Sasol Operations: Principal Practitioner SHE: Occupational Hygiene - Technologist Vacancy

About the role / Purpose of the job

To quantitatively measure and qualitatively assess workers’ exposure to health risks and to find solutions, in cooperation with partners, that will eliminate or reduce exposure to acceptable levels.

Functional Outputs:

Operational, financial and technical

-  Execute occupational hygiene program in own area of responsibility

-  Execute measurement and monitoring program in line with strategic goals

-  Conduct health risk assessments and surveys in the work place

-  Analyse and interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions

-  Advice to line management on occupational hygiene related issues

-  Knowledge of Occupational diseases

-  Execute initiatives and utilize systems to comply with Occupational Hygiene quality management system (ISO 17020)

-  Participate in the executions of relevant policies, practices and standards

-  Participate in reaching annual and medium term strategic goals

Leadership and growth

-  Supported and articulated vision and values and goals aligned to business direction

-  Share expertise freely and often

-  Continuously improve professional development

Customer and relationship

-  Participate in the implementation of corrective and remedial actions

-  Support BUs to retain OSHAS 18001 certification with regard to statutory occupational hygiene matters

-  Ensure effective relations with Business Unit SHE managers and coordinators

Innovation and improvement

-  Identify interventions to address occupational hygiene non-conformances

Job Requirements

-  In line with Sasol’s commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups

-  Driver license required and willing to travel when required.

Qualifications       

-  National Diploma/ Degree in Health/ Occupational Hygiene/ Environmental sciences (e.g. Chemistry)

-  Professional registration as an occupational hygiene assistant or technologist with SAIOH

-  Legal Knowledge Certificate

Experience

-  2-3 year’s relevant Occupational Hygiene experience at Assistant level

-  2-3 year’s relevant Occupational Hygiene experience at Technologist level

-  Quality management system experience and knowledge

-  Computer literacy

Key Competencies Required:

Leadership

-  One-Sasol mind-set

-  Role models customer focus

-  Builds partnerships

-  Develops self

Functional / Technical

-  Discipline specific technical acumen

-  Analysis, integration and reporting of data

-  Principles of Occupational Health 

-  Occupational Health (legislation, processes, management)

-  Hearing conservation (legislation, processes, management)

-  Occupational Hygiene (legislation, processes, management )

-  Environmental Health (legislation, processes, management)

-  Professionalism and ethics

-  Customer care

-  Stakeholder engagement

-  Health record keeping and archiving methodology

-  Computer literacy (Microsoft and other relevant systems)

-  Project management

-  Maintain world class Occupational Hygiene practices (R & D)

-  Liaise with Business Units and Professional Bodies to maintain good working relations

-  Identify and execute opportunities to exceed client expectation

 Behavioural

-  Analytical thinking

-  Tolerance for stress

-  Building partnerships

-  Effective communication

-  Excellent communication

-  Assertiveness

-  Influencing

-  Self-motivated

-  Trustworthiness

-  Goal/achievement orientated

-  High energy levels

-  Has a strong sense of urgency in addressing quality of service

Closing date:                         30 November 2018

Operating entity:                   Sasol Operations (SHE Occupational Hygiene)

Geographical area:               Sasolburg, Free state, South Africa

Kindly send your CV and all required documents to Phumzile Mnisi: Phumzile.Mnisi@sasol.com

Note: Failure to provide Sasol with truthful information and valid documents will render your application null and void.  If you don’t hear from us within a month (30 days) after the closing date of the advert, please regard your application as unsuccessful.