Safety Health and Environmental Officer

  • Full Time
  • Kitwe, Zambia
  • Applications have closed

National Breweries Plc

National Breweries Plc is Zambia’s leading producer and distributor of Traditional African Beer. Our affiliation to Delta Beverages gives our employees a sense of pride and that of belonging to one of the biggest international brewing companies in the world. The Company offers opportunities for all to learn develop and grow, whilst offering challenging career opportunities for lateral or vertical advancement.

We are inviting applications to fill the following vacant position:

POSITION: SAFETY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER

LOCATION: KITWE

CONTRACT: PERMANENT

Reporting to the Maintenance Engineer, the successful candidate will be accountable for the following:

  • Provide guidance in the planning and implementation of Risk, Safety, Health and Environmental management systems based on OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, NOSA etc.
  • Develop and maintain strategies to excel in the prevention of accidents and environmental pollution in liaison with the Plant Engineer.
  • Formulate the agenda and carry out local periodic reviews of the safety, health, and environmental management systems.
  • Immediate investigation of community environmental complaints to reduce recurrence.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable legislations.
  • Maintenance of internal safety, Health, and environmental communication and management systems.
  • Implement suitable safety, Health, and Environmental training programs such as induction.
  • Conduct planned, special and routine safety, health, environmental audits, assessments, and inspections.
  • Ensure the involvement of target departments for best practice and compliance with standards.
  • Ensure that risk assessment is conducted on all new projects and operations beforehand.
  • Maintain the accident, hazard and environmental aspects registers and prepare accident reports.
  • Implement and periodically test an emergency preparedness plan and reporting on its performance.

This job is particularly suitable for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements:

  • Degree/Diploma in Environmental Science and Health or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years work experience as a Safety, Health, and Environmental Officer or equivalent in an industrial environment.
  • Good knowledge of safety, health and environmental monitoring technologies and auditing skills.
  • Knowledge of industrial and environmental epidemiology and pest control.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Interested persons should send their applications and CV’s not later than 14 September 2024 to.

The Human Resources Business Partner

National Breweries Plc

Sheki Sheki Road

PO Box 35135

Lusaka

Email address: [email protected]

(Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to & all attachments should be in a single PDF File. Kindly state the position in the subject line)

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