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Health & Safety Officer (Siavonga)
Yalelo Ltd seeks to hire an experienced and qualified Health & Safety Officer who will be responsible for implementing the Yalelo Ltd Health and Safety Management Systems and ensure that there is a safe working environment in the workplace for employees and other interested parties. This is a key position at our Production site and the right -fit candidate will work within the Health and Safety team to promote a safe work culture as we continue to be Zambia’s N0#1 Fish- Placing affordable protein at the center of every home!!
The Right Fit candidate will perform among others, the following functions:
Maintains & Monitors the OHS Management System.
- Conducts and documents Hazard Identification, Risk Analysis, and management on site.
- Ensures Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Legal register is in place and timely updated by maintaining and documenting compliance to all safety regulations on site.
- Implements the OHS system in the organisation and conducts daily inspections to monitor compliance.
- Inducts contractor/Visitor as well as safety monitoring and management on site.
- Implements and maintains health and safety standards according to establish SOP’s.
- Monitors, & evaluates OHS goals, targets, and statistics.
- Compiles and maintains relevant SHE registers on updated database.
- Logs all Health & Safety (H&S) related complaints and makes updates in respective database.
Champions OHS Best Practices
- Implements the change management register.
- Performs weekly departmental checks on Fire Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) adherence, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Contractor checks, permits check etc.
- Promotes safety initiatives through toolbox talks, H&S awareness emails and posters.
- Tracks closure of near misses and safety observations.
- Implements lessons learnt from all incidents and accidents and shares with all staff, visitors & contracts on site.
- Delivers Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) training programs and monitors training matrix.
- Implements safe working techniques.
- Conducts all the required H&S Drills e.g., Fire and Chemical
- Monitors Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) replenishment, management and use on site.
The Hatchery Manager Must Have:
- The people excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Very sound understanding of Health and Safety Management Systems
- Strong understanding of laws and regulations governing safety of employees in workplaces
Qualifications Requirements for the Health & Safety Officer are:
- Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management, Risk Management, Safety Management, or related discipline
- Two (2) minimum relevant work experience preferably from construction and mining industries
- Valid competency certificates
