EHS Manager Africa
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Olivedale, Gauteng, South Africa
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Occupational safety
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Management, Engineering or a related discipline
- 7-10 years of progressive EHS experience within field service, engineering services, manufacturing or similarly distributed operational environment
- Recognised South African OHS qualification or professional registration
- NEBOSH, SAMTRAC or equivalent EHS certification
- Strong knowledge of South African health and safety legislation, risk assessment, incident investigation and compliance management
- Experience conducting workplace audits, inspections and field-based safety assessments
- Demonstrated success influencing behavioural change and improving safety culture across operational teams
- Experience developing and delivering EHS training and engagement programs for employees and leaders
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work independently across multiple locations and functions
- Fluent English communication skills
Nice to have
- ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001 auditor qualification
- Experience supporting regional or multi-country operations within Africa
- Experience managing road safety or fleet safety programs
- French language skills
Full description
Expect more. Connect more. Be more at Diebold Nixdorf. Our teams are automating, digitising and transforming the way more than 75 million people around the globe bank and shop in this hyper-connected, consumer-centric world. Join us and connect people to commerce in this important and rewarding role.
Position overview
As EHS Manager Africa, you will have the opportunity to shape and influence the future of health, safety and personal security across our operations in Africa. Based in South Africa, you'll partner closely with leaders, technicians and field teams to build a strong safety culture, improve operational performance and drive lasting behavioral change. This is a highly visible role for someone who enjoys being in the field, influencing others and turning ideas into practical solutions. Joining us at an exciting stage of our EHS journey, you'll help establish new standards, build programmes, implement meaningful improvements and make a measurable impact across South Africa, Morocco and Algeria.
Location: Olivedale, South Africa
Travel: Approximately 30% travel within South Africa, with occasional international travel to Morocco, Algeria and the wider APMEA region
Your Responsibilities
- Developing and executing the Africa EHS strategy aligned with corporate and APMEA priorities
- Leading EHS programs across South Africa's field service operations, repair centre and office locations
- Conducting workplace inspections, field observations and audits to identify risks and improve safe working practices
- Driving road and fleet safety initiatives to reduce motor vehicle incidents and strengthen safe driving behaviours
- Performing risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analyses and corrective action tracking
- Supporting compliance with South African EHS legislation while coordinating local expertise for Morocco and Algeria
- Delivering engaging training, safety campaigns, toolbox talks and leadership coaching to strengthen EHS culture
- Promoting employee participation, near-miss reporting and stop-work responsibility across the organisation
- Coordinating emergency preparedness activities, including fire, medical, security and business disruption scenarios
- Partnering with Corporate Security, HR, Facilities and Operations teams to manage personal security and travel risk programs
- Monitoring EHS performance indicators, analysing trends and implementing continuous improvement initiatives
- Influencing leaders and employees at all levels to build shared ownership of health, safety and wellbeing Coordinate personal security arrangements for employees, field engineers and travellers, with primary focus on South Africa and proportionate support across Morocco and Algeria