Work-Force
This is a current vacancy. Role: Safety Officer. Location: Senekal, Free State. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
What This Role Involves
In addition, this Safety Officer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Senekal. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the engineering jobs pipeline across Free State.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
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 Senekal.
Your Future Here
Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The engineering jobs space in Senekal offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Free State.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Senekal have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Free State.
Based in Senekal
Senekal continues to grow as an employment hub in Free State, with close to the Bloemfontein judicial 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.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Senekal, Free State.
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 Senekal.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Prepare technical reports and project documentation for sign-off
- Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
- Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
- Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
- Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals
What You’ll Need
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
- Commitment to safe, ethical and sustainable engineering practice
- Computer literacy in MS Office and relevant engineering software
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
- Experience leading site teams or contractors is an advantage
- Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel between sites
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.