SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITATOR

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Key Purpose of this role is to provide support to operational and line management to ensure the functioning of a comprehensive 
and professional Occupational Health and Safety System. Ensuring compliance to Safety & Environment systems, standards and work 
practices to achieve targets set for the VPO Safety and Environment Pillars (means) in order to achieve Safety & Environment KPI’s/PI's 
(results). 

Key Roles and Responsibilities: 

Ensuring Compliance to the Applicable Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation

• Ensure Safety, Healthy & Environmental legislation compliance

• Maintains a safe work environment

To Monitor and Advise on the Implementation of the VPO Safety and Environment Pillars in the Plant and Associated Warehouse

• Ensure that the requirements of all Blocks of the Safety and Environment Pillars are implemented 

• Performs Safety and Environment monitoring and audits

Ensure Work Place Hazards are Identified and Communicated to All Staff

• Performs Risk assessments as per the VPO Standards 

• Ensures all employees are aware of all work hazards & all control measures 

• Ensures Safety Incidents and observations are identified, reported and closed. 

• Ensures Environment Incidents and observations are identified, reported and closed

Track Leading Safety and Environment KPIs and Support Interventions to Improve

• Ensures all Safety and Environment Incidents and Observations are captured in Credit360

• Ensures optimum use of Safety App. to raise Safety Incidents and Observations

• Performs Loss and waste analysis on Safety Incident and Observations. 

• Develops an action plan to close SIO's based on priority 

• Performs Safety and Environmental monitoring using the supervisor checklists

Promote Awareness of Occupational Safety and Environmental Awareness Through the VPO Safety and Environment Programme

• Leads, organizes and participates in World Safety Day/Week activities 

• Leads, organizes and participates in World Environment Day

• Shares relevant Safety and Environment alerts with operational teams 

• Uses dashboards to drive improvement in Safety and Environment performance 

Conduct Investigations Into Incidents Together With Line Managers Identifying Root Cause and Proposing Both Corrective and 
Preventative Actions

• Identified Root causes and agree systemic loop closure action plans 

• Maintains updated records of all incidents in Credit 360• Develops and shares safety Alerts

Ensure Induction of Both Employees and Contractors Take Place in Accordance with Standards

• New employee, service providers and Contractor Safety training and awareness

Ensure the Safe Execution of Capex Projects and Support Safe Work Practices Where Required

• Safety during project execution

Drive Closure of Investigations, Safety and Environment Gaps and Legal Compliance in the Plant

• Continuous improvement in Safety and Environment performance 

• Reduction/elimination of safety incidents and injuries

• Reduction/elimination of environment incidents 

Ensure the Site is Adequately Secured and the Contracted Security Provider Complies with Standards

• Prevention of damage or loss of assets Contractors and service providers safety managed

Identify Safety, Environment and Legal Training Needs, Conduct Training, Arrange and Co-ordinate Where Required

• Improve employees Safety Pillar Knowledge

• Improve employees Environment Pillar Knowledge

• Mandatory training provided to all employees as per VPO Safety and Environment Pillars 

Plan and Implement Short- and Long-Term Strategy on Safety and Environmental Performance in the Plant and Activities Outside 
the Plant

• Implement 1 year and 3-year plans for Safety and Environmental KPIs

• Manage budget for Opex and Capex projects

Key Attributes and Competencies: 

• Communication skills (verbal and written)

• Attention to detail

• Ability to interpret legislation and policies

• Numerate

• Training skills.

• Report writing skills

• Planning skills

Minimum Requirements:

• Min –Degree, BSc/Btech
• Min – 12 months on the job training
• Qualification in Safety Legal compliance 
• 2-3 Years in a Safety and/or Environment related position

Additional Information:

• Band: IX

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed.