Junior Safety Officer at First Quantum Minerals
First Quantum Minerals - Location: Zambia, Lusaka
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Description
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has grown from a small mineral operation in Zambia into a multinational mining business in less than two decades, with a global portfolio of copper and nickel assets in Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. This phenomenal growth is down to FQM people who have strived to be Bolder, Smarter and Driven in everything they do.
In March 2013, First Quantum Minerals acquired Inmet Mining Corporation, a Canadian-based mining company primarily producing copper and zinc from mines in Finland, Spain and Turkey, with also a major copper deposit under development in Panama, known as Cobre Panama. The combination of the First Quantum and Inmet assets has created one of the world’s leading copper producers with a geographically diversified portfolio of high-quality operations and development projects in eight countries across five continents.
With a strategic plan to produce more than 1 million tonnes per annum of copper within five years, the Company is poised to become the largest, widely-held pure-play copper producer and one of the top five copper producers in the world.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide daily guidance to deal with safety issues that arise.
- Audit operational areas against the FQM Health and Safety Management System standards and support the improvement of compliance levels.
- Audit operational areas against policy, risk and impact identification and support the development of action plans.
- Review and ensure site operational health, safety topics and procedures are followed.
- Review and standardise site occupational health monitoring protocols and programmes and implement an overall Occupational Health Programme guideline for Zambian operations.
- Review and assist in the standardisation of site contractor controls and procedures.
- Audit Emergency response preparedness, procedures and training, and support the continual improvement planning for emergency resources (including community awareness).
- Monitor and review accidents and incidents, review recurrent events, guide and support the development and implementation of remedial actions.
- Participate in high potential incident investigations and identify areas for improvement.
- Compile monthly reports from all operations in line with Corporate and site requirements.
- Support management & supervisor development training programmes and establish high standards of safety performance for management.
- Keep abreast of new developments and best practices in the field of H&S and make recommendations for improvements.
Qualification and Experience
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management.
- Minimum of 2 years safety experience within the mining industry.
- Knowledge of OH&S systems, preferably OSHSAS 18001 system.
- Experience in safety investigations and auditing.
- Experience in development of safety procedures and standards within the organisation.
Requirements
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