Health Safety & Environment Manager – Mine Operation – Blue chip Employer

Jan 18, 2022 | Middle Managerial Positions, Senior Managerial & Executive Positions, Technical Positions

This management role requires the successful person to ensure that SHE systems are established, implemented, and maintained to ensure safe production and compliance with safety legislation for the mining sector. 

The role reports to the General Manager. 

  • The ideal candidate should hold adegree in Safety Health and Environment management or equivalent.
  • With at least 3 years Underground mining experience.
  • Knowledge and experience of ISO SHEQ systems’
  • SHE audit systems training.
  • Master’s Degree would be an added advantage. 

The job responsibilities are; 

  • Develop and coordinate safety and health management systems and strategies.
  • Designing and maintaining all health and safety regulations within the company including policies and standard operating procedures.
  • Ensure occupational health and safety and environmental plans and procedures for all project activities are develop, implemented, and complied with, in line with Mine management standards.
  • Identify and manage all of the HSE risks associated with the projects, including business and operational risks.
  • Ensure all HSE standards, plans, procedures etc are conveyed to all staff and contractors working on the project.
  • Lead a culture of reporting hazards, incidents and near miss events and ensure they are appropriately investigated and actioned to prevent recurrence.
  • Take the lead and participate in visible HSE initiatives (e.g., workplace inspections, SHE meeting attendance, internal audits, hazard and incident reporting and behavioural observations) to drive site wide SHE performance.
  • Hold individuals at all levels accountable for their HSE actions and take the relevant disciplinary action when necessary.
  • Oversee environmental management programmes including monitoring, land rehabilitation, water management, waste management and other key functions.
  • Spearheading the carrying out of hazard identification and risk assessments for in open pit and underground as well as plant operating environment.
  • Evaluating and monitoring organisation’s SHE performance though use of leading and lagging indicators.
  • Conducting SHE Audits and inspections.
  • Driving the organisation’s behaviour-based safety programmes.
  • Manage the resourcing requirements of the SHE department to meet the needs of the operation.
  • Continuous improvement of safety operations whilst also proactively developing quality systems, approaches and practices as needed.
  • Ensure that all daily, weekly and monthly department reports are completed accurately. 

We invite experienced persons to apply to Colin Roberts