Unilever Supply Chain SHE Internship Opportunity in South Africa

Unilever Supply Chain SHE Internship Opportunity in South Africa

Location: Maydon Wharf

Closing Date: Rolling

JOB PURPOSE

To provide practical workplace experience in Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) by supporting SHE initiatives, compliance activities, training coordination, reporting, and administrative processes, while developing the intern’s technical and professional capabilities in a manufacturing environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in updating all SHE procedures as required
• Assist in reviewing and conducting Risk Assessments/ Aspects and Impacts
• Assist in incident investigations
• Communicate changes to the procedures and quality information by attending meetings and updating noticeboards and communication screen onsite
• Assist training facilitators with arranging and planning safety training.
• Collates SHE statistics and results as required
• Work with Coordinators to drive audit plans and corrective action implementation e.g. hygiene, first aid box, housekeeping, area inspections etc.
• Maintain action trackers for all activities to drive SHE plans
• Select 2 key projects to develop own SHE skill and improve SHE within Unilever
• Conduct Contractors SHE Induction

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Completed qualification in Safety/Occupational Health/Environmental Management or Science.
• Degree/advanced Diploma/B Tech.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Safety Qualification 

UNILEVER BEHAVIOURS

• Focus on what counts: Unilever ruthlessly prioritise what really, really matters and so do fewer things brilliantly. The company sets clear and stretching goals and recognise maximum performance impact. It is not about reducing ambition or effort or running after the ‘new and shiny’
• Care deeply: Unilever cares deeply about how consumers experience its brands every day, everywhere; about Unilever people’s growth and development, and Unilever impact on the planet. It cares about its performance, to a point where it hurts when the company doesn’t win. It is not just about being nice or avoiding honest conversations about performance and opportunity.
• Stay 3 steps ahead: The company thinks boldly and creatively to make breakthroughs in performance. Unilever is always curious and confident – anticipating and staying ahead of consumer needs and external trends to be the competition. It is not taking the company’s eye off the ‘here and now’.
• Deliver with excellence: Unilever delivers everything it does with excellence and pace. The company takes personal ownership and hold each other to account – always finding a way to do what the company said it will do. It is not about analysing the inevitable roadblocks, admiring the problem or tolerating mediocrity

About Unilever South Africa

Unilever South Africa is part of Unilever, one of the world’s largest fast-moving consumer goods companies. The company has a long history in South Africa, with its roots linked to Lever Brothers and the registration of the Sunlight trademark in the country more than 90 years ago. Today, Unilever South Africa is known for producing and distributing everyday household, personal-care, food and beverage products used by millions of South African consumers.

The company’s brand portfolio includes some of the country’s most recognisable household names, such as Sunlight, OMO, Handy Andy, Domestos, Comfort, Surf, Vaseline, Dove, Rexona, Axe, TRESemmé, Pepsodent, Knorr, Knorrox, Rajah, Robertsons and Joko tea. These products cover categories such as laundry, home care, personal care, beauty, oral care, food, seasonings, tea and ice cream. Unilever’s focus is to combine science, consumer insight and global scale to create products that fit into people’s daily lives.

Unilever South Africa has a significant manufacturing presence, with factories in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Its local operations include a laundry-powders factory in Boksburg, a household-liquids facility in Anderbolt, an ice-cream plant in Johannesburg, a personal and beauty-care plant at Maydon Wharf in Durban, a deodorants facility in Phoenix and a foods factory in Riverhorse Valley. The company reports that it manufactures about 95% of the products it sells locally, while increasing the local content used in its products to 80%.

The company’s head office is in Durban North, KwaZulu-Natal, and it operates across home care, personal care, beauty and wellbeing, foods, refreshments and other consumer categories. Unilever’s products are sold through supermarkets, wholesalers, independent retailers, pharmacies and online platforms, making the company an important part of South Africa’s retail and manufacturing economy. Its scale also supports employment in production, logistics, sales, marketing, finance, procurement, research and development, quality assurance and supply-chain management.

Unilever South Africa also promotes sustainability and social impact through its brands and operations. Its work includes reducing food waste, improving health and hygiene, supporting responsible sourcing, reducing environmental impact and encouraging sustainable living. Through initiatives such as local sourcing, community programmes and purpose-led brands, Unilever aims to create value for consumers, employees, suppliers and shareholders while contributing positively to South African society.

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