SHEQ OFFICER

Job category: Manufacturing, Building and Manual Work

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: Yes

Mpact Plastic Containers (MPC) is a leading manufacturer of high-quality, sustainable plastic packaging solutions in South Africa. As part of the Mpact Group, we are committed to innovation, environmental responsibility, and providing our customers with durable and cost-effective container solutions. We foster a culture of teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement. We value integrity, accountability, and excellence in everything we do. Our employees are at the heart of our success, and we strive to create a dynamic and inclusive work environment where they can grow and thrive.

Joining Mpact Plastic Containers Castleview means becoming part of a company that is dedicated to delivering superior products while upholding strong values of sustainability, quality, and customer satisfaction. To ensure the efficient and effective production of injection moulded products on the shift by effectively controlling all production resources utilized in order to achieve the production and quality targets set, while ensuring that SHEQ standards are maintained.

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented SHEQ Officer to join our team in Castleview. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality (SHEQ) standards, legal requirements, and company policies while supporting efficient production operations. The role involves developing, implementing, and maintaining SHEQ management systems to promote a safe and healthy workplace, minimize environmental impact, enhance product quality, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

The SHEQ Officer will conduct SHEQ and legal compliance audits, coordinate incident investigations, manage site security operations, monitor waste management processes, and support the maintenance of integrated management systems. In addition, the successful candidate will support production by conducting pre-production equipment inspections, monitoring machine and process performance, reporting maintenance requirements, ensuring quality standards are met, and contributing to the achievement of production, quality, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) targets.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of SHEQ legislation and best practices, excellent communication and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work effectively with employees, management, contractors, and external stakeholders to maintain a safe, secure, environmentally responsible, and productive working environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality (SHEQ) standards, legal requirements, and company policies while supporting efficient production operations. The role focuses on maintaining an effective SHEQ management system, promoting a safe and compliant working environment, and driving continuous improvement across safety, quality, environmental performance, and operational efficiency.

• Implement, maintain, and continuously improve the integrated SHEQ Management System.
• Conduct SHEQ, environmental, quality, and legal compliance audits and ensure corrective actions are effectively implemented.
• Coordinate incident investigations and facilitate the implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
• Monitor compliance with SHEQ policies, procedures, standards, and applicable legislation.
• Manage site security processes and oversee the performance of security service providers.
• Monitor, measure, and report on waste management activities and environmental performance indicators.
• Conduct risk assessments and support hazard identification and risk reduction initiatives.
• Facilitate SHEQ training programmes and promote employee awareness of SHEQ requirements.
• Support production teams in achieving quality standards, production targets, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) objectives.
• Conduct pre-production inspections and monitor adherence to process and quality requirements.
• Analyse SHEQ…