Job Description

Closing Date 2025/07/22
Reference Number AEC250708-2
Pillar AECI Water
Job Title EHS Manager: Manufacturing
Job Type Classification Permanent
Job Grade DL
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / Site Umbogintwini
Location - Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location - Country South Africa

Purpose of the job To develop effective SHE risk management and drive continuous improvement towards Zero Harm. To execute Group and business SHE strategy and drive commitment to Responsible Care principles. To provide assurance on SHE compliance.
Required outputs: Functional

• EHS
• Implement and execute group and business strategy at site level
• Assist site management in the development and tracking of the EHS objectives and targets
• Drive closure of non-conformances, corrective and preventative actions identified through risk assessments, audits etc.
• Provide input into the EHS budget and spend for the site
• Drive Process Safety Implementation for the site.
• Custodian for Data and Systems management for AECI Water

Compliance

• Conduct site audits or inspections for suppliers and customers
• Influence business leadership on SHE matters
• Ensure that the AECI EHS Risk Management process are followed.
• Implement, Monitor and improve critical controls to improve site risk exposure
• Provide assurance of EHS at workplace and legal compliance
• Participate in internal and external audits for the site (e.g. ISO 45001, PSM, SANS 1827/8, ISO 9001, legal compliance and 14001, etc...)
• Monitoring and reporting Site EHS performance on regular basis
• Plan and monitor EHS training for site personnel
• Ensure that Licence conditions are adhered to at all times
• Ensure that all reports / reporting are completed and submitted to authorities as per the licence conditions.
• Conduct Supplier, contractor and Customer audits as required
• Implement Responsible Care for the site

EHS Process/procedures

• Ensuring that risk studies are conducted prior to approval of MoCs
• Develop, maintain EHS site procedures
• Ensure that AECI EHS standards are implemented on site

Collaboration

• Collaboration with all at AECI Water (inter-company)
• Fosters teamwork and collaboration between all functions
• Influencing and coaching on EHS matters

Qualifications & Experience

• 4 Year Bachelors Degree or Advanced Diploma (safety, environmental, engineering or equivalent)

8 Years experience in Chemical manfucturing plant with EHS background

5 years experience in a management role

• Professional Registration / Membership advantage
• Risk Management Knowledge
• Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
• EHS Systems - Evaluation and integration
• EHS Legal knowledge
• Influencing and coaching skills
• Fully Computer and systems literate for Data analysis, interpretation and recommendations
• Engagement and interpersonal communication

Personal attributes

• Strategy application and direction setting
• Risk based thinking
• Concise decision making
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Influencing and coaching
• Leading and tone setting
• Integration on EHS with AECI and other Group Companies
• Continuous Improvement mind-set