SHE Specialist
Permanent @DHL posted 9 hours ago in Warehouse, Logistics & Supply Chain Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 10517
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Work Model: In-Office / On-Site
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Experience Level: 2 Years
Job Description
Role Outline
- Execute health, safety, and environment plans and processes to provide employees a safe and healthy work environment
- Implement health and safety frameworks and standards, ensuring compliance and adherence to internal and external safety standards, and relevant regulations
- Recognize and mitigate potential workplace hazards, unsafe equipment, work practices and working conditions within the workplace and external environments
- Undertake inspections of grounds, facilities and premises, analyze and suggest corrective measures to reduce the risks of injuries and job-related threats
- Draft reports and conduct investigations on job-related injuries and fatalities, quality nonconformities and determine measures to avoid any recurrence
- Prepare and examine records of workplace injuries, illness and absences to identify areas of concern and provide information required by regulatory agencies
- Conduct investigations for accidents, identify cause for accidents with engineers, management and health and safety regulatory authorities and prevent their recurrence
- Participate in development of solutions for the transportation of hazardous material
- Coordinate orientation activities and daily inspections in the operations facilities, grounds and administrative areas, changes in lay-out and installation of new equipment in order to meet safety rules and standards
- Draft training material and content, and train employees on safety protocols and safety-conscious work performance
- Establish contact and relations with key stakeholders from larger community and law enforcement bodies impacting own work area
- Study and resolve issues in day-to-day health, safety and environment operations and execute practices focusing on increasing effectiveness and efficiency
Key Tasks & Key Accountabilities
- Maintain Minimum Safety Standards (MSS) at 100%
- Manage and maintain ISO 14001, ISO 45001 standards
- Establish Safety Committees and arrange compliance meetings
- Lead and maintain Health, safety and Environmental CAPA, Change Control, Supplier Management and Training Programmes ensuring    compliance
- Manage and control of contract service providers for Pest Control, Cleaning Services
- Collate details of location/country safety incidents and reports them using the approved platform (LOGICS) or via the local LOGICS user within   48hrs.
- Assist country safety function in the preparation for and the completion of safety related inspections and audits (internal/external).
- Ensure that the 12 Global safety-First Rules and the 5 Driving Safely Rules are embedded into the workplace.
- Ensure that Contractors and Labor brokers comply with DHL safety standards
- Ensure MHE defensive driving / LOADS are enrolled.
- Provide general safety information and awareness training to location workforce.
- Liaise with Site Management and the workforce to ensure that 2-way communications is maintained on safety related  issues
- Assist in the investigation of incidents and accidents at the site and drafts reports for the Site and Country management where  needed.
- Uses Behavior Based Safety techniques to engage with the workforce when appropriate
- Act as the validator for Hazard and Near Miss Incidents input into Logics
- Assist in emergency preparedness and ensure BCP are communicated to risk department to implement on BCMÂ Â plan
- Prepare the plan for periodic audit when needed and assist in its conduct.
- Assist in investigations into Business Continuity Incidents where appropriate.
- Assist Customer maintenance department and ensure safety compliance on their contractors.
- Manage suppliers during surveys/interventions (request permission, deliver work area, control at the end of the  works)
- To conduct SHEQ induction and training of all new employees, contractors and visitors
- Ensure that Safety gembas and other safety related inspections are conducted periodically
- Conduct frequent risk assessment with risk assessment team
- Conduct Root cause analysis on Health, safety and environmental incidents
- Conduct frequent audits to keep site compliant
- Ensure Health, safety and environmental procedures, forms, work instruction etc is reviewed
- Assist Quality Controller with Food compliance in terms of BRCGS compliance
- Assist Site management with management of change and other safety related change
Customer:
- External – Assist customer issues with regards to safety incidents.
- Internal – Support local functions in safety issues.
- Internal – Provide regional / country / and local safety management with help and assistance.
- Internal – provide any requested metrics to management on safety incidents and other KPI’s.
Stakeholder:
- Connect with and influence other specialist departments and 3rd parties e.g. external service providers
- May convince others to accept new concepts, practices, and approaches
- Build strong, trusting cross-functional relationships with DPDHL managers
- Understand customer and key stakeholders’ interests and concerns and advise direct reports, customers and key stakeholders
- Provide technical guidance to line managers and employees
Process:
- Â Assist with / implement safety documented processes and procedures at location / country.
- Â Assist with any safety related audit items.
- Â Complete / assist with safety awareness and safety training at location / country.
- Â Ensure that the Safety incident reporting procedure is in place.
- Â Complete / assist with implantation of safety standards with sub-contractors and any new projects.
- Â Assist on the procurement and commissioning of any Accelerated Digitalization equipment at the location.
People – Management:
- No additional authority over staff apart from that arising from the level of authority of the Safety Champion.
- Provide advice to the Site Management with reference to Emergency Management and preparedness
- Direct management: suppliers
Qualifications & Experience
Education:
- IOSH Managing Safely course or Country equivalent
- SAMTRAC/NEBOSH/NOSA
- Matric / Grade 12
Experience:
- Preference for 2-year minimum experience in division.
- Basic knowledge / understanding of safety requirements and concepts
- Experience in environment, health & safety & quality departments.
- Experience in working across multiple sites
- Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience/knowledge in the Country
Functional Competencies
- Good knowledge / understanding of Supply Chain business (Warehouse / Transport) and operational procedures.
- Accepts personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Can be relied upon to achieve results with little need for oversight.
- Focus on results and desired outcomes and how best to achieve them. Identify what need to be done and proactively takes appropriate action. Get the job done.
- Convey clear, timely, persuasive verbal/written messages that positively influence the thoughts and actions of others.
- Use data and information in a clear and rational process to assess and understand issues, evaluate options, form conclusions and make informed decisions or solve practical problems.
DPDHL Core Competencies & Skills
- Maintains effective relationships with customers.
- Develops / Delivers high quality / innovative products, services or solutions.
- Focuses on customer needs and gains their commitment.
- Gains management / colleague support to meet customer needs.
- Ensures strategies / plans are aligned and reflect others’ views.
- Develops strategies / plans aligned to broader organizational strategy.
- Communicates strategy.
- Establishes clear, challenging and achievable objectives.
- Coordinates efforts and aligns resources to achieve objectives.
- Regularly reviews and communicates progress against objectives and adjusts as needed.
- Champions continuous improvement and innovation.
- Provides candid / regular feedback.
- Supports the development of others.
- Inspires others to develop themselves.
- Conveys a clear sense of personal goals and values.
- Actively seeks feedback to improve performance.
- Develops new skills and modifies behaviors based on feedback.
- Takes personal responsibility for career and development.
Languages
English – verbal and written.
Required Skills
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