Health & Safety Officer

Health & Safety Officer (Siavonga)

Yalelo Ltd seeks to hire an experienced and qualified Health & Safety Officer who will be responsible for implementing the Yalelo Ltd Health and Safety Management Systems and ensure that there is a safe working environment in the workplace for employees and other interested parties. This is a key position at our Production site and the right -fit candidate will work within the Health and Safety team to promote a safe work culture as we continue to be Zambia’s N0#1 Fish- Placing affordable protein at the center of every home!!

The Right Fit candidate will perform among others, the following functions

Maintains & Monitors the OHS Management System.

• Conducts and documents Hazard Identification, Risk Analysis, and management on site.
• Ensures Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Legal register is in place and timely updated by maintaining and documenting compliance to all safety regulations on site.
• Implements the OHS system in the organisation and conducts daily inspections to monitor compliance.
• Inducts contractor/Visitor as well as safety monitoring and management on site.
• Implements and maintains health and safety standards according to establish SOP’s.
• Monitors, & evaluates OHS goals, targets, and statistics.
• Compiles and maintains relevant SHE registers on updated database.
• Logs all Health & Safety (H&S) related complaints and makes updates in the respective database.

Champions OHS Best Practices

• Implements the change management register.
• Performs weekly departmental checks on Fire Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) adherence, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Contractor checks, permits check etc.
• Promotes safety initiatives through toolbox talks, H&S awareness emails and posters.
• Tracks closure of near misses and safety observations.
• Implements lessons learned from all incidents and accidents and shares with all staff, visitors & contracts on site.
• Delivers Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) training programs and monitors training matrix.
• Implements safe working techniques.
• Conducts all the required H&S Drills e.g., Fire and Chemical
• Monitors Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) replenishment, management, and use on-site.

The Hatchery Manager Must Have:

• The people have excellent communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Very sound understanding of Health and Safety Management Systems
• Strong understanding of laws and regulations governing safety of employees in workplaces

Qualifications Requirements for the Health & Safety Officer are:

• Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management, Risk Management, Safety Management, or related discipline
• Two (2) minimum relevant work experience preferably from the construction and mining industries
• Valid competency certificates