Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance to the applicable Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental legislation
• To monitor and advise on the implementation of the VPO Safety and Environment Pillars in the plant and associated wet depot/warehouse
• Ensure workplace hazards are identified and communicated to all staff
• Track leading Safety and Environment KPI’s and support interventions to improve
• Promote awareness of occupational safety and environmental awareness through the VPO Safety and Environment program
• Conduct investigations into incidents together with line managers identifying root cause and proposing both corrective and preventative actions
• Ensure induction of both employees and contractors take place in accordance with standards
• Ensure the safe execution of capex projects and support safe work practices where required
• Drive closure of investigations, safety and environment gaps and legal compliance in the plant
• Drive closure of investigations, safety and environment gaps and legal compliance in the plant
• Ensure the site is adequately secured and the contracted security provider complies with standards
• Identify safety, environment and legal training needs, conduct training, arrange and coordinate where required
• Develop and maintain documentation such as SOP’s, as well as maintenance of manuals, policies and procedures as related to safety and environment

Qualification & Experience:

• A Degree level qualification or equivalent,
• 5 years+ relevant experience of best practice Sales, Marketing, Trade Marketing, Project Management in a FMCG environment
• Evidence of outstanding coaching and consulting skills
• IT / information management knowledge and experience
• Budget management
• Ideally international experience within Africa