Officer: Waste Management
Swakop Uranium - swakopmund, namibia
3 months ago
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To co-ordinate all aspects of Waste Management and removal in an environmentally friendly manner to enable the efficiency of the Mine site.
Key Performance Areas:
- Prepare, plan and implement safe waste disposal strategiesensuring that all waste disposal activities comply with environmental laws and regulations.
- Draft, implement and review waste management plans, policies and procedures.
- Prepare waste audits, publications, reports and tender specifications relating to waste management.
- Perform site investigation and Audit, and report findings.
- Monitor final waste disposal in order to ensure compliance with legislation, relevant SOPs and EMP requirements.
- Supervise the transportation of waste to ensure that it takes place efficiently without contaminating air, land or water sources.
- Assist with oversee and manage waste management contracts.
- Ensure compliance with current legislation in the transportation, handling and disposal of waste.
- Assist and Oversee waste management schemes, such as at landfill sites.
- Liaise with the relevant legal authorities and local mining industry regarding waste management issues and initiatives.
- Develop and implement initiatives, strategies and plans to educate SUs staff and business partners on waste minimization, reuse, recycle and proper disposal.
- Formulate and control the budget for waste disposal.
- Consolidation of waste record forms & preparation of waste statistics reports.
- Handle waste management procurement plan and liaise with Procurement Section.
Requirements and experience:
- Grade 12or current NSSCO with 20 points over 5 subjects.
- B- Tech / Bachelors Degree in Environmental Management or related field.
- 3 Years experience in Waste Management practices.
- Sound knowledge in compliance with local legislation in terms of transportation, handling and disposal of waste.
- Experience in Waste Management or similar.
- Compliance with the legislation and EMP requirements.
- Knowledge of MS Office applications: Excel, Word, Outlook, PPT, Project.
- Provide basic training communication, awareness campaigns.
- Dangerous goods knowledge.
- SAP MM software knowledge
- Experience in contract management.
- Code B or BE Drivers License.