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A Safety Officer position is being filled in Zeerust. Suitable candidates from across North West are invited to submit their applications for review.
What This Role Involves
The organisation is investing in its Zeerust operation, and this Safety Officer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the engineering jobs function and contribute to the wider North West business.
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.
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 Zeerust teams, and the new Safety Officer will feel that from the first week.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Importantly, the organisation is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment and equal opportunity. Applications are assessed against the published role requirements in line with applicable employment law.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Zeerust.
Practically speaking, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for North West.
What We Offer
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Zeerust colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the engineering jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Beyond that, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Core Functions
- Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
- Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
- Develop and maintain maintenance schedules for plant and equipment
- Prepare technical reports and project documentation for sign-off
- Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
- Maintain calibration, asset and plant maintenance records
Who We’re Looking For
- Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
- Commitment to safe, ethical and sustainable engineering practice
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
- Awareness of B-BBEE and skills development obligations
- Experience with project management tools and methodologies
- Experience leading site teams or contractors is an advantage
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.