Rethabile Mofokeng

Environmental Health Practitioner with 3 years of experience in municipal, abattoir, and healthcare environments, seeking to grow professionally in an organization committed to public health, quality service delivery, and strong work ethic.

Meat Inspector at IMQAS-Weltevrede Abattoir (2025-05 – Present)

Contract position managing abattoir food safety systems, records, and documentation.

• Managed abattoir food safety systems, records, and documentation to ISO 22000 and export standards.
• Maintained audit readiness and coordinated external audit close-outs.
• Managed HACCP plans, SOP reviews, and food safety controls.
• Managed non-conformances, corrective actions, and escalations.
• Oversaw product holds, releases, disposals, and decision rules.
• Monitored micro, swab, and sanitation verification results.
• Coordinated traceability exercises and mock recalls.
• Investigated food safety, quality, and customer complaints.
• Reported food safety performance, risks, and actions to management.
• Coordinated group SHEQ standards, registers, reporting, and audit readiness.
• Implemented H&S systems across the feedlot, farms, and abattoir.
• Liaised with divisional H&S officers as site contacts.
• Conducted H&S inspections, observations, and compliance checks.
• Monitored incidents, investigations, corrective actions, and close-outs.
• Followed up overdue actions and escalated high-risk matters.
• Maintained H&S documents, registers, training records, and audit files.
• Reviewed H&S trends, near misses, and repeat findings with managers.
• Supported H&S controls and contractor safety compliance.
• Supported environmental compliance reporting, corrective actions, and escalations.

Environmental Health Practitioner at Bongani Regional Hospital (2024-02 – 2025-01)

Community service position implementing environmental health systems and ensuring compliance with health regulations.

• Developed and monitored systems for segregating, storing, and safely disposing of general, hazardous, and healthcare risk waste.
• Conducted ward inspections to ensure sanitation, PPE compliance, and infection control.
• Inspected hospital kitchens, canteens, and food storage areas for hygiene and temperature compliance.
• Collected and assessed water samples to ensure potable water met SANS 421 requirements.
• Conducted disease surveillance and supported outbreak tracing, investigation, and prevention.
• Implemented pest management to prevent, monitor, and eradicate pests affecting patient safety.
• Conducted OHS inspections for chemical, radiation, ergonomic, lighting, ventilation, and safety risks and ensured continuous improvement of safety, health and environmental compliance.
• Prepared monthly environmental health indicator reports for management.
• Monitored external areas to maintain hygiene, safety, and pollution control.

Environmental Health Practitioner at Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality (2023-01 – 2024-01)

Internship position conducting environmental health inspections, investigations, and compliance monitoring.

• Conducted inspections and investigations of residential, commercial and other occupied premises, visiting specific premises, observing and recording the outcomes of food handling and processing sequence.
• Identified environmental risks, conducted root cause analysis and provided corrective actions.
• Supported governance initiatives and provided health education to targeted groups.
• Monitored compliance with relevant legislation.
• Contributed towards the improvement of health and well-being of local communities.
• Assessed and analyzed the adequacy of structural design to accommodate specific business operations with due consideration given to ventilation, lighting, emission and waste extraction systems.
• Investigated reported cases of communicable diseases and implementing precautionary measures to prevent outbreaks.
• Carried out water sampling and inspections of water sources to ascertain the extent of the quality of water and promoting sanitation standards.
• Carried out inspections of non-food premises and other facilities for enforcing compliance with relevant national health legislation and local by-laws and supporting food safety.
• Monitored conformance with served orders and notices through scheduled and ad hoc inspections.
• Collaborated with other municipal departments to conduct enforcement and compliance inspections.
• Instituting further urgent measures such as termination of operations, closure of premises and issuing of fines.
• Planned and participated in the delivery of health and hygiene awareness programs in various local communities.
• Compiled and submitted monthly reports on environmental health indicators and presented to management.

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health – Central University of Technology (2023)

Certificate in Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001, ISO45001 & ISO 91001 (Introduction) – Nosa College (2025)

Grade 12 – Tiisetsang High School (2016)