EHS & Sustainability Lead - Cape Town, South Africa - Biovac

Biovac
Biovac
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Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Thabo Mthembu

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BIOVAC is one of the leading sterile vaccine manufacturers rooted in Africa, with our core purpose being to "protect life".


We are looking to hire a dynamic, passionate, confident, proactive and meticulous EHS & Sustainability Lead to join a goal-oriented team.


QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED:


  • An appropriate Degree/Diploma or equivalent qualification in EHS Management or equivalent.

NECESSARY EXPERIENCE & INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE:


  • At least 5 years experience in (functional area).
  • Experience in quality and regulatory compliance within a cGMP facility.
  • Sustainability Program and project management.
  • Participation in developing a departmental budget and monitoring expenditures for multiple projects & funding sources.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

  • Promotes a climate that stimulates and motivates colleagues and management to participate in the preservation of the environment and in the protection of the health and safety of colleagues.
  • Provides professional reply on reports or requests of regulatory agencies.
  • Prepares monthly and quarterly safety statistics and environmental metric.
  • Ensures proper reporting of injuries to Workmans Compensation Commission and Department of Labour.
  • Reports noncompliance issues to management and provides recommendations for improvements.
  • Assess risks across site and mitigates, actions and close out.
  • Prepare internal communication concerning impact of activities or products on people or the environment.
  • Promotes continuous improvement in EHS performance.
  • Integrates Environment, Health, Safety and Loss prevention function with other areas of site management including human resources, operations, logistics, finance and quality assurance.
  • In conjunction with management, coordinate the provision of EHS training and development b maintaining the EHS training needs analysis and records matrix to include all staff.
  • Conduct training courses and implementation of the EHS training programs.
  • Coordinate training courses both internal and external.
  • Participates in preparatory studies for new projects, installations, machinery and the process changes providing input on issues relating to environmental, health and safety impact.
  • Assist management in managing risks: i.e. in identifying risk, defining acceptance limits, maintaining action plans, coordinating and auctioning the implementation and follow up of these actions.
  • Participates in accident incident investigations.
  • Maintain waste reduction and pollution prevention programs.
  • Manage the pest control services.
  • Promotes continuous improvement in safety and environmental performance defined by the best available but economically viable technology.
  • Consult with relevant experts both internally and externally to ensure that best practices are implemented.
  • Maintain procurement of EHS suppliers as required.
  • Coordinate servicing and calibration of EHS equipment (firefighting equipment and monitoring equipment).
  • Develop and maintain EHS programs, procedures and work instructions that comply with the requirements of national and local legislation.
  • Implement the requirements of the ISO 14001 / 45001 standards.
  • Assist in maintaining contracts and permits, discharge conditions, reports, records, correspondence to regulatory agencies, regulatory agency inspections, spill control plans and emergency procedures.
  • Assist in selfassessments and audits of facility operations in conjunction with review of the relevant regulatory requirements.
  • Coordinate with internal and external auditors during facility audits.
  • Assist in maintaining the health and safety risk assessment and environmental impact assessments for the facility.
  • Ensure that EHS representatives and other inspections are conducted timeously.
  • By submitting your CV and personal information, you agree that Biovac may utilise this information to conduct and complete our recruitment process, which entails distributing your information to all internal recruitment participants and service providers who forms part of the process._
Application Deadline: 09 January 2023._
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