Job title : Safety & Environment Manager
Job Location : Gauteng,
Deadline : October 18, 2025
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Key outputs and responsibilities :
Maintain safe healthy and risk-free working environmentEnsure safety, healthy & environmental legislation complianceEnsure compliance the VPO Standards for the environment and safety pillarsMaintain safety and housekeeping standards Manage Human Resources - ES ControllerDevelop employees based on identified needs through OPR sessionsEnsure a healthy industrial relations climateManage technical pipeline for key roles in safety and environment teamLeads the management and implementation of the Safety and Environment VPO Pillar in the plantEnsure requirements of all Blocks of the Safety Pillar are implementedPerforms Safety and environment monitoring and auditsPerforms regular VPO Safety and environment Pillars' audits and reviews using the Pillar QuestionnairesPerforms legal Compliance AuditMonitors and analyses leading and lagging Safety and environment KPI’s and implements interventions to improveEnsures all Safety and environment Incidents and Observations are captured and reported in Credit360Manage the problem-solving process to ensure all Safety and environment accidents / incidents are captured and reported in Credit360 and escalated as per VPO requirementsEnsures all efficient and effective problem solving and implementation of loop closure for all Safety and environment / accidents reported in Cr360 as per VPO requirementsEnsures optimum use of Safety App or equivalent system to raise Safety and environment Incidents and ObservationsPerforms Loss and waste analysis on Safety and environment Incident and ObservationsDevelops an action plan to close SIO's based on priorityPerforms safety and environment monitoring using the Supervisor or Managers Check Lists Leads the safety and environment strategies as per VPO-Safety and environment PillarsImplement Behavioral Safety Program at all levelsImplement focused safety and environment interventions for critical / priority blocksApply relevant Safety and environment Standards & SOPsDevelops and coordinate Safety and environment Investment ProgrammedImplement Safety and Environment VPO and associated GOP'sManage progress according to glide paths set and agreedImplement E&S Dashboards and sustain derived improvement Manage small Safety and Environment site Capex ProjectsManage Safety and environment requirements during Projects executionESL Project completion on time and in budgetEnsure safety and environment compliance of all new equipment during commissioningManage financial performanceManage ZBB and CAPEX budgeting process for Safety and EnvironmentControl departmental costsReview financial resultsManage and maximize By-product revenue Manage Safety and environment Pillar knowledge and awarenessLeads organizes and participates in World Safety and environment Day / Week and other planed safety and environment awareness activitiesShares relevant safety and environment alerts with operational teamsMandatory training provided to all employees to ensure as per VPO Safety and environment Pillar VPOTrain all TL’s and UMs on department-specific safety & environment requirementsEnsure effective induction, training and awareness for new employee, service providers, seasonal employees and ContractorsIdentify environment and safety legal training needs, arrange and co-ordinate Training programs / initiatives / solutions - Business Continuity & Risk ManagementDevelop and standardize system emergency and disaster recovery (BCP) plans for plantDevelops and implements approaches to mitigate obsolescenceEnsure sharing of best practices for Safety and environment managementEnsures implementation & departmental coordination of Ammonia Process, Steam Process, Dust Process and Electrical Process Safety Management programsManage Safety, Upholding (UPP) and Cost CAPEX portfoliosEnsure a 3-year plan exists for, - Maintenance and replacement of Plant Equipment across Sites - Maintenance and replacement of C&A infrastructure due to obsolescenceIndicate primary challenges presented by this job and the kinds of decision that the position is expected to makeEnsure conformance to specifications and standardsLead the establishment of a SAFETY-FIRST culture through implementation of behavioral safety programEnsure delivery of results through implementation of VPO standards and relevant safety and environment SOPsManage departmental Budget / FinancesLead safety in site projects execution defining minimum requirements at all stages and monitoring compliance during planning and execution thereofLead the establishment of a capacitance engineering capabilityManage the Safety and Environment function including Operations and Maintenance of Effluent tank and screenLead the elimination of all identified safety and environment risks through sharing safety alerts and driving closure of identified gaps from problem solving and incident and accident investigations.Create a Safety and environment awareness through planned and unplanned campaigns such as World environment / Safety Day activitiesLead the risk management program, comprising of occupational health and safety and risk managementEnsure plant's legal compliance and adherence to legal standards / regulationsPeople Management Facilitate team problem solving and decision makingLead the Safety and environment team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interactionLead the development of Safety and environment team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team membersConduct regular Safety and environment team goal review sessionsEnsure training need analyses are conducted and training plans developed for team membersMinimum Requirements :
3-year appropriate tertiary qualificationTertiary qualification in Safety and environment Management and AuditingMinimum 3-5 years' experience in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods environmentExperience in both safety and environment management3-5 years' experience in either Safety / environment Facilitator or Controller roleSecurity / Safety jobs