SHEQ Manager (80105874)

Job Advert Summary

We are looking for an experienced SHEQ Manager to lead the implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of health, safety, environmental and quality systems for Macsteel Fluid Control Group within a fast-paced industrial environment.

The successful candidate will bring a strong track record in legal and statutory compliance, risk management, ISO 9001 quality management, audit and non-conformance management, incident investigation, and the leadership and development of a SHEQ and Quality team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a technically grounded professional who can balance safety and legal compliance with reliable quality assurance, ensuring that products received, assembled and dispatched conform to specification.

SHEQ Systems, Legal Compliance & Risk Management

• Implement, maintain and control health, safety, environmental and quality programmes.
• Ensure adherence to statutory regulations, organisational standards, policies and procedures.
• Maintain legal appointments, statutory certifications, inspections and mandated testing requirements.
• Identify, report and address non-compliance, risks, incidents and non-conformances timeously, ensuring corrective and preventive actions are closed out within required timeframes.
• Maintain and review SHEQ procedures, SWMS, HIRAs and related documentation.

Health, Safety & Environmental Management

• Audit and monitor SHE compliance across the operation and ensure safe work standards are maintained.
• Ensure incidents and accidents are investigated, recorded and reported where required.
• Facilitate SHE inductions, toolbox talks, risk assessments and workplace inspections.
• Manage safety representatives, emergency teams, contractor compliance and PPE administration.
• Coordinate waste management, hazardous waste controls and site housekeeping programmes.

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

• Maintain the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and ensure quality assurance and quality control processes are effectively implemented, supported by accurate and timely quality reporting.
• Oversee the inspection and verification of products received, assembled and dispatched (including valves, pipes, fittings and components) against purchase order, specification and material certification (e.g. EN 10204, API 5L PSL 1 / PSL 2), with material and heat number traceability maintained from receipt to dispatch.
• Oversee the calibration and verification of measuring, inspection and testing equipment, with records traceable to SANAS ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories.
• Manage the identification, raising and resolution of non-conformances (including NCRs) and coordinate claims and corrective actions through to timely close-out.
• Oversee supplier and third-party quality management, including supplier and test-facility audits, and verify that welding subcontractors hold current ISO 3834 certification.
• Manage customer quality concerns, feedback and complaints in collaboration with the sales and customer service teams.
• Technically evaluate and resolve escalated product and service quality issues, including customer testing requirements, non-standard products and product failures.

Reporting, Stakeholder Management & Continuous Improvement

• Compile monthly SHEQ reports and submit accurate information to management.
• Prepare for external audits and ensure required evidence and documentation is available.
• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Identify cost-saving, waste-reduction and process improvement opportunities within the area of control.
• Provide management with guidance on regulatory requirements and corrective actions.

Leadership & SHEQ Culture

• Lead, supervise and develop the SHEQ and Quality Assurance / Quality Control team, including the QA & QC Supervisor and Quality Inspectors.
• Coach employees, safety representatives and lower-level employees to promote knowledge transfer.
• Identify training needs, coordinate SHEQ-related learning interventions and maintain statutory and training records.
• Promote accountability, safe working practices and continuous SHEQ awareness.

Preferred Candidate Profile

We are seeking a hands-on SHEQ professional who has built their career through progressively senior roles within industrial, engineering or manufacturing environments, and who has a proven track record of managing health, safety, environmental and quality systems while delivering legal compliance, product conformance and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will have a proven history of:

• Implementing and maintaining integrated SHEQ and ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Managing audits, incident investigations, non-conformances and corrective actions through to close-out.
• Overseeing the inspection, certification, traceability and calibration of products and equipment.
• Managing supplier, third-party and customer quality relationships.
• Building, coaching and leading a competent SHEQ and Quality team.
• Driving continuous improvement and a proactive safety and compliance culture

Qualifications & Experience

• Grade 12 / NQF Level 4–5 essential.
• Diploma or Advanced Certificate in Health and Safety, Quality Assurance, Quality Management or a related discipline; postgraduate business management qualification essential.
• Minimum 6 years’ combined operational experience in Health, Safety, Environmental, Quality Assurance and Quality Control environments, including management exposure in Pipes, Fittings and Valves products.
• Experience in Pipes, Fittings and Valves in either Trading or Fabrication. 
• Experience implementing SHEQ and Quality Management Systems, conducting audits and inspections, and managing incidents, risk assessments, statutory documentation, quality records, customer complaints, non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of the inspection of valves, pipes and fittings, material certification (EN 10204), API 5L line pipe requirements (PSL 1 / PSL 2) and ISO 3834 welding quality requirements as applied to subcontractors.
• Formal legal appointments, registrations, memberships or quality-related professional status as required by the business or legislation.
• Code B / EB driver’s license essential.

Technical Skills & Systems

Working knowledge of the following:

• Product knowledge in Pipes, Fittings and Valves
• OHSA and COIDA
• ISO 9001, SHEQ systems and Quality Management Systems
• Risk assessments, incident reporting and audit processes
• Calibration control
• SAP and document management systems
• Intermediate MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint

Key Competencies

• SHEQ Systems, Statutory Compliance and Legal Appointments
• Quality Management Systems, ISO 9001 and Technical Specifications
• Material Specifications, Certification and Traceability
• Metrology and Calibration Management
• Incident Investigation and Risk Assessment
• Internal and External Auditing, Reporting and Document Control
• Compliance Monitoring, including ISO 3834 Welding Requirements
• Leadership and Team Development
• Planning and Organising
• Problem-solving and Decision-making
• Communication, Facilitation and Stakeholder Engagement
• Coaching and Knowledge Transfer
• Conflict Handling and Coping Under Pressure