We are hiring a brilliant Health Safety and Facilities Manager to join our awesome team at Stratogo in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
Growing your career as a Full Time Health Safety and Facilities Manager is a great opportunity to develop excellent skills.
If you are strong in creativity, communication and have the right personality for the job, then apply for the position of Health Safety and Facilities Manager at Stratogo today!

SUMMARY:
Our client, a manufacturer and supplier of flexible packaging is looking for a Health Safety and Facilities Manager to be based in Pinetown.

POSITION INFO:
Position: Health Safety and Facilities Manager Location: Pinetown, KZN Job Summary:
• Monitoring health and safety risks and hazards in the workplace. Advising employees on how to minimize or ultimately avoid risks and hazards in the workplace. Ensuring the business is legally compliant with all health and safety legislation.
• Responsible for the security, maintenance and services of work facilities... to ensure that they meet the needs of the organisation and its employees.
Minimum Qualifying Criteria:
• Certified in Risk Management and Health & Safety Management
Skills and Knowledge Requirements:
• Thorough knowledge of health and safety laws and guidelines
• Extensive attention to detail to distinguish safety hazards
• Ability to provide detailed reports and develop safety procedures
• Good understanding of data analysis and risk assessment
• Good organizational, leadership and motivational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to recognize when safety conditions need improvement
• Ability to prioritize tasks especially when handling an accident or incident
• Communication and influencing skills, in person and in writing
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Decision-making
• The ability to lead and manage teams and projects
• Team work
• Attention to detail but also the ability to see the implications for the bigger picture
• Commercial awareness
• Customer service
• Organisation, time management, prioritizing and the ability to handle a complex, varied workload
Roles and Responsibilities: Health & Safety Duties:
• Establish and promote maintenance of safe and healthy working conditions in a business through formulating general safety, fire prevention and health policies and measures
• Devise and coordinate safety programs that will increase proficiency in safe practices and promote safety consciousness
• Assist line management personnel in meeting their obligations under the relevant Occupational Health & Safety legislation, such as ongoing safety education, hazard identification and elimination
• Coordinate ongoing training for safety and environmental awareness at all levels of the workforce and regularly verify that tasks are correctly executed
• Coordinate training for employees
• Inspect the workplace regularly in cooperation with client agencies to audit safety and environmental procedures, and report findings to line management and client agencies as appropriate
• Investigate accidents, prepare and maintain required reports. Identify countermeasure to prevent reoccurrence
• Provide new hire orientation outlining the company’s high expectations regarding safety rules and regulations (inductions)
• Promote a proactive safety culture focused on incident prevention and regulatory compliance
• Organize and participate in safety committee activities (chair the health and safety committee meetings and ensure standards are met)
• Develop specific safety objectives and create actions plans to meet those objectives
• Maintain, review and report safety performance, identifying opportunities for improvement along with implementing preventative and corrective actions as required
• Organizing occupational health and safety medicals on-site as and when required
• Create and implement workplace health and safety plans and procedures
• Evaluate health and safety practice and procedures for risk assessment and following legal guidelines
• Conduct accident prevention training and health and safety training
• Inspect equipment for unsafe workplace conditions
• Monitor employee conformity to safety laws and policies
• Investigate accidents and incidents to find cause and take prevention measures for further incidents
• Handle worker's compensation claims in the event of a workplace accident
• Suggest solutions, improvements and prevention steps for safety issues
Facilities Management Duties:
• Overseeing and agreeing on contracts and providers for services including security, parking, cleaning and so on
• Supervising multi-disciplinary teams of staff including cleaning, maintenance, grounds and security
• Ensuring that basic facilities, such as water and heating, are well-maintained
• Managing budgets and ensuring cost-effectiveness
• Allocating and managing space between building
• Ensuring that facilities meet government regulations and environmental, health and security standards
• Advising businesses on increasing energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Overseeing building projects, renovations or refurbishments
• Helping businesses to relocate to new offices and to make decisions about leasing
• Drafting reports and making written recommendations.

Benefits of working as a Health Safety and Facilities Manager in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal:

● Learning opportunities
● Advancement opportunities
● Advantageous package
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