SHEQ Practitioner Risk & Standards

Job Responsibilities:

Safety, Health, Environment And Quality:

• Identify and assess level of continuous risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
• Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
• Comply with all SHEQ requirements
• Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS), ChromeDoc, Staffbook, and Docusign to initiate, investigate and report Risk status
• Ensure appropriate alignment between risk assessments and standard operating procedures 

People:

• Ensure that all risks introduced are incorporated into training material
• Liaise with, build, and maintain healthy relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate and guide the effective implementation of new / revised standards, mandatory COP’s, and risk assessments.
• Resolve or escalate stakeholder queries related to new / revised procedures

Business Processes :

Health and Safety:

• Analyse health and safety as well as environmental impact related to the introduction of standardised / new practices
• Participate in implementing corrective Risk Assessment and standards meetings

Standards:

• Engage with key operational stakeholders and benchmarking associates to determine operational requirements, defects, and deficiencies
• Development, presentation, and facilitation of Risk Assessment for initial approval and thereafter implementation at selected sites
• Lead the establishment and/or revision of mine standards, policies, procedures, MCOP’s, risk assessments, etc. as part of the Standards Committee

Risk Management: 

• Facilitate risk assessments on current and future mining practices
• Conduct audits and review audit findings related to standards and best practices
• Resolve all outstanding audit findings related to best practices, Standards and COP’s.

• Grade 12/N3 (Mines)
• National Diploma (NQF 6) or National Degree (NQF7) in Risk Management
• A blasting ticket or trade will be advantageous
• 5 year’s relevant experience, preferably 2 years’ supervisory experience

Additional qualifications:

• Risk Management (Highly Advantageous)
•  A blasting ticket or trade will be advantageous
• Underground engineering and plant experience
• Incident investigations

Skills & Knowledge:

• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of the MHSA, COP’s and mining standards
• Demonstrate an understanding of technical knowledge of Risk Management Process
• Demonstrate an understanding of knowledge in Mining, Geology, Survey, Rock Engineering, Ventilation, Safety, Security, Plants, Underground, Opencast, Health, Engineering, Environmental, Quality, Finance, HR
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the relevant laws, company standards and management systems
• Demonstrate an understanding of systems and process utilisations and design, implementation, and maintenance
• Demonstrate an understanding of best practice within technical service field
• Demonstrate an understanding of technical knowledge of the Risk Management Process
• Demonstrate an understanding of ISO9001, ISO4500, ISO14001, and ISO37301

 Behavioural Competencies: 

• Safety Awareness
• Initiative
• Managing Work
• Results Orientation
• Customer Focus
• Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Work Standards
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Communication
• Flexibility
• Contributing to Team Success
• Business Understanding