Job Details

Job Description

Purpose of the role:

To ensure that occupational safety, health, and environmental standards are adhered to, and to carry out day to day inspections of the facility and assisting in implementing safe practices and operations.

Reports to: Assistant Manager SHE & Security

Branch: Lusaka

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The Temporal Safety Officer will be required to perform the following tasks:

1.     Risk Assessment

• Ensure that Risk assessments are being conducted.
• Ensuring JSA and take 5 are conducted for jobs.
• Assist in conducting Toolbox talks in various sections.

2.     Inspections

Carry out daily safety inspections and follow ups in the workshop

• Work areas Inspected (routine and planned).
• Ensure that company safety and environmental policies adhered to.
• New employees trained and inducted, and safety training done involving operations.
• Attend to safety issues from Safety representatives.

3.     Investigations

• Investigating safety related complaints.
• Investigate Incidents/accidents.
• Ensure that remedial actions and recommendations are implemented to address non-conformance quickly and effectively.

4.     Inductions and Trainings

• Conduct training and inductions for new and Contractors
• Ensure that all new employees and contractors are inducted, and records retained.

5.     Audits

Assist in Safety audits

• Ensuring that Safe operating procedures are being followed.
• Assist in conducting Safety audits.
• Ensure that all Non-conformances are closed quickly and effectively.

6.     Ensure legal and other requirements

• Ensure that Identified safety related acts, regulations, by-laws, licenses, and other legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to Hitachi are being adhered to.

7.     Ensure safe working behavior is practiced by all employees

• Assist the supervisor in conducting PTO’s (Plan Task observation)
• Assist with the PSI (Pre-start inspections) meeting to ensure that a culture of work execution is being performed.
• Keep Safety boards updated.
• Ensure that toolbox talk and conducted in various department and register kept for the same.

8.     Safety Assurance

• Ensure that Safety activities on site / branch are done.
• JSA’s (Job Safety Analysis) for all tasks done.

9.     Customer Relations

• Customer satisfied.
• Queries addressed effectively and on time.

10.  Documentation

• Ensure that Safety related communication is communicated regularly and filed accordingly.

Qualifications & Experience

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Minimum of a Diploma in a Safety related field
• Minimum experience of 3 years in Mining/Factory/Industrial environment.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Must have a current ZOHSA membership license.
• Member of the Zambia Occupational Health and Safety association is a must.

Job Specific Competencies

• Knowledge of basic Rigging
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
• Computer literacy (MS Office)
• Advanced knowledge of machines & equipment
• Knowledge of maintenance management
• People Management Skills
• Communication & Listening Skills
• Coaching skills
• Cost Awareness

Duration: Three (3) months

If you meet the requirements for this job, email your detailed C.V, certified copies of certificates and cover letter in a single document to [email protected], or send your application to:

The Human Resource Manager,

Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia, Co. Ltd.

KK International Airport Road, Plot 2350/M

P.O. Box 30182, Lusaka.

The closing date for applicants is 15th January 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.