Afrox Malawi Limited is an equal opportunity employer and fosters Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Therefore, Qualified Female candidates are encouraged to apply. Afrox is a market leader in gases and welding products and part of Linde. Integrity, compliance and ethics are driving forces behind our dealings with customers. Afrox employees take pride in what they do and turn every challenge into an opportunity. At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Responsibilities or duties

• As a SHEQ Coordinator, you ensure that safety, health, environment and quality become an integral part of the unit operations standards through leadership, support and direction on SHEQ issues to the unit management and staff
• You are the key in championing company and regional SHEQ initiatives at the unit and support unit management in the development; implementation of an integrated SHEQ management system and support unit management in the development
• Identify and develop the SHEQ Competency Matrix for the unit and ensure the competencies are achieved through relevant development and training
• Perform audits of SHEQ compliance and support unit management to close out audit findings, as well as participate in the company SHEQ integrated auditing process as required
• Ensure SHEQ Best Operating Practices are adopted and implemented in business units
• Support site management to manage and maintain all international and local standards programmes, including but not limited to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHS 18001, Medicines Control Council (MCC) certification for Medical Gases and SANAS approval for Cylinder Test Shops

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

You possess a school leaving certificate with a tertiary technical or SHEQ related qualification

Experience needed

Further you have gained 2 years of experience in SHEQ from the Gas or Production industry operations including SHEQ Legal requirements, auditing methods and standards, ISO standard

Experienced and knowledgeable of quality management systems is an added advantage.

• Ensure that safety, health, environment and quality become an integral part of the unit operations standards through leadership, support and direction on SHEQ issues to the unit management and staff
• Champion company and regional SHEQ initiatives at the unit and support unit management in the development; implementation of an integrated SHEQ management system
• Identify and develop the SHEQ Competency Matrix for the unit and ensure the competencies are achieved through relevant development and training
• Perform audits of SHEQ compliance and support unit management to close out audit findings
• Participate in the company SHEQ integrated auditing process as required
• Ensure SHEQ Best Operating Practices are adopted and implemented in business units
• Support site management to manage and maintain all international and local standards programmes, including but not limited to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHS 18001, Medicines Control Council (MCC) certification for Medical Gases and SANAS approval for Cylinder Test Shops

• SHEQ Legal requirements
• Auditing methods and standards
• ISO standards
• Quality management systems

• School leaving certificate
• Tertiary technical or SHEQ related qualification