Liz Robertson

Experienced Group HSE Manager with over 20 years of expertise in leading Health, Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Human Resource Management Systems across multi-site operations. Proven track record in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and NOSA Five Star Management Systems, with extensive experience in auditing, legislative compliance, contractor management, and risk reduction. Skilled in developing integrated management systems, driving continuous improvement, leading successful third-party audits, and cultivating strong safety cultures that enhance operational performance and support sustainable business growth.

HR & HSE Lead at Mventech (Pty) Ltd (2024-02 – Present)

• Core function was to be responsible for the development, implementation, management and maintenance, and improvement of the organisation’s Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management System, and ISO Quality Management System.
• Responsible for the routine internal auditing of the organisation’s occupational health and safety system, as well as the system’s adherence across all organisational sites, and external client audits.
• Responsible for the routine internal auditing of the organisation’s Human Resource Management System, as well as the system’s adherence across all organisational sites, and external Department of Labour Audits, including the provision of support for BBB-EE audits.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining the Human Resource Management System on SharePoint, coordinating / facilitating HR processes such as recruitment, using LinkedIn to identify exceptional talent, pre-onboarding of new employees, performance reviews, offboarding or termination of employees, birthday / special announcements, HSE awareness campaigns, probation engagements, Employment Equity Reporting, HR Employee Movement and Disciplinary Trends, QHSE Disabling Injury Frequency Rates, Cost of HSE Risk & Impact Reports, Accident, Incident Injury Registers etc.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining the QHSE and Human Resource Management System datasets for statistical reporting purposes to provide Management and various Departments with essential information to action various internal processes such as Consult Software, IT equipment requirements, Payroll & HR Management of Change, Environmental Trends.
• As the registered Skills Development Facilitator, I am responsible for development, implementation, management, and improvement of the organisation’s internal group annual training plan to achieve the Workplace Skills Plan [CETA].
• Responsible for the submission of the Annual Training Plan and the Workplace Skills Plan to the CETA to ensure that any applicable rebates were receives as per the applicable tranches as defined by the CETA.

Group QHSE Manager at NJM Heat Treatment & NDE Services (Pty) Ltd (2016-08 – 2024-01)

• Head hunted and appointed as the QHSE Manager, reporting to the CEO.
• Mandated to achieve OHS third party grading / certification to access Sasol contracts as an approved services provider (achieved in 2016).
• Objective to maintain Sasol “green status” annually to retain approved service provider status (achieved to date)
• Core function was to be responsible for the development, implementation, management and maintenance, and improvement of the organisation’s NOSA Five Star Management System, and ISO Quality Management System.
• Manage QHSE compliance for four operational sites, namely Johannesburg, Saldanha, Sasolburg, and Secunda, where the organisation is an appointed service provider for large sites such as Sasol Synfuels, NATREF, Babcock, Randwater and Aurex, each requiring the adherence to stringent project, and legislative requirements.
• Spearheaded the development, and successful implementation of a large-scale personnel automation system at the Sasol Secunda Site. This system greatly reduced the invoicing time of an annual 270-million-rand shutdown contract by approximately four months, resulting in a substantial improvement to company cashflow.
• Successfully developed an Integrated Management System, based on the ISO 9001, 14001, 17020 & 45001, including the retention of the NOSA Five Star Management as best practice.
• The development of SharePoint as a cloud-based platform to act as a visual representation of the IMS, document repository, and the use of PowerApps for the development of the documentation.

Group Training Administrator at Hytec Holdings (Bosch Rexroth) (2011-02 – 2016-08)

• Managed an annual training budge of approximately 1.3 million.
• As the Group Training Administrator, and registered Skills Development Facilitator, I was responsible for the successful development, implementation, management, and improvement of the organisation’s internal group annual training plan to achieve the Workplace Skills Plan [MERSETA].
• Responsible for development of the annual training budget which included all the affiliate companies of which there was approximately 22.
• Responsible for the daily co-ordination and of the internal and external training programme, which including the supporting of the Group Training Manager to execute the Training Department’s objectives.
• Responsible for the submission of the Annual Training Plan and the Workplace Skills Plan to the MERSETA to ensure that any applicable rebates were receives as per the applicable tranches as defined by the MERSETA.

Project Administrator at The African Planning Partnership (2010-07 – 2011-02)

• Project management of various private, and governmental town planning projects.
• Responsible for supporting two Town Planners (Directors) to manage various private, and governmental town planning projects.
• Responsible for the continuous monitoring and tracking of the applications with various third parties such as Environmental Consultants, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the Department of Mineral Resources, and the Deed Office etc. for the effective management of current, and new requirements until the conclusion of the applications.

Group HR Administrator at EnviroServ Waste Management (1994-01 – 2007-11)

• Approached by Management to accept the position of Group HR Administrator as they were unsuccessful in sourcing a suitable candidate to work independently until a suitable HR Manager could be identified and appointed.
• Group HR Administrator [2006], Mrs Katia Duarte, HR Director
• SHEQ Administrator [2001], Mrs Jenny Orr, Occupational Health and Safety Manager
• Personal Assistant, [2000], Mr Barry Miles, Regional Director
• Personal Assistant, [1999], Mr Richard Saunders, Regional Director
• Personal Assistant, [1997], Mrs Esme Gombault, Environmental Manager, and Mr Danny Denyssen, Regional Director
• Personal Assistant, [1996], Mrs Esme Gombault, Environmental Manager
• Executive Secretary, [1995], Mr Dave Clarke, Customer Complaints Manager
• Receptionist [1994], Mr Derek Lubbe, Regional Director

Matric Certificate

N4 Secretarial Diploma