Job Description

Closing Date 2025/06/23
Reference Number AEC250616-1
Pillar AECI Mining
Job Title Process Safety Specialist
Job Type Classification Permanent
Job Grade DU
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / Site Modderfontein
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa

To lead the development, implementation and maintenance of a Risk-Based Process Safety Management (PSM) System (RBPSM) for AECI Mining, in line with the PSM and EHS Strategy. To drive execution and ensure continual improvement and ensure compliance with relevant procedures, legislation and international standards. The ultimate objective being the prevention of serious and catastrophic process safety incidents across AECI local and global operations.
Required outputs: functional

• RBPSM Execution Plan development and system implementation in line with AECI Group PSM
• Review (baseline and periodic) of the AECI Mining RBMSM system followed by action plans, implementation and tracking.
• Ensure compliance, through respective risk owners, to the MHI Regulations.
• Implementation, tracking and interpretation of PSM Leading and Lagging Indicators
• Training and coaching on all RBPSM Requirements to Operations and EHS personnel.
• Undertake incident investigation and facilitation of RCA and Problem Solving.
• Undertaking of assurance processes to validate the implementation and effectiveness of RBPSM
• Undertake assurance on Critical Controls as related to PSM scenarios
• Development and interpretation of relevant scorecard for RBPSM System and Performance indicators.

• A Degree in Chemical Engineering.
• A recognised qualification in Process Safety would be advantageous (IChemE or Nebosh etc.)
• Minimum 2 - 3 years' experience in process safety management.
• Minimum 8-10 years experience in Manufacturing (Chemicals or explosives will be advantageous)
• Risk analysis and assessment facilitation. PHA, PHR, LOC, LOPA, HAZOP and SIL etc.
• Incident Investigation.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Major Hazard Installations.
• Project Management - Systems Approach

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