JobReq ID: 51967
Type of work: On site
Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent
Full/Part Time: Full time
Location:
Kathu, ZA
Our Company
Bridgestone in Europe, CIS, Middle East, India and Africa (BSEMIA), headquartered in Zaventem (Belgium), is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader providing sustainable mobility and advanced solutions.
In addition to our premium tire products, we offer a growing portfolio of tire-centric and mobility solutions. Together with our partners and guided by "Serving Society with Superior Quality, that has been our mission since Shojiro Ishibashi founded Bridgestone in 1931, we are working to accelerate sustainable mobility innovations and solutions. Through innovative technology, we are committed to easier, safer, smoother and seamless mobility for our society and customers improving how people move, live, work and play.
Bridgestone also benefits from a significant retail network throughout the region in fact our retail presence in the EMIA region is the largest in the tire industry. Through 17 distinct retail partners, we have around 3, 500 outlets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as around 2, 500 outlets through our partner network in India. This network offers a selection of services, concepts and mobility solutions.
At Bridgestone we pride ourselves on the strong relationships we maintain with everyday drivers and this extensive retail network is one of the core reasons why.
You can learn more about our Group at https://bridgestone-emia.com/
In line with the Bridgestone Essence, our work environment is based on integrity and teamwork, where everyone can learn from each other and contribute with their own ideas in achieving the coming goals.
We want to hear from people who can take the challenge, unleash their creative potential and contribute to the company success demonstrating ownership, courage and agility. We want you to develop your skills, expand your knowledge and be proud of your work.
Position Description
Qualifications & Experience:
Competent computer user with working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Certification in COMSOC I & Diploma in COMSOC II
Valid Drivers licence
Duties:
- To assist and work in partnership with contract manager ensuring HSE systems are present and in effect on site.
- Ensure that all appointments are done and the communication of the responsibilities to the appointee is explained.
- Comply with Company policies, procedures and relevant legislation and regulations.
- Conduct safety inspections/audits on site and report deviations to management.
- Ensure all employees are inducted prior to be permitted to work on site.
- Compile a site safety file for the client and ensure all legislative documentation is communicated to employees on an on-going basis.
- Safety officers must be able to compile a risk assessment, safe working procedure and method statement from scratch and on an on-going basis identify and evaluate the risks to which employees may be exposed to, evaluate and analyse the risks identified and ensure that these risk assessments are then communicated to the work force.
- Safety officers are responsible to prepare the site emergency evacuation plan and ensure all supervisors and contractors are supplied with a copy of the plan.
- Safety officers should be able to perform a high level of first aid treatment and evaluate injured persons if it is needed to send them for medical treatment at a hospital or clinic. Further to this the employers report of an accident must be completed and must accompany the injured employee to hospital. The original documentation must be sent to head office for settling the claim with the Compensation Commissioner.
- Safety officers must immediately report any incident or accident to safety manager and be able to conduct a thorough accident and incident investigation and come up with remedial actions to prevent future occurrence. In the event of a reportable injury safety officers must be able to enter into correspondence with the Department of Labour to inform them of the accident.
- Compile monthly man hour and injury reports which are sent to the safety manager.
- Be competent to inspect the following high risk activities: Excavations, Scaffold, Formwork and Support work, All lifting machinery and lifting tackle, Portable electrical tools and immediately bring to managements attention any serious deviations that may have being noted.
- Chair monthly safety meetings with safety reps and contractors and prepare minutes of meetings. Ensure that all deviations mentioned in the meeting are rectified and corrected.
- Act as the prosecutor in disciplinary hearings and prepare all documentation with regard to company disciplinary code of conduct and sent to head office. Discipline employees that disregard safety regulations on site.
- Ensure all registers and checklists are updated on a weekly and monthly basis.
- Ensure all safety signs and notices are prominently displayed on site.
- Coordinate all training of employees on site and schedule all courses with the safety department,
- Ensure all health & safety reps conduct a monthly inspection of their work areas.
- Ensure that all teams conduct a toolbox talk.
- Identify workplace issues and resolve them in a timely manner.
- Encourage team work.
- High standard of accuracy and timeliness are expected in relation to all aspects of the position
- Demonstrated commitment to employees/clients
- Demonstrated ability to support new employees
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team member
- Meet all agreed KPI targets
All applications will be reviewed. Our Recruitment team will contact the suitable applicants for the next step of the recruitment process.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
DISCLAIMER
Diversity and inclusion are a central part of Bridgestone EMEAs values at the highest level. This is key for our people to show a passion for excellence for improving society connected to the world in which we live. Our commitment to diversity, is linked to our founders mission of Serving Society with Superior Quality, which is essential in shaping and creating the organization, serving all people, respectfully, connected to our business. We recognize that everyone is different and that attracting, developing and retaining our employees will create a sustainable working environment which is essential to our success. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate in particular on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.
