Health Safety & Environmental Compliance Officer

• Position: Health Safety & Environmental Compliance Officer
• Org Unit : Health Safety & Environment
• Reporting: Site Health Safety & Environmental Head
• Location: Nchalo Estate
• Job Category: Permanent

Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc is the country's leading producer of raw, refined and specialty sugars; employing more than 9000 employees. Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc is part of Illovo Sugar Africa Group; a wholly-owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc (ABF).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Uphold uniform fire safety standards across the three fire response teams (Security, Agriculture, Manufacturing), keeping each ready to respond.
• Coordinate fire drills, evacuation exercises and emergency response scenarios and record outcomes and lessons learned.
• Plan and coordinate internal and external HSE audits (NOSA, ISO, legal and corporate) including schedules, readiness plans and auditor logistics.
• Coordinate audit execution with the HS Business Partners and Environmental Specialist across all operational areas
• Consolidate findings from PTOs, coaching, near-miss reports, inspections and incident investigations into a single central action register.
• Assign each action to the responsible HS Business Partner, Environmental Specialist or line manager, with clear owners and due dates
• Produce monthly and periodic compliance, audit and action-closure reports showing open, closed and overdue status.
• Compile and submit statutory and corporate HSE returns within required timelines.
• Maintain HSE procedures, legal registers, permits and certification trackers in a current and controlled state.
• Administer document control, ensuring versions, approvals and distribution are managed and traceable.
• Ensure sound governance, measurement and reporting of HSE compliance and audit activities.
• Monitor the closure and effectiveness of corrective actions across fire, health, safety and environmental areas
• Verify firefighting equipment, hydrants, extinguishers and detection systems are certified, serviced, inspected and fit for purpose
• Extract and log audit findings, allocate them to the accountable areas of operation and maintain the master findings register
• Analyse recurring or systemic findings and refer root-cause issues to the relevant owners for resolution.
• Analyse trends across findings, near misses and non-conformances to surface recurring risks and improvement priorities
• Promote and adhere to Illovo's procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in an HSE, compliance or auditing role, ideally in a manufacturing, agribusiness or FMCG environment.
• Recognised HSE and auditing certification (e.g. NOSA/SAMTRAC, NEBOSH, ISO 14001/45001 internal auditor) and sound knowledge of OHS, environmental and fire safety legislation will be an added advantage.

How to Apply

• Please send your application letters together with detailed CV with copies of relevant certificates, traceable referees and National ID to: The Human Resource Mill Head, Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc, Private Bag 50, Blantyre. or through email; [email protected]
• Closing date for receiving application letters is 27 October 2026 and only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.
• Illovo is an equal opportunity employer, and women are encouraged to apply.