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Bring your skills as a Safety Officer to Uitenhage and join a team that moves fast. This Eastern Cape role is one to watch.
About the Opportunity
The organisation is investing in its Uitenhage operation, and this Safety Officer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the engineering jobs function and contribute to the wider Eastern Cape business.
Importantly, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Uitenhage team on trust, and the Safety Officer role will feel that from week one.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Safety Officer to step into the engineering jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
Why This Role
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Uitenhage colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the engineering jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Beyond that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Uitenhage keep progressing.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Eastern Cape.
Based in Uitenhage
In addition, the role is based in Uitenhage, near the Mthatha regional service centre. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Uitenhage and the broader Eastern Cape region.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Uitenhage.
Key Outputs
- Drive continuous improvement using lean and Six Sigma tools
- Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
- Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
- Maintain calibration, asset and plant maintenance records
- Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
- Plan, execute and close out engineering projects within scope, time and budget
- Lead root-cause analyses on production losses and quality defects
What You’ll Need
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
- Computer literacy in MS Office and relevant engineering software
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
- Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel between sites
- Experience with project management tools and methodologies
- BEng, BTech or National Diploma in Engineering
- Sound knowledge of the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.