Safety and Risk Officer (Coal Mining) – Experienced

Plan inspections, lead investigations and build a safer shift culture at the open-pit coal mine near Secunda. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Check that crews do planned task observations and pre-shift checks
• Keep legal appointments and code of practice records current
• Train safety representatives and support the health and safety committee
• Review baseline and issue-based risk assessments with section managers
• Help run emergency drills and check refuge bays
• Prepare for inspections by the mine inspector and follow up on instructions

• Registered with SAIOSH, or working toward it
• Confident writing investigation reports and presenting findings
• Code 08 licence for moving around the mine property
• At least 3 years in a safety role at a mine
• Certificate of fitness to go underground or into the pit
• SAMTRAC or an MQA-accredited mine safety qualification

• Occupational hygiene registration with the relevant council
• Diploma or degree in Safety Management or Environmental Health

• Retirement fund and medical aid
• CPD and further study funded
• Standby allowance for incident call-outs
• Company vehicle on site

• Show your mining sector safety experience clearly. Construction-only safety CVs are often moved to the no pile.
• Give numbers: how many investigations you led, or how the LTIFR changed in your section.