Process Safety practitioner

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Process Safety Practioner– Permanent

Monte Circle, Fourways, South Africa

SHERQ Manager International

BME, a global leader within the Omnia Group provides innovative blasting solutions that support safe, efficient, and sustainable mining operations. With decades of industry experience, we combine advanced technology, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of mining challenges to deliver measurable performance improvements. At BME, we are committed to excellence in safety, operational performance, and customer partnership. We are looking for individuals who are driven by innovation and eager to contribute to cutting‑edge solutions in the mining industry.

As part of the Omnia Group, our people form part of an interconnected global, forward‑thinking team that values impact, contribution and expertise. We are committed to investing in each person's growth through world‑class exposure, cutting‑edge innovations, and opportunities for professional development. Our values‑driven culture is built on respect, a commitment to excellence, and doing the right thing. At Omnia, innovation meets purpose, creating an environment where your contributions can shape meaningful solutions for today and tomorrow.

Operating in 26 countries and distributing to over 40, we provide essential products and services across agriculture, mining, and chemicals. We are driven by a shared commitment to enhancing lives, empowering communities, and creating a greener, more sustainable future. Whether enabling food security by improving agricultural yields, driving economic growth with safer and more efficient mining solutions, or supporting industrial progress with environmentally responsible chemicals, our work impacts industries, transforms communities, and builds a healthier planet.

Together, we are creating solutions that enhance life, empower progress, and shape a greener future for generations to come

To maintain and continuously improve process safety, operational risk, and business process management systems in alignment with Group frameworks, ensuring the integration of process safety principles into daily operations and compliance with all technical, regulatory, and legislative requirements.

• Implement corporate process safety frameworks, standards, and requirements.
• Translate strategic objectives into site‑level process safety plans.
• Establish process safety improvement initiatives.
• Integrate process safety requirements into operational practices.
• Develop and track leading and lagging process safety indicators.
• Conduct process safety audits and self‑assessments.
• Verify implementation of critical controls and barriers.

• Facilitate and lead hazard studies (HAZID, HAZOP, What‑If, SWIFT, FMEA).
• Identify credible process safety scenarios and major accident hazards.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk assessments.
• Evaluate likelihood and consequence of potential events.
• Verify adequacy of engineering and administrative controls.
• Assess effectiveness of layers of protection (LOPA).
• Review safety instrumented systems (SIS), alarms, interlocks, and emergency shutdown systems.
• Ensure critical controls are identified and monitored.
• Review operating procedures and safe operating limits.
• Participate in pre‑startup safety reviews (PSSR).

• Ensure compliance with applicable process safety legislation, regulations, permits, standards, and corporate requirements by monitoring regulatory obligations, conducting compliance assessments, supporting audits and inspections, managing compliance risks, advising on regulatory requirements, and driving corrective actions to maintain legal and operational integrity while preventing major accident hazards.
• Management of change
• Contractor Management
• Technical compliance related to engineering practices and standards
• Manage BME's MHI compliance for…