Office

- Working knowledge of safety management information system

- Outstanding organizational skills

- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills

- Team player

- Good time-management skills

- Great interpersonal and communication skills

- BSc/BA in safety management or similar field

- Certificate in occupational health and safety

Responsibilities:

- Plan and implement OHS policies and programs

- Advise and lead employees on various safety-related topics

- Prepare educational seminars and webinars on a regular basis

- Review existing policies and procedures

- Adhere to all the rules and regulations

- Work with HR to set up a new employee on-boarding process for safety

- Conduct risk assessment

- Enforce preventative measures

- Recruit and hire new safety employees

- Train, manage and guide your staff

- Identify process bottlenecks and offer timely solutions

- Check if all the employees are acting in adherence with rules and regulations

- Prepare and present reports on accidents and violations and determine causes

- Oversee workplace repair, installations and any other work that could harm employees' safety