Carol Nontokozo Mbele

1. Maintenance of OHS programme by:

A. Conduct OHS inspections and legal compliance audits and make recommendations

B. Follow up on inspection findings and recommendations and ensure implementation of coordinate corrective actions

C. Address OHS complaints

D. Facilitate University HIRA (hazard identification and risk assessment) in the different departments to ensure effectiveness of the policies, procedures, and practices being properly implemented.

E. Develop and implement emergency response plans for buildings.

F. Conduct periodic inspections on emergency equipment to ensure effectiveness.

G. Compile monthly, quarterly and annual OHS reports

H. Perform OHS related administrative duties such as developing OHS documents

I. Keep up to date with new OHS developments and legislation, keep records as per legal requirements

J. Liaise with Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL) inspectors during inspections and audits.

K. Facilitate occupational hygiene surveys for the university to ensure compliance to the OHSAct.

L. Facilitate OHS management appointments for the university.

M. Conduct fire drills and emergency drills to ensure university community is prepared for emergency scenarios.

N. Manage workplace repair, installations and any other work related to health and safety.

O. Manage and oversee the purchasing and maintenance of safety equipment and first aid equipment.

2. As lead investigator, manage incident reporting and accident investigations:

A. Investigate reported incidents and accidents

B. Submit investigation reports to DoEL for section 24 incidents

C. Liaise with DoEL inspectors for investigations.

D. Keep records of all incidents investigations.

E. Conduct trend analysis of incidents to determine DIFR and identify high risk activities/tasks.

3. Provide a consultation service to the university personnel by:

A. Attending OHS safety committee meetings

B. Coordinate OHS statutory and institutional compliance in the industrial hygiene division

C. Mobilising OHS reps in emergencies

D. Liaising with relevant internal authorities and external consultants

E. Obtain relevant information from authorities regarding OHS issues

F. Advising OHS committees on issues of concern and ensure regulatory and institutional compliance

G. Facilitating actions needed to address OHS issues

H. Presenting information sessions regarding OHS issues

4. Provide contractor management support by ensuring contractors comply with University OHS requirements and statutory OHS requirements.

A. Conduct contractor safety file audits to ensure compliance to OHS requirements.

B. Conduct periodic contractor audits, compile reports and enforce compliance to OHS requirements.

5. Facilitate and conduct:

A. OHS rep training

B. General OHS Training

C. Good laboratory Practices Training

D. OHS Supervisory Training

E. OHS Induction of new employees.

6. Conduct food safety and hygiene inspections on all cafeterias in the university to ensure compliance to SLA, regulatory and organizational requirements.

7. Member of the university’s transformation team.

8. Assisting the university in creating an equitable and inclusive workplace by addressing historical inequalities, promoting diversity, and ensuring that all employees have equal opportunities

1. As Snr SHERQ compliance officer, provide support to the SHERQ manager and give guidance and support to the SHERQ team.

2. Manage time and attendance for the SHERQ team.

3. Ensure subordinates carry out their duties as outlined in their KPI.

4. Manage and oversee the purchasing and maintenance of safety equipment and first aid equipment for both sites (Sugar mill and agricultural site).

5. Maintain the SHERQ (Safety, Health, Environment, Risk, Security, Quality and Food Safety) Management Programme at Eston Mill and Beaumont Farm.

6. Manage, advise, co-ordinate, plan internal and external SHERQ system audits for the sites, contractors and key suppliers to ensure that processes are in compliance with standard requirements.

7. Manage site service providers including, industrial hygiene (cleaning), security and the canteen to ensure they comply to SLA agreements, legal and organizational requirements.

8. Co-ordinate and present bi annual SHERQ & food safety management review meetings.

9. Manage the SHERQ incident/non conformance reporting and investigation process and ensure that effective corrective and preventative action is taken.

10. Follow up on all corrective action from Incident reports, Customer Complaints and internal and external audits.

11. To co-ordinate the integrated SHERQ Risk Assessment process for the sites.

12. Compile periodic SHERQ stats (environmental, quality, food safety, incidents and DIFR) and reports to monitor and measure performance against targets.

13. Assist in all hygiene audits to ensure that housekeeping standards are adhered to.

14. Responsible for manual document control of all SHERQ & food safety documents to ensure that the SHERQ elements are adhered to.

15. Ensures compliance to corporate standards and procedures.

16. Remain pro-active in the latest SHERQ & food safety issues so as to provide recommendations to plant personnel on any projects of continual improvements.

17. Interact with suppliers and external auditing companies to ensure SHERQ parameters are achieved.

18. Coordinate safety, food safety, quality training sessions and induction to all staff and contractors and ensuring legal compliance requirements are implemented by contractors working on site.

19. Collate and manage sustainability data to establish the sites carbon footprint.

20. Manage the hazardous and general waste management programme on site by ensuring waste separation programmes are in place, housekeeping is maintained at the waste management area and recording and trending of waste leaving site.

21. Liaise with the Occupational Health Nursing Practitioner and coordinate pre-employment, transfer, annual and exit medicals for employees on site.

22. Ensure effective access control system through security

23. Member of the Continuous Improvement Process Implementation team.

1. Maintain the SHERQ (Safety, Health, Environment, Risk, Security, Quality and Food Safety) Management Programme at Eston Mill and Beaumont Farm.

2. Follow up on all corrective action from Incident reports, Customer Complaints and internal and external audits.

3. To co-ordinate the integrated SHERQ Risk Assessment process for the sites.

4. Compile periodic SHERQ stats (environmental, quality, food safety, incidents and DIFR) and reports to monitor and measure performance against targets.

5. Assist in all hygiene audits to ensure that housekeeping standards are adhered to.

6. Responsible for manual document control of all SHERQ & food safety documents to ensure that the SHERQ elements are adhered to.

7. Ensures compliance to corporate standards and procedures.

8. Liaise with the Occupational Health Nursing Practitioner and coordinate pre-employment, transfer, annual and exit medicals for employees on site.

9. Ensure company meets and maintains the NOSA 5

HSE Integrated System and ISO 9001:2008 quality management system.

10. Audit permit system and ensure compliance

11. Update SHERQ stats on notice boards to ensure employee awareness

12. Create safety awareness through weekly toolbox and incident notification reports

13. Ensure security conduct patrols, effectively control company property

1. Preparation of laboratory reagents

2. Analysis of boiler water, starch, phospate determination in mixed juice

3. Brix and purity determination in massecuite samples

4. Pol, colour and moisture determination in sugar

5. Dosing of chemicals in the process cooling and boiler cooling waters

6. Collection and preparation of nutsch samples

7. Assist in gathering data for the daily,weekly and monthly report

8. Assist in weekly product stock taking