Safety Officer

1. Purpose

Reporting to the Exploration Manager, the Safety/Ert Officer provide ongoing safety training to support Exploration team and assist with the implementation, management and ongoing improvement of health and safety system.

1. Main responsibilities and duties

• Actively contribute to build all Exploration site as a safe working environment.
• Conduct planned/unplanned inspections of Exploration site, mobile equipment and tools.
• Conduct inductions
• Contribute to maintain high standard safety culture.
• Ensure work processes are free from safety and health hazard and that subordinates are trained to ensure safety.
• Drive departmental health and safety goals.

 Technical and functional for the role

• Conduct exploration inductions and site wide inductions
• Organize alcohol tests on all Exploration site and maintain record.
• Assist in incident investigations.
• Assist the team and workers in assessing risks related to tasks and work areas.
• Assist the team in developing and implementing safe work procedures.
• Conduct regular audits on the effectiveness of the use of risk assessment tools.
• Conduct regular rounds for hazard identification and behavioural observation.
• Actively participate in critical control management activities and safety programs
• Follow up on implementation of corrective actions and effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Collaborate with HSE Supt to conduct specific health and safety training.
• Fire extinguisher, vehicles, rigs inspection
• Conduct basic trainings to the staff.
• Competent crane/Forklift operator
• Competent Rigger

Finance & Commercial:

• Maintain and/or minimise expenditure
• Prevent and/or reduce wastage.
• Control stock in hand.
• Implement optimisation initiatives.

Leadership / management:

• Manage self.
• Plan weekly, daily tasks.
• Ensure equipment/tools are available.
• Recognise and reward performance of the team.
• Provide technical specialist input
• Collaborate with teams and encourage individual contribution.
• Investigate and resolve problems by finding solutions.
• Work constructively with all teams.
• Encourage input of team members.
• Develops trainee and/or backup support within team for roster breaks.
• Be responsive to work and personal issues of team members.

Compliance and Business Improvement:

• Identify and prioritize all risks and liabilities and ensure these risks and liabilities addressed.
• Participate in risk assessments.

The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

3.   Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Education:

• Advanced degree, health/safety/Environment or ERT or equivalent

Relevant experience:

• 2 - 3 years' experience In HSE or ERT
• Knowledge of legal requirements, HSE systems and processes.
• Emergency response processes
• Awareness of mine processes
• Substantial knowledge in health and safety or training in the mining sector

Skills

• Ability to analyse and solve problems.
• Ability to communicate and transfer knowledge to direct reports and other site personnel.
• Ability to detect problems and report information to appropriate personnel.
• Written and spoken English and French
• Competent Crane operator /Competent Rigger
• Driving License