Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 200,000 employees based in more than 50 countries worldwide.

The successful candidate will provide support to operational and line management to ensure the functioning of a comprehensive and professional Occupational Health and Safety System.  Also ensuring compliance to Safety & Environment systems, standards, and work practices to achieve targets set for the VPO Safety and Environment Pillars (means) to achieve Safety & Environment KPI’s/PI's (results).

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Ensure Safety, Healthy & Environmental legislation compliance 
• Maintain a safe work environment  
• Ensure that the requirements of all blocks of the Safety and Environment pillars are implemented    
• Perform Safety and Environment monitoring and audits  
• Performs risk assessments as per the VPO Standards  
• Ensures all employees are aware of all work hazards & all control measures       
• Ensure safety incidents and observations are identified, reported and closed
• Ensure all safety and environment incidents and observations are captured in Credit360 
• Ensures optimum use of Safety App to raise safety incidents and observations 
• Perform loss and waste analysis on safety incident and observations  
• Develop an action plan to close SIO's based on priority     
• Performs safety and environmental monitoring using the supervisor checklists 
• Improve employees safety pillar knowledge 
• Improve employees environment pillar knowledge 
• Mandatory training provided to all employees as per VPO Safety and environment pillars 
• Conduct investigations into incidents together with line managers identifying root causes and proposing both corrective and preventative actions 
• Ensure induction of both employees and contractors take place in accordance with standards 
• Ensure the safe execution of capex projects and support safe work practices where required 
• Drive closure of investigations, safety and environment gaps and legal compliance in the plant 
• Ensure the site is adequately secured and the contracted security provider complies with standards 
• Develop and maintain documentation such as SOP’s, as well as maintenance of manuals, policies and procedures as related to safety and environment 

• Occupational & Health Safety, Environmental Sciences; Engineering and/or any other related   Engineering discipline 
• 2-3 years as Safety Facilitator or equivalent position  
• Understanding of ABInBev Safety, Health & Environmental Management Systems (VPO)
• Any of the following certifications will be an added advantage – NEBOSH, Fire prevention, Safety Legal compliance certification, Health and Environment lead auditor’s certification and Incident Investigation Course – Accredited Institute

AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality.

1. Internal applicants require Line manager approval
2. Kindly attach CV in PDF format
3. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than (31 August 2021). 

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