EHS Manager Africa

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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
• Partner with Corporate Security, HR, Facilities, Operations and external providers on journey planning, lone working, high-risk locations, emergency communication and incident response
• Overseeing management of fleet in SA, Coordinate with global fleet management team

Qualifications

Essential

• 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

Desired

• 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

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About Us

Why should you join Diebold Nixdorf?

Brightest minds + technology and innovation + business transformation

The people of Diebold Nixdorf are 23,000+ teammates of diverse talents and expertise in more than 130 countries, harnessing future technologies to deliver personalized, secure consumer experiences that connect people to commerce. Our culture is fueled by our values of collaboration, decisiveness, urgency, willingness to change, and accountability.

*Diebold Nixdorf is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.*

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