Safety and Environmental Manager

SUMMARY:

A well-established beverage manufacturer is seeking an experienced Safety and Environmental Manager to provide the plant with a comprehensive environment and occupational health and safety system, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and practices.

POSITION INFO:

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, or Environmental Engineering
• Must possess a tertiary qualification in Safety and Environment Management as well as Auditing
• Must hold a Government Certificate of Competence or equivalent certification for responsible safety and environment personnel
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a FMCG environment with experience in safety and environmental management
• Strong knowledge of relevant safety and environmental legislation is essential
• Proven ability to lead and implement safety programs
• Excellent analytical skills for monitoring KPIs and developing improvement strategies is essential
• Must have communication and training skills for diverse operational teams

• Maintaining a safe, healthy, and risk-free workplace.
• Ensuring compliance with safety, health, and environmental legislation and standards.
• Leading the implementation of the VPO (Voyage Plan Organization) Standards for environment and safety pillars.
• Performing regular audits, reviews, and monitoring for VPO Safety and Environmental standards.
• Capturing, reporting, and escalating incidents and observations in Credit360 or equivalent system.
• Implementing problem-solving processes to ensure effective resolution and closure of safety and environmental incidents.
• Performing loss and waste analysis on incidents, developing action plans for priority issues.
• Conducting OPR (Operational Performance Review) sessions to identify development needs.
• Ensuring a positive industrial relations climate.
• Managing a technical talent pipeline for safety and environment roles within the team.
• Leading the implementation of the Behavioral Safety Program across all levels.
• Organizing safety and environmental awareness events, including World Safety and Environment Day/Week.
• Ensuring mandatory safety and environment training for all employees, contractors, and service providers.
• Overseeing small-scale safety and environment site capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects.
• Ensuring compliance with safety and environmental requirements for all new equipment during commissioning.
• Managing departmental costs and budget for Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) and CAPEX.
• Maximizing by-product revenue from safety and environmental initiatives.
• Developing and standardizing emergency and disaster recovery plans for the plant.
• Implementing process safety management programs (e.g., ammonia, steam, dust, electrical).