SHE Specialist – Occupational Health & Safety

About the role

The SHE Specialist will act as a technical advisor and legislative interpreter at Roche's Cape Town site, ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety regulations. You will translate complex regulatory requirements into practical guidance that protects employees, reputation, and operational continuity.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct routine safety audits, facility assessments, and vendor inspections to ensure compliance with local OHS legislation and global directives.
• Facilitate daily operational risk assessments and document Workplace Health Risk Assessments (WHRA) across production floors and laboratories.
• Monitor safety metrics, track leading and lagging indicators, and design continuous risk‑mitigation strategies.
• Deliver safety orientations, inductions, and e‑courses, converting technical compliance content into accessible learning.
• Support Injury, Illness and Prevention Programs (IIPPs), emergency action setups, and site first‑responder protocols.
• Partner with site management and People & Culture during root‑cause investigations, handling data tracking, claim documentation, and return‑to‑work initiatives.
• Maintain mandatory compliance logs, keep safety data sheets up‑to‑date, and create visual safety dashboards.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene or a related scientific discipline (post‑graduate qualification is a plus).
• 3–7 years of safety experience in a production or manufacturing environment, preferably pharmaceutical or biotechnology.
• Strong knowledge of national occupational health and safety legislation and global industry directives.
• Excellent analytical, communication and diplomatic skills to interact with all organisational levels.

Required skills

• Occupational Health and Safety
• Risk assessment
• Safety audits
• Regulatory compliance
• Safety metrics analysis
• Safety dashboard design