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Posted recently. Applications are warmly invited for a Safety Officer role based in Odendaalsrus. We welcome candidates from every background across Free State who are ready to grow with us.
The Role
This Safety Officer role sits within the engineering jobs function in Odendaalsrus. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Free State.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Odendaalsrus team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Safety Officer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Free State is consistently high and consistently fair.
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.
The Odendaalsrus 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.
Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Free State operations throw up the unexpected.
Your Future Here
Equally, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the engineering jobs team in Odendaalsrus have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Odendaalsrus have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across 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.
Equal Opportunity
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Free State, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Free State.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Odendaalsrus.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain maintenance schedules for plant and equipment
- Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
- Support commissioning of new plant, equipment and process changes
- Drive continuous improvement using lean and Six Sigma tools
- Prepare technical reports and project documentation for sign-off
- Lead root-cause analyses on production losses and quality defects
- Plan, execute and close out engineering projects within scope, time and budget
- Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
Minimum Requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
- Hands-on commissioning and maintenance experience
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
- Computer literacy in MS Office and relevant engineering software
- Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
- 3-5 years’ relevant engineering experience in industry
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.