HSE Officer

Job Description

Job Summary

The HSE Officer will be responsible for implementing, monitoring and improving the Company’s health, safety and environmental systems across its hard-rock and alluvial mining operations. The role will ensure compliance with applicable Ghanaian mining, occupational health, environmental and safety requirements and promote a strong safety culture across mine sites, processing areas, workshops, camps and other operational facilities.

Core Duties

1. Implement and monitor the Company’s HSE policies, procedures, standards and programmes.
2. Conduct regular inspections and risk assessments across hard-rock and alluvial mining operations.
3. Monitor compliance with approved mine plans, environmental management plans and applicable regulatory requirements.
4. Identify workplace hazards and recommend appropriate corrective and preventive measures.
5. Monitor safety controls for drilling, blasting, excavation, loading, hauling, crushing, screening, processing and other hard-rock activities.
6. Monitor hazards associated with alluvial mining, including excavation, water bodies, pumps, dredging or other material-handling and processing activities.
7. Conduct regular inspections of heavy mining equipment, workshops, fuel storage areas, processing plants, tailings facilities, haul roads and other operational areas.
8. Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses and environmental events and prepare appropriate reports.
9. Coordinate toolbox meetings, safety briefings, inductions and HSE training for employees and contractors.
10. Monitor the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and enforce site safety requirements.
11. Support emergency preparedness, emergency response drills and implementation of site emergency response procedures.
12. Monitor environmental controls relating to water quality, dust, noise, waste management, land disturbance, erosion and rehabilitation.
13. Monitor the handling, storage and use of fuels, explosives, chemicals and other hazardous materials.
14. Support environmental monitoring and reclamation/rehabilitation activities in accordance with approved plans.
15. Maintain HSE records, inspection reports, incident registers, training records and compliance documentation.
16. Liaise with relevant government agencies, regulators, contractors and other stakeholders on HSE matters when required.
17. Assist management in identifying HSE risks associated with new projects, equipment, processes and mine development activities.
18. Recommend measures to reduce occupational injuries, environmental impacts and operational risks.
19. Promote continuous improvement in HSE performance throughout the Company’s mining operations.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Environmental  Management, Mining Engineering, Geology or a related discipline.
2. Professional qualification or recognised certification in Health and Safety, Environmental Management or a related field will be an advantage.
3. Minimum 3-5 years’ relevant experience, preferably within a mining or other heavy industrial environment.
4. Experience in large-scale mining, particularly open-pit, hard-rock and/or alluvial operations, will be an advantage.
5. Good knowledge of Ghana’s mining, occupational health, environmental and workplace safety requirements.
6. Practical knowledge of risk assessment, incident investigation, emergency response and workplace inspections.
7. Knowledge of environmental monitoring, waste management, water management and mine-site rehabilitation.
8. Experience working with mining contractors and heavy equipment operations will be an advantage.
9. Strong report-writing, communication and training skills.
10. Ability to work in challenging field conditions and maintain a high level of attention to detail.

Key Competencies

1. Occupational health and safety management
2. Environmental management
3. Risk assessment and hazard identification
4. Incident investigation
5. Emergency preparedness and response
6. Mining-site inspection and compliance
7. Environmental monitoring
8. HSE training and communication
9. Regulatory compliance
10. Report writing and documentation
11. Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills