Responsibilities :
QHSE Excellence

• Work closely with site management team to drive the delivery of quality and safety benefits and the attainment of operational and safety performance and compliance targets.
•  Assist and/or support recruitment of QHSE resources as required.
•  Ensure that QHSE is correctly incorporated into documented management systems and procedures.
•  Manage QHSE programmes to ensure that effective programmes are in place to reduce risk to employees.
•  Act as an advisor to the site management team regarding both technical and strategic QHSE considerations and risks.
• Drive the implementation of QHSE projects and programmes and ensure integration with standard operations.  Define, manage and monitor QHSE performance standards.
• Develop and provide training to site staff and managers across the broad spectrum of quality, health, safety and the environment.  Research and drive the implementation of QHSE best practice, not just compliance.

Regulatory and Policy Compliance

• Ensure that all Company food and occupational safety, health, environment and quality assurance procedures are accurately documented and accessible.
• Ensure compliance with the relevant in-country health and safety legislation, regulations and Company standards, including environmental requirements, food safety and occupational health and safety.
• Ensure all employees have the appropriate health cards at all times.

Inspections and Audits

• Compile and implement a robust annual QHSE audit coverage plan to maintain strict QHSE compliance and drive continuous improvement, including conducting scheduled and ad hoc inspections.
• Monitor the accumulative performance of departments during in house and external audits and inspections and provide structured guidance and support in areas of concern.
• Conduct site food safety audits and daily inspections of refrigeration and food storage, preparation and serving practices.
• Manage and coordinate governmental and client health and safety inspections and/or incident investigations.
• Hold individuals and managers formally accountable for non-compliance through effective and unbiased issuance of non-conformances, supported by coaching and training.

Reporting

• Manage and maintain a database of accident, near miss and incident records; including on-going trend analysis of data to identify potential areas for learning and recommend actions to the site management team.
• Ensure that all incidents and near misses are reported strictly as per protocols.
• Provide health and safety update reports, detailed analytics, incident statistics and supporting information to site management and corporate QHSE, as required.
• Identify and implement opportunities for improvement in tracking and reporting procedures.

Emergency Preparedness

• Ensure that fire prevention and emergency procedures are formulated and implemented.
• Ensure that a site contingency plan is in place.

Risk Management

• Conduct work place and job specific hazard analysis to identify potential safety, health and environmental (HSE) hazards; determine the risks associated with these hazards; and develop and implement appropriate risk control measures.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of risk control measures and recommend changes.
• Maintain the site risk register.

Incident Investigation

• Conduct post incident investigations in order to identify root causes and determine appropriate preventative and corrective action.
• Ensure that all accidents are investigated correctly and effectively and identify associated corrective actions.

Staff Management

• Lead and develop staff within the context of the country specific labour relations requirements, including strict management of conduct within the context of the law and the Company policy.
• Monitor staff performance and provide regular performance feedback.
• Manage staff activities, ensuring service levels are met and protocols are adhered to.
• Coach and support staff where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Manage staff leave and general time management issues in line with organisational deliverables and standards.
• Manage and deliver on career development and succession plans to enable the development of a future generation of leaders and specialists and ensure optimal turnover and retention levels are maintained.
• Champion staff training and development through the utilisation of available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with national training specialists.
• Conduct regular performance appraisals with subordinates.
• Establish sound staff and labour organising and communication structures and systems.
• Lead the team towards meeting the strategy and targets through regular communication and utilisation of the full organisational talent management tool set.
• Address poor performance in individuals and teams in accordance with company policy and the relevant legislation.
• Conduct regular meetings and ensure that records are kept and shared across the team and that action plans agreed to within team meetings are delivered upon.

Effective Teamwork and Self-Management

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning and prioritising and self- development.
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
• Manage colleagues’ expectations and communicate appropriately.
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.

Required profile for job ad : HSE Manager- Food Safety – Ghanzi

• To manage risk management, technical food safety, occupational health and safety and quality compliance on the site(s) to ensure that the site(s) meet/s local statutory, client and corporate requirements.
• To provide QHSE direction, advice and support to the site management team(s).
• To drive the implementation of all site-based health, safety, and environmental (HSE) programmes and standards.

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