Industry: Aluminium Smelting, Scrap Recycling & Ingot Production
Operation Structure: Continuous 24/7 Operations (12-Hour Shifts)
Reporting Structure: Reports directly to the General Manager (GM) and Managing Director (MD) for corporate macro legal risk. Oversees and manages the site HSE team (Health and Safety Officers and Assistants) and maintains strategic collaboration with the Factory Operations Manager.
1. Job Purpose
The Health and Safety Manager is the strategic leader, policy architect, and ultimate corporate custodian of workplace safety, health compliance, and environmental risk mitigation across all plant operations. Operating within a high-risk, heavy-industrial environment—characterized by molten metal hazards, high-voltage potlines, heavy scrap transport vehicles, and high-heat furnaces—this role is legally designated to ensure absolute corporate and operational compliance with the South African Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA, Act 85 of 1993) and its associated regulations.
As the department head, the Health and Safety Manager translates executive corporate safety goals into comprehensive safety management systems, signs off on site-wide Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA), manages the safety budget, leads corporate interaction during Department of Employment and Labour (DoL) inspections, and integrates health and safety metrics directly into human resources performance, legal, and wellness frameworks
2. Key Performance Areas (KPAs) & Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
KPA 1: Strategic Risk Management, Governance & HIRA Sign-Off
· Formulate, implement, and review baseline and issue-based Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA) for all smelting, maintenance, and plant activities.
· Establish site-wide policies ensuring 100% compliance regarding specialized thermal and respiratory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for molten aluminium handling.
· Conduct strategic executive audits of the plant, verifying that field-level safety teams execute daily factory walkabouts effectively.
· KPIs:
o 100% of operational and engineering tasks covered by an up-to-date, signed-off corporate HIRA.
o Bi-annual comprehensive reviews of the factory risk registers and safety policies.
o Zero unmitigated "High-Risk" structural hazards left unaddressed beyond 24 hours of executive escalation.
KPA 2: Legal Appointments, Permits & Statutory Compliance Oversight
· Manage and maintain the statutory legal registers for all load-testing and pressurized equipment (overhead cranes, forklifts, holding furnaces, pressure vessels).
· Act as a key advisor to the CEO/MD regarding legal appointments under Section 16(2) of the OHS Act (source: 1.2.5).
· Establish, review, and authorize high-risk Permit to Work (PTW) protocols (e.g., hot work, confined space entry, or working at heights) and audit shift log compliance.
· KPIs:
o 100% of statutory lifting equipment and pressure vessels load-tested and certified on schedule.
o Zero non-conformance findings during random corporate or external audits of shift PTW logs.
KPA 3: Corporate Incident Investigation, Legal Reporting & COIDA Administration
· Overlook and direct the investigation of all major near-misses, first-aid cases, and Lost Time Injuries (LTIs) using advanced root-cause analysis (RCA) techniques (e.g., ICAM, Fishbone).
· Author and submit comprehensive incident investigation reports to the HR Manager, Factory Operations Manager, and General Manager.
· Own the legal management of Section 24 reportable incidents to the DoL and coordinate directly with HR to finalize claims under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA).
· KPIs:
o 100% of statutory Section 24 incidents logged with the DoL within legal timelines without compliance penalties.
o Executive incident investigation reports finalized and distributed within 24 hours of occurrence.
KPA 4: Safety Committee Governance & HR RACI Integration
· Chair and drive the monthly Statutory Health and Safety Committee Meetings, ensuring full legal representation across all shifts and departments.
· Collaborate directly with the HR Manager to integrate health and safety actions into the company's central RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) matrix.
· Drive accountability across the management structure to close out outstanding safety compliance tasks.
· KPIs:
o 12 Statutory safety committee meetings held every calendar month with 100% quorum achieved.
o 95% on-time closure of safety tasks assigned to engineering and operational managers via the RACI framework.
KPA 5: Strategic Training Frameworks & Contractor Management
· Design and approve daily safety toolbox talk topics, onboarding safety inductions for new hires, and specialized heavy-industry safety training modules.
· Oversee and authorize the factory's Emergency Response Plan, including critical furnace run-out protocols, gas leaks, and fire evacuations.
· Authorize external contractor compliance, ensuring that all vendors submit a fully compliant safety file before commencing on-site operations.
· KPIs:
o 100% of external contractors vetted, approved, and safety file-compliant prior to site entry.
o Bi-annual emergency evacuation drills successfully completed with evaluation reports submitted directly to the GM and HR.
KPA 6: DoL Audit Readiness & Environmental Licensing
· Maintain all plant safety documentation, medical surveillance logs, and inspection sheets in a continuous state of total Audit Readiness for unannounced DoL inspections.
· Supervise environmental safety controls, tracking emissions datasets, dross storage management, and hazardous chemical substance controls.
· KPIs:
o Zero compliance notices or "Prohibition Orders" issued during internal, external, or governmental DoL audits.
o 100% continuous compliance with the site's Atmospheric Emission License tracking parameters.
3. Minimum Requirements
· Education: BTech / Bachelor’s Degree in Safety Management, Occupational Health and Safety, or Environmental Health (e.g., NEBOSH Diploma, NADSAM). Professional registration with SACPCMP (as a Construction/Industrial Safety Manager) or SAIOSH (Graduate/Professional Member) is mandatory.
· Experience: 8+ years of dedicated health and safety experience, with at least 3 years in a management capacity within a heavy-industrial manufacturing plant, metallurgy facility, foundry, or refinery running 24/7 continuous shifts.
Skills: Expert working mastery of the South African OHS Act (Act 85 of 1993) and COIDA; advanced mastery of incident investigation methodologies (ICAM, Fishbone); experienced in industrial environmental licensing; strong data analytics capability for integrating safety data into HR reporting software
Pay: R25 000,00 - R40 000,00 per month
Education:
Experience:
- Health and Safety Management: 8 years (Required)
Language:
License/Certification:
- Drivers License (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
