SHEQ Officer
Listing reference: grind_000695
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 17 September 2026
Position summary
Industry: Distribution, Transport & Logistics
Job category: SHEQ
Location: Durban
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
To assist with implementing and maintaining of effective safety, health, environmental and quality management system to meet OHS Act, ISO, SAMSA requirements within a Legal framework, Rail safety regulator, Municipal Bylaws and Nuclear regulator.
Job description
General Responsibilities
- Support with effective “Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality” (SHERQ) systems for operational, engineering, construction and administrative activities in his/her area of responsibility.
- Identify deviations and implement corrective action.
- Enhance continuous efficiency improvements
- Be presentable at all times and ensure that all equipment being utilized is maintained, presentable and acceptable.
- Keep all departments, Line Manger SHERQ, National Manager SHERQ, Engineering Manager and Operations Manager fully advised of all relevant SHEQ matters.
SHEQ
- Implement, maintain and ensure compliance to Grindrod Integrated ISO Management System.
- Ensure effective communication regarding SHEQ to all relevant parties.
- Compile and distribute timeously accurate weekly/monthly SHEQ Statistics.
- Ensure effective Contractor Control in terms of Construction and other Regulations.
- Ensure compliance to SHERQ objectives & Targets.
- Ensure compliance with the OHS act and regulations.
- Ensure compliance with BHASOBHA Golden Rules.
- Ensure compliance to Environmental strategy and standards.
- Monitor and follow up on incidents that occurred within Grindrod and from external Service Providers.
- Monthly site and safety file audits.
- Raising awareness on SHERQ related matters during pre-shift toolbox talk meetings/ induction section or face to face with relevant departments.
- Facilitate safety induction for Grindrod personnel and contractors.
- Isuing of PPE to employees as and when required.
- Ensuring that emergency team is appointed in your area of responsibility.
- Ensuring that emergency drills are conducted in your are of responsibility.
- Ensuring compliance with the Grindrod Permit to work system.
- Ensuring that the risk assessment and standard operating procedures are reviewed at per Grindrod SHERQ procedures.
- Ensuring that training id conducted on risk assessment and SOP.
- Being part of the investigation team and ensuring that incidents opened on the system are investigated, controls are implemented and closed off.
- Promoting safe behaviour in the workplace.
- Ensure that noticeboards are updated with latest SHERQ statistics and information.
- Following up the actions that are opened on the SHERQ dashboard system.
- Ensuring that the planned/unplanned task observations are conducted by relevant departments.
- Ensuring that first aid boxes are inspected, correctly stocked and inspected by a trained personnel.
- Reporting any unsafe act, conditions and near misses, following up until they are closed off.
- Be on standby as per operational requirements.
Contractor Management
- Attend pre-planning and pre-shut project meetings.
- Draw up a safety specification as specific to the Contractors work as per the OHS Act.
- Check the Contractors safety file against the safety specification to ensure all is in order before GMR.2 Approves the safety file.
- Issue the contractor with the 37.2 Agreement of Mandatory, Letter of Appointment and Annexure G for the approval of the safety file.
- Conduct site inspection on the Contractors work area to ensure compliance and to ensure that they comply to Grindrod rules and they work according to their Safety plan as stipulated in their safety file.
- Issuing of NCRs for non-compliance and approving the Contractors action plan and close out of the NCR.
- Check the working safety files of all contractors on site to ensure daily, weekly, and monthly checklists/registers are done and documents are up to date.
- Conduct monthly audits on Contractors as per OHS Act.
- Managing the HSEC Online.
Other
- Undertake all duties and responsibilities in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
- Ensure that the Company Health, Safety, Environment & Quality policy and procedures are observed as well as all relevant safety and the provisions of the relevant Health and Safety & Environmental Legislation.
- Ensure that legal requirements are updated and communicated to those that have a need to know.
- Reporting to Line Manager SHERQ, National Manager SHERQ on any SHERQ related deviations.
- Inform other departments on any SHERQ related concerns that you identify onsite and ensure that it is closed off/resolved.
Minimum requirements
Qualification / s
- Grade 12 (Matric)
- SAMTRAC, Internal auditor certification and relevant diploma.
Experience
- 3 years in a SHEQ environment.
- Experiencial/ training background in an industrial SHEQ environment.
- ISO 14001 and 450001 exposure.
Please note that the position has been opened to internal and external candidates. Applications close 17 September 2026.
Due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not received feedback from us within three (3) weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.