SHERQ Officer
Listing reference: grind_000525
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 4 December 2024
Position summary
Industry: Distribution, Transport & Logistics
Job category: SHERQ
Location: Richards Bay
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
A challenging opportunity has become available for a self-motivated, highly driven, and innovative individual to join Grindrod Terminals at their offices in Richards Bay.
Job description
Main Purpose of The Job:
Assist with implementing and maintaining of effective safety, health, environmental and quality management system to meet OHS Act and ISO, SAMSA requirements within a Legal framework, Rail safety regulator, Municipal Bylaws and Nuclear regulator.
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 Manager SHERQ and National SHERQ Manager fully advised of all relevant SHEQ matters.
- Management feedback
- Incident Reports
SHERQ
- Implement, maintain and ensure compliance to Grindrod Integrated ISO Management System.
- Ensure effective communication regarding SHERQ to all relevant parties
- Compile and distribute accurate monthly SHERQ Statistics.
- Ensure effective Contractor Control in terms of Construction and other Regulations.
- Ensure compliance to Grindrod Objectives & Targets
- Ensure compliance with OHS act and ISO standards.
- Monitor and follow up on incidents from external Service Providers.
- Assist with incident and accident investigation to determine the root cause, recommend corrective action and ensure correct records are completed, submitted and retained.
- Internal & external SHERQ audits
- ISO Audits.
- Contractor performance statistics
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.
General Tasks
- 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 SHERQ Manager any deviations noticed.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- Grade 12
- Safety Management Degree / Diploma / qualification
- SAMTRAC, Internal Auditor certificate and relevant Diploma
Experience
- 3 years in a SHERQ environment experience
- Stevedoring experience will be advantageous.