HSE Business Partner

Would you like to be part of a value-driven commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day

We are recruiting HSE Business Partners to be based at our offices in Durban and Cape Town and have oversight of sites across both locations.

WHAT WE OFFER:

When you join Maersk youll find that the world is your workplace. Youll work in a culturally diverse stimulating environment surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We believe in individual performance within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values. To us teamwork means acceptance respect dedication and the idea that we can achieve more when we all pull together.

Living our values means competing in the marketplace in an ethical way so our name is synonymous with being a credible and valuable business partner. Through Constant Care and Humbleness we strive to prepare for the future while never forgetting that our customers and competitors are key to our ability to our daily work Uprightness and Our Employees mean that transparency and accountability in everything we do go hand in hand with being an inspiring challenging place to work. At Maersk we take pride in hiring the best person for the job irrespective of gender age nationality or religious belief.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

HSE Strategy & Leadership:

• Drive implementation of the companys HSE strategy across assigned sites providing strategic leadership specialist guidance and direction aligned with the organisations growth and operational objectives.

Operational HSE Integration:

• Partner with Site Leads Safety Champions and operational management to embed HSE into daily operations and promote safety as an integral part of operational excellence.

Governance and Risk Management:

• Lead the identification assessment and control of significant operational risks in accordance with the Maersk HSSE management framework.

• Review and approve/recommend risk assessments Critical Task Analyses Safe Work Instructions (SWIs) Risk Reduction Plans and Management of Change (MOC) requirements.

Compliance & Legal Assurance:

• Ensure compliance with company HSE standards policies procedures and applicable South African legislation.

• Maintain statutory appointments registers inspections training and legal records including liaison with the Department of Employment and Labour where required.

HSE Auditing & Assurance:

• Conduct HSE audits inspections Gemba walks and assurance reviews across assigned sites.

• Identify non-conformances monitor corrective actions and drive continuous improvement to maintain an audit-ready management system aligned with ISO 45001 ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 requirements.

Incident & Corrective Action Management:

• Lead and/or facilitate incident accident and near-miss investigations using appropriate root-cause analysis methodologies.

• Ensure corrective and preventative actions are assigned tracked and closed effectively including monitoring non-conformances on the Fatal5 system.

Performance Management & Reporting:

• Monitor leading and lagging HSE indicators analyse trends and recurring risks and provide management with actionable recommendations.

• Compile and present monthly HSE performance and risk reports and track performance against objectives and improvement plans.

Training Coaching & Competency:

• Coach and support Site Leads and Safety Champions facilitate HSE training and awareness programmes identify competency gaps and promote learning through incidents audits inspections and lessons learned.

Contractor & Permit-to-Work Management:

• Monitor contractor HSE compliance including risk assessments method statements documentation and Permit-to-Work (PTW) requirements.

• Conduct contractor inspections and audits where required.

Emergency Preparedness:

• Ensure effective site-specific Emergency Response Plans are implemented communicated and regularly reviewed.

• Coordinate emergency drills exercises equipment readiness and lessons-learned activities.

Traffic & Workplace Safety:

• Drive the implementation and continuous improvement of site-specific Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) workplace safety controls legal appointments and other critical operational safety requirements.

Continuous Improvement & Standardisation:

• Drive consistent HSE standards across sites while recognising site-specific risks and operational differences. Promote 5S standardisation benchmarking best-practice sharing and continuous improvement across the organisation.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Build strong working relationships with operational leadership and key stakeholders provide timely HSE advice challenge unsafe practices and support a proactive accountable and high-performing safety culture.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Someone with:

• National Diploma in Safety and/or Environmental Management and/or Risk Management or Equivalent.

• Minimum 7 years experience in a warehousing and distribution environment in a full-time health & safety and environment role across multiple sites.

• Certificate in safety management (SHEMTRAC SAMTRAC NEBOSH IGC etc)

• Professional registration with SAIOSH and SACPCMP (Advantageous).

• Practical understanding of the implementation and maintenance of ISO& 45001.

• Extensive knowledge and practical application of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) its applicable Regulations and the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA).

Required Attributes:

• Coaching and mentoring identify training needs for Site Leads Safety Champions and operational teams.

• Accountability and ownership challenge and drive action where HSE standards are not being met.

• Decision-making ability to make sound risk-based decisions in complex operational environments.

• Problem-solving identify root causes and develop practical solutions.

• Change management lead and embed HSE improvements across multiple sites.

• Continuous improvement mindset identify opportunities to improve systems processes and performance.

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