Workshop Safety Officer

SUMMARY:
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Job Title: Workshop Safety Officer - Richards Bay - Heavy Engineering & Plant Maintenance
Salary: R35,000 to R50,000, Negotiable depending on experience.

The Opportunity:

Joining this leading heavy engineering firm is a very smart career move today. You will confidently protect vital staff during major industrial production daily. Guiding heavy plant maintenance safety ensures steady daily professional growth for you. This active structural steelwork sector offers a highly secure and rewarding future.

Your strong SAMTRAC certification and safety diploma bring clear value to this busy workshop. Driven safety officers quickly unlock secure earning potential managing active technical teams. Your focused hard work directly builds strong personal financial growth daily. Earn a R35,000 to R50,000 salary, negotiable depending on your proven experience.

POSITION INFO:
The Company:

Our trusted client provides reliable mechanical engineering and active plant maintenance services locally. They safely supply essential structural steelwork to major mining and petrochemical sectors daily. Their deep industry history and strict focus on technical excellence secure absolute market trust.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Conduct daily safety audits of active workshop machinery and heavy hand tools confidently.
• Investigate all near-miss incidents safely using accurate root-cause analysis daily.
• Lead engaging morning toolbox talks to update technical teams on specific workshop risks.
• Issue and carefully monitor active hot work permits for daily welding and grinding tasks.
• Manage the lock-out-tag-out program effectively during active heavy machinery maintenance.

• You strictly need a National Diploma in Safety Management or Environmental Health.
• You must possess current registration with the South African Institute of Occupational Safety.
• You must hold a valid SAMTRAC or NEBOSH International General Certificate.
• You strictly need current First Aid Level 3 and Fire Fighting Level 2 certificates.
• You must show proven daily experience managing safety in a heavy engineering workshop.