Health, Safety and Risk Officer (Animal Science)

De Heus is a fully-fledged nutritional supplier producing compound feed, premixes, concentrates and feed specialties for their customers worldwide. They are now looking for a Health, Safety and Risk Officer.

Purpose of the job:

To implement and maintain the safety, health and risk systems at the mill. To ensure legal and company standard compliance.

Job Description:

• Comply and implement both Corporate and De Heus SA Safety Health and Risk Policies, Procedures and Work Instructions.
• Implement Health, Safety and Risk to meet all relevant legal and Company requirements.
• Ensure you are familiarised with the Occupational Health and Safety Act at all times and inform the Branch Management and staff of any changes as and when they occur.
• Ensure to have monthly Health and Safety meetings and keep record of all the meetings conducted.
• Send record/minutes of meetings to National Safety, Health and Risk Coordinator as well as Branch Manager and provide feedback to all parties involved.
• Ensure that all Health, Safety and Risk is communicated to all staff at branch level with regards to their responsibilities and authorities.
• Together with the Branch Management facilitate the process in appointing First Aiders, Fire Fighters and Health and Safety Representatives.
• Implement and coordinate training for Health, Safety and Risk together with HR and Training department at Head Office.
• Ensure that all staff are skilled and trained according to their work instructions relevant to their job as and when they start their employ.
• Ensure at all times the Safety of, Personnel, Products and all work procurements
• Ensuring that the plant is free from mycotoxins and salmonella by performing monthly checks.
• Joined responsibility with the Branch Manager for all contractors entering into the premises and ensuring that they are taken through an Induction
• Responsible for the Safety induction of new employees before they start with their new job
• Responsible for all injuries on duty and to ensure that employees get the proper medical attention needed
• Ensure that the correct form of PPE is being used by staff at all times.
• Report on housekeeping practices in production area, workshop and outside factory, in line with the company health and safety and environmental guidelines.
• Together with Production and Maintenance identify, implement and monitor the areas of plant utilities, efficiencies, safety and risk, so providing an effective service.
• Performing housekeeping audits and maintaining housekeeping with in the plant
• Ensure that all Quality, Safety, Risk, Environmental, Production and Logistical, systems are maintained.
• Update and maintain the quality data system
• Controlling of the observations and NCR reports are done on a weekly basis and where necessary implement corrective and preventative measures.

Requirements:

• Senior Certificate
• Relevant Health and Safety Qualification
• Possession of a valid code EB's driver's license
• 3 years experience in a similar role
• Familiar with the feed milling industry
• Safety, risk and health knowledge in a manufacturing environment

Closing date: 14 October 2025.