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1 X SHE Officer based in Gauteng

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  2. Full-time

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Linbro Park, Gauteng, South Africa

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Rentokil Initial:

Rentokil Initial is a Global services company employing over 35,000 colleagues across 70 countries. The Company is at the cutting edge of technology and innovation as it strives to protect people and enhance lives, by controlling pests, improving hygiene and improving interior spaces with plants and scenting.

We are experts in the fields we operate in, investing in training, science, innovation and technology, and affording our employees Opportunities for Growth and Development

Listening and acting on feedback is part of our culture to support colleagues and our customers. Rentokil Initial regards equality and fairness as a fundamental right of all of its colleagues.

We live our values of Service, Relationships and Teamwork which were identified by our colleagues across the world.

Find out more on careers.rentokil-initial.com

Our family of businesses:

Rentokil Pest Control is the world’s leading commercial pest control company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers.

We operate in over 65 countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 63 of those.

We are highly innovative and have leading technical and scientific expertise and our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity.

Although we don’t provide the most luxurious of services, this is certainly essential for all of our customers, and to make sure service happens.

Initial Hygiene is the world’s leading hygiene services company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers. We operate in over 40 countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 38 of those. We produce high quality, tailored hygiene product ranges for washrooms - across all sectors and industries where our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity

Ambius is the world leader in providing interior landscaping services for a range of customers from boutique hotels, to shopping centres. We use planting, scenting, flowers, artwork and exterior landscaping maintenance to improve the environment for the benefit of the customer and their employees. Ambius is a global brand across North America, Europe South Africa and Australia.

Requirements:

A vacancy has opened within our Linbro Park Business for a SHE Officer to form part of the Rentokil Initial's SHE team and function and work closely with the SHE Manager SSA to ensure that the SHE strategic plans are effectively implemented within the Rentokil Initial's South African business.

The primary responsibilities of the role are to engage with and support the RISA business in order to establish a positive SHE culture and ensure that effective SHE management systems are in place which protect the safety, health and wellbeing of our colleagues and our customers, minimise the impacts of our activities on the environment; and comply with legislative, RI and customer SHE requirements.The specific objectives of the role will be aligned to the country and regional SHE strategic and sustainability goals.

KEY WORK OUTPUTS & ACCOUNTABILITIES

    • Support with professional SHE advice to the branch units
    • Continuously engage with the teams in order to secure and strengthen their commitment to SHE and sustainability matters
    • Help to implement and maintain an effective SHE performance review and improvement planning process at branch level
    • Promote, display, encourage and reinforce positive behaviours, in line with the Rentokil Initial values and safety leadership behaviours
    • Recognise and promote the commercial benefits of effective SHE management and provide support to enable the business to differentiate the business’s services and meet market / customer SHE demands and expectations
    • Maintain an effective working knowledge of SHE legislation, company requirements, guidance and best practice
    • Maintain an effective knowledge of the Divisional activities
    • Schedule and execute audits on site to identify areas of improvement and implement measures as required
    • Keep H&S en sustainability records and registers up to date, including renewal of permits, licenses etc.
    • Assist with accident investigations, including recommendations and putting measures in place to prevent recurrences
    • Implement emergency and crisis management plans on site
    • Implement Environmental Management Plans on site
    • Other duties as assigned by the SHE Manager
    • Help to implement an effective process for the management of contractors
    • Assess SHE requirements for tender submissions / contracts and supply appropriate SHE information
    • Support the delivery of SHE learning programmes and raise the awareness on sustainability matters
    • Help to establish and manage Regional SHE Committees
    • Assist with the planning, preparing, conducting and reporting internal / external audits and inspections
    • Assist in the management of the accident reporting and investigation procedures
    • Help to analyse the results of audits / inspections and accident, incident and work-related ill-health statistics periodically to identify any common trends and underlying weaknesses in the SHE management systems
    • Identify and spread SHE best practice across the business units range of business activities
    • Assist the SHE Manager with Registrar, routine and pre placement medicals in line with the Occupational Health programme

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

    • Minimum Matric Certificate/ Tertiary Qualification
    • Ability to complete SHE related Qualifications
    • Operational experience within RISA or a similar environment will be advantages - consideration will be give to exceptional candidates in related fields, demonstrating the ability to manage the enforcement of standards and procedures
    • Knowledge and experience of ISO standards is desirable
    • Full drivers license and being prepared to travel extensively
    • Proven ability to present and train
    • Knowledge and experience with Fumigation Operations and standards would be desirable
    • Computer Literate
    • Competencies in line with Work Level 2 requirement

Benefits:

Are you interested? Here's what you can expect when you join us...

A number of benefits including:

  • Subsidised Medical Insurance, Risk and Retirement funding
  • Opportunity for Growth and Development - Structured Sales Career Path
  • A fully paid company car, including fuel
  • A uniform allowance
  • A cell phone + cell allowance
  • A Laptop + 3G

Employment Equity

Rentokil Initial believes in diversity and thus offers all employees opportunities and avoids discrimination in compliance with the Employment Equity Act. Our selection process will therefore give preference to suitably qualified Employment Equity candidates in order to to achieve our Employment Equity numerical targets.

Do you love to provide a valued professional service throughout your community? Do you feel like you could do the job well? Apply for the role today!

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