Safety Officer

Bring your skills as a Safety Officer to Bellville and join a team that moves fast. This Western Cape role is one to watch.

Overview

This Safety Officer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Bellville. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the engineering jobs pipeline across Western Cape.

The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Safety Officer taking on this position.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Bellville teams, and the new Safety Officer will feel that from the first week.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the engineering jobs group in Bellville.

Equal Opportunity

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Western Cape, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Bellville.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Western Cape.

The Environment

Crucially, the environment combines office-based design and planning with site-based execution. Safety, quality and continuous improvement sit at the heart of how the team works.

Practically speaking, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Western Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Bellville site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Why Join Us

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Bellville colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the engineering jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

Importantly, 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 Bellville 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 Western Cape.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Bellville teams.

Based in Bellville

Bellville continues to grow as an employment hub in Western Cape, with near the Cape Town International Airport hub. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

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 Bellville.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Bellville, Western Cape.

Many candidates already living within reach of Bellville cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Western Cape economy.

Day in the Life

Mornings often begin on site, walking through plant or project areas with the team and picking up where yesterday’s work ended. You move between technical reviews, contractor discussions and hands-on troubleshooting, balancing safety, cost and quality at every decision point. The afternoon might involve drawings, reports or a planning session for an upcoming shutdown. By the time you knock off, you have kept production running, advanced the project plan and helped the team go home safely.

Notably, the Bellville office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Bellville.

On top of that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Western Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare technical reports and project documentation for sign-off
• Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
• Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
• Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
• Support commissioning of new plant, equipment and process changes

Minimum Requirements

• BEng, BTech or National Diploma in Engineering
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
• Experience leading site teams or contractors is an advantage
• Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
• Sound knowledge of the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies
• 3-5 years’ relevant engineering experience in industry

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.