EHS Officer Amaro Foods

Location:

Epping, Cape Town

As part of our commitment to legal compliance and social responsibility, we are seeking a skilled professional to assist business units in developing and executing a comprehensive Safety, Health, and Environmental Management (EHS) program. This individual will play a vital role in facilitating various programs to ensure the effective implementation of EHS policies and procedures, enabling us to achieve our required objectives.

• Implement safety, health and environmental (EHS) policies, standards, procedures, programs, and systems.
• Coordinate EHS legal appointment requirements.
• Ensure health and safety and environmental inspections of the workplace and liaise with workplace management on implementation and monitoring plans.
• Undertake EHS Management System audits.
• Participate in internal and external EHS audits.
• Ensure that EHS audit findings are resolved as per the action plan.
• Participate in EHS-related forums.
• Participation in ad hoc EHS projects supporting the business’s objectives and goals.
• Document and report near misses, and minor and disabling injuries, as required.
• Investigate accidents and incidents and submit investigation reports to the EHS Manager.
• Train staff on EHS policies, procedures, and practices.
• Ensure that EHS induction for all new employees, contractors, and visitors is completed and periodical refresher training for employees.
• Provide input in the review of training manuals to ensure the current practice is reflected therein.
• Conduct educational awareness campaigns through various means and platforms on EHS programs.
• Coordinate external training where required.
• Review EHS compliance requirements of contractors before they commence with projects.
• Implement the EHS document control system.
• Assist with the administration of COIDA at respective sites.
• Submit Injury on, Duty and Occupational Illnesses documentation as COID Act requires.
• Liaise with the HR department for staff statistics to update DIFR monthly.
• Report to EHS Manager monthly / as required.
• Report to the Department of Labour as required.
• Liaise with the onsite clinic on Occupational Illnesses management.
• Live the brand by following our core values

• Minimum:
  National Diploma:
  Safety Management / Environmental Health / Environmental Management. (NQF
  6)
• 5 years of experience developing and implementing Health, Safety and Environmental management systems
• Experience in food production/processing.
• EHS internal auditing experience