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Maersk • South Africa, Durban, 4319 | South Africa

HSE Business Partner

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Would you like to be part of a value-driven, commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day?

We are recruiting an HSE Business Partner to be based at our office in Durban and have oversight of sites across Durban and Cape Town.

WHAT WE OFFER:

When you join Maersk, you’ll find that the world is your workplace. You’ll work in a culturally diverse, stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We believe in individual performance within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values. To us teamwork means acceptance, respect, dedication, and the idea that we can achieve more when we all pull together.

Living our values means competing in the marketplace in an ethical way so our name is synonymous with being a credible and valuable business partner. Through Constant Care and Humbleness, we strive to prepare for the future, while never forgetting that our customers and competitors are key to our ability to improve. In our daily work Uprightness and Our Employees mean that transparency and accountability in everything we do go hand in hand with being an inspiring, challenging place to work. At Maersk, we take pride in hiring the best person for the job – irrespective of gender, age, nationality, or religious belief.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Implement risk management processes, procedures, and protocols at the relevant operational sites.

  • Maintain compliance with risk management protocols, policies, and procedures by ensuring legal appointments are up to date, legal systems/ training is scheduled, safety registers/ checklists are conducted, risk meetings are conducted (monthly), contractors are managed, statistics are managed

  • Compile and review operational site risk assessments as and when required.

  • Utilise risk assessment results to facilitate the implementation of preventative and corrective measures.

  • Ensure compliance with Company safety regulations and adherence to safety standards, including safety induction and training

  • Inspect the place of work to determine whether any machinery, plant, equipment, substance, appliances or process is liable to cause bodily injury to any person working in the place of work

  • Ensure Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plans are in place, reviewed and implemented

  • Ensure Crisis Management Plans (CMP) are in place, reviewed and implemented

  • Ensure Emergency Response Plans (ERP) are in place, reviewed and implemented

  • Support sustainability by timeous and accurate capturing of SHEQ statistics and conducting audits as and when required.

  • Ensure that all non-conformances are timeously reported, investigated, and attended to within the prescribed time by using the company approved system.

  • Conduct incident and accident investigations and reviews in line with company policies and procedures.

  • Conduct internal risk audits in accordance with company policy and procedure to ensure good governance and compliance.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Someone with:

  • National Diploma in Safety and/or Environmental Management and/or Risk Management or Equivalent.

  • At least 5-7 years’ experience in a warehousing and distribution environment in a full-time health & safety role, across multiple sites.

  • Certificate in safety management (SHEMTRAC, SAMTRAC, NEBOSH IGC, etc)

  • Professional registration with SAIOSH and SACPCMP (Advantageous).

  • Practical understanding of the implementation and maintenance of ISO 14001, 9001 & 45001.

  • Extensive knowledge of the OHS Act & Regulations.

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Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing accommodationrequests@maersk.com.

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Company benefits

Open to part time work for some roles
Open to compressed hours
In house training
Health insurance
Dental coverage
Mental health platform access
Compassionate leave
Life assurance
Annual bonus
Referral bonus
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Adoption leave
Private GP service
Buy or sell annual leave
Religious celebration leave
401K
Annual pay rises
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Learning platform
Mentoring
Enhanced maternity leave
Shared parental leave
Women’s health leave
L&D budget
Professional subscriptions
Lunch and learns

Working at Maersk

Company employees:

100,000+

Gender diversity (m:f):

65:35

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Awards & Accreditations

3rd - Best Workplace Culture

3rd - Best Workplace Culture

Flexa awards 2026
Best Workplace Benefits

Top 10 - Best Workplace Benefits

Flexa awards 2026

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  • Liaise with Department of Employment and Labour as and when required i.e., regarding Sec 24 incidents

  • Compile monthly risk reports according to company standards and requirements.

  • Minute and track actions emanating from monthly warehouse HSSE meetings.

  • Perform Site Inductions for Visitors and Contractors.

  • Capture non-conformances on the Fatal5 system, and track closure rates by assignee and department.

  • Work with the operations team to implement the site specific PMP, further, to ensuring alignment by the PMP to all regulatory expectations.

  • Conduct Critical Task Analysis for all warehouse activities and draft SWI’s accordingly to reduce overall task risk.

  • Develop, implement and drive continuous improvement the site specific TMP (Traffic Management Plan).

  • Ensure that all legal appointments for the warehouse team is up to date and in place.

  • Facilitate HSSE related training and ensure that all training registers are filed to evidence competencies.

  • Monitor contractor compliance to active PTW’s.

  • Develop, implement, and drive continuous improvement of the warehouse QMS such as the 5S system.

  • Conduct various RA’s based on the specific business environment needs, review and implement Risk Reduction Plans

  • Maintain a sound, “audit-ready” filing system, aligned to an ISO:45001, ISO:14001, and ISO:9001 auditing protocol.

  • Conduct internal TAPA audits and share recommendations with the warehouse management team.

  • Conduct daily toolbox meetings with site personnel.

  • Align the external security SOP with internal Maersk requirements, and operational expectations from warehouse management, and monitor compliance thereto.

  • Work closely with the warehouse management team to ensure that all operational objectives are achieved in a safe manner.

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