Safety, Health & Environmental Systems Co-ordinator at Hammersdale Rainbow Chicken P2 (2024-10 – Present)
To ensure the development and implementation of Total Integrated Management Systems (SHERQ) in line with legislative requirements. To ensure the health and safety of employees, contractors, visitors & service providers by identifying and managing risk, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and implementing safety protocols.
- Total Integrated Management System.
- Establish, document, implement, and maintain the SHERQ Management Systems.
- Maintains Rainbow TIMS to ensure risk management, sustainability, continuous improvement, and commercial benefits, and improvement of the Health, Safety, and Environment system.
- Develop and implement health and safety policies and procedures.
- Manage documentation requirements, control of documents, and control of records.
- Chairs and facilitates SHE Committee, Service Provider, Risk Management, and any other SHE-related meetings.
- Compile the Management review presentation.
- Conduct Risk Assessment and ensure that it is communicated to all staff, visitors, contractors, and service providers.
- Conduct regular visits and inspections of the contractor operations.
- Review contractors' safety file and conduct SHE induction before they commence work.
- Investigate accidents and incidents, implement corrective measures, and follow up on actions arising from the investigation.
- Conduct SHE induction and safety talks to staff, visitors, and on-site service providers.
- Conduct regular safety inspections and departmental internal audits.
- Participate in external audits, e.g., SABS ISO 14001, 45001, IMPLEX & Marsh audits, SEDEX, verify audit findings, and ensure that they are effectively closed off.
- Assist in customer audits, e.g., YUM Audit, Nandos, Woolworths & FSSC 22000 Audits.
FSQA Systems Co-ordinator at Oceana Group – St Helena Bay Lucky Star Operations (2023-07 – 2024-09)
Implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Food Safety and Quality Management System.
- Establish, document, implement, and maintain the SHERQ System.
- Chair and facilitate Food Safety and Quality Committee and Management Meetings.
- Compile Management review presentations and chair meetings.
- Engage directly with customers regarding meeting product quality requirements and addressing complaints.
- Establish, implement, and maintain procedures to manage potential emergencies and accidents that can impact Food Safety, which are relevant to emergency Preparedness and Response.
- Ensure all legislative requirements are met in all areas of the plant.
- Define the scope of the SHERQ System and specify the product categories and processes.
- Ensure that expected Food Safety Hazards are identified, evaluated, and controlled.
- Manage communication throughout the food chain regarding safety issues, development, implementation, and updating of the food safety management system.
- Evaluate periodically and update, when necessary, the food safety management system to ensure that the system reflects all activities and the latest information on the food safety hazards subject to control.
- Conduct internal audits across the supply chain.
- Participates in external audits, verifies audit findings, and ensures that they are effectively closed off.
- Manage documentation requirements, control of documents, and control of records.
Quality Assurance Technologists at Oceana Group – St Helena Bay Lucky Star Operations (2020-02 – 2023-06)
Quality Assurance Technologists at RCL Foods Consumer Division – Hammersdale Rainbow Chickens (2014-03 – 2020-01)
Junior Quality Assurance Technologists at RCL Foods Consumer Division – Hammersdale Rainbow Chickens (2011-08 – 2014-02)
Quality Control Monitor at RCL Foods Consumer Division – Hammersdale Rainbow Chickens (2006-09 – 2011-07)
