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Specialist: Health & Safety

Posting Country:  South Africa
Date Posted:  26 May 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference. 
 

When it comes to putting people first, we're number 1. 

The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa. 
Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2024.

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

  • Define and implement a Campus HSE plan
  • Drive standard and policy implementation on campus and review implementation effectiveness
  • Initiate transformational drives within the campus to move HSE ownership to employees 
  • Develop, empower and conduct safety inspections in line with a site supervision model 
  • Coordinate visible leadership initiatives and track cultural changes on behaviour and attitude
  • Manage and update the HSE system with current information and records
  • Ensure campus HSE mandatory training and legal appointments are kept up to date 
  • Train or facilitate the training of relevant staff and contractors on HSE related statutory requirements
  • Ensure an up-to-date medical surveillance program is maintained for campus employees
  • Support the drive of the environmental strategy on campus through key stakeholders
  • Participate in internal and external audits as well as policy reviews and statutory enquiries
  • Identify high risk projects and ensure contractor compliance and project safety compliance prior to commencement
  • Project manage special HSE related projects including the task-group, project plan and take responsibility for the project deliverable
  • Provide specialist HSE support and consultation on campus
  • Collate data and compile qualitative and quantitative reports aligned with Exco and board reports
  • Identify HSE risks, and methodically calculate risk. Identify and implement control plans to mitigate or manage the risk to an acceptable level
  • Ensure periodic review of the risk assessment with the associated controls to determine effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement
  • Conduct thorough incident investigations, follow through on corrective actions and ensure all supporting evidence efficiency is up to date on system prior to close off
  • Create a sharing and learning platform to promote HSE awareness on campus
    HSE supplier compliance management

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

  • Matric essential
  • 3-5 years’ relevant experience (Essential)
  • 4 year Degree/National Diploma in a Safety related field (Essential)
  • Certificate in Environmental Management (Advantageous)
  • A Completed NEBOSH/SAMTRAC Certificate 

 

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

ISO 45001 - detailed knowledge and ISO 14001 -basic knowledge
South African Health and Safety legislation - detailed knowledge  
Occupational Safety concepts - detailed knowledge  
ILO Standards – basic knowledge
Risk Management principles and/or ISO 31000 – basic knowledge
Project management principles  
Computer literacy
Interpersonal   
Communication (verbal and written)  
Presentation  
Facilitation   
Problem solving   

 


We make an impact by offering:
Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

 

 

Closing date for Applications: 06 June 2025


The base location for this role is Midrand, Vodacom Campus


The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.
 

 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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