Safety Officer

Applications are warmly invited for a Safety Officer role based in Brits. We welcome candidates from every background across North West who are ready to grow with us.

What This Role Involves

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

The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Brits team on trust, and the Safety Officer role will feel that from week one.

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 Brits.

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.

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 North West is consistently high and consistently fair.

About Brits

Brits continues to grow as an employment hub in North West, with near the Sun City corridor. 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 Brits.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Brits, North West.

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

What Your Day Looks Like

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.

Crucially, the Brits 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.

Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.

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

Diversity and Inclusion

Equally, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across North West, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

In addition, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for North West.

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.

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

About the Team

In addition, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Brits office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when North West operations get busy.

Notably, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Brits will be explained during the hiring process.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Your Future Here

On top of that, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the engineering jobs team in Brits have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Practically speaking, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Brits have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across North West.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Brits team member.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Your Workplace

Equally, 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.

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

Beyond that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in North West.

Equally, 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and close out engineering projects within scope, time and budget
• Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
• Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
• Lead root-cause analyses on production losses and quality defects
• Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
• Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals

Essential Criteria

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
• 3-5 years’ relevant engineering experience in industry
• BEng, BTech or National Diploma in Engineering
• Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement

If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.