Safety Officer at AFGRI

Safety Officer at AFGRI

Safety Officer (Centurion)

Description

Performing functional health and safety of all Grain facilities to ensure compliance to occupational health and safety legislation by doing internal inspection and accompanying external Inspectors and report accordingly

Requirements

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING    

• Grade 12 (Essential)
• SAMTRAC Qualification
• Incident Investigation Level 3
• Fumigation Certificate
• Relevant Diploma or Degree in Risk Management will be advantageous
• Drivers’ license

REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE            

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a safety and risk management environment

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS         

• Occupational Health and Safety
• Environmental Control
• Food Safety
• Rail Safety

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE/ COMPETENCIES          

• Sound agricultural knowledge
• Strong understanding of SHERQ systems
• Knowledge of the OHS Act, particularly within the handling and storage industry
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively (up to 70%)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong planning, organising, and prioritisation abilities
• Good Communication and Interpersonal skills
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES 

• Strong team player
• High level of discipline and integrity
• Effective problem analysis and decision-making skills
• Ability to plan and organise effectively
• Alignment with AFGRI Values

Closing Date: 15 March 2026                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Please note that correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Applicants who have not heard from us within 30 days of the closing date may assume that their applications have been unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for their interest.

The filling of this position will be aligned with AFGRI’s Employment Equity Policy.

Applicants are informed that in order to be considered for any application for employment, we will have to process their personal information. A law, known as the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), provides that when one processes another’s personal information, such collection, retention, dissemination and use of that person’s personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.

In order to give effect to this right, we are under a duty to provide you with a number of details pertaining to the processing of your personal information. These details are housed under the HR Processing Notice, which can be accessed and viewed on the AFGRI Group website, https://www.agh.co.za/  which HR Processing Notice, we request that you kindly download and read.

Work Level

Junior Management

Job Type

Permanent

Salary

Market Related

EE Position

Yes

Location

Centurion

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