Country Safety Manager

About Us

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we're with, whatever we're doing, we always make it real.

Product Information

Cocoa

We're a super specialist in all things cocoa – beans, powders, butters and beyond. In fact, we are the number one 

cocoa bean supplier globally with a leading presence in 10 key producing countries across Africa, Asia and South America. In our direct sourcing, our traceability from the farm to the factory allows us to drive sustainable practices across the cocoa supply chain. 

Job Description

The EHS head will be responsible for the implementation of ofi's EHS policies across the country. The incumbent must have a detailed understanding of all the applicable laws and regulatory guidelines form the EHS perspective for all the plant locations. The role requires cross-functional co-ordination as many of the locations do not have dedicated EHS resources. As the EHS Head, you will drive the legal compliance and the safety conscience of the organization along with the following key dimensions

Key Deliverables

•Implement and execute global ofi and regional safety programs for covered facilities and processes to grow safety culture of zero incidents and achieve world class performance in safety

•Advice on ofi safety standards /Country safety laws content applicability, provide guidance and support on the effective implementation of them – exchange and capitalize best practices and assure adherence , 

•Coach and train on safety culture, recognize the levels of maturity, recommend, support next step of improvements

•Provide coaching and mentoring to facility safety professionals and leadership teams

•Visit facilities regularly to detect existing or potential accident hazards and determine corrective or preventive measures, do walk the talk and coach local leaders on safety principles and assure effective management of identified areas of improvements,

•Analyze current situations in safety performance (leading and lagging), support the facility teams on improvements

•Analyze incidents happening and identify trends, common route causes that can shall be addressed by facility overreaching actions and train and assure high quality incident investigations ,do follow up on corrective action.

•Coach and set up the reference for establishing personal safety objectives for facility leadership teams,

•Drive the development our safety professionals, cooperating with local leadership to ensure a solid support

•Work directly with Regional/Global Head of Safety to ensure alignment on safety initiatives

•Track progress and publish results on current safety objectives and metrics.

•Establish and maintain safety cross auditing process, prepare the resources, and follow up on the execution of the audit plan as well as follow up on identified gaps and recommendations

•Manage and monitor training programs to meet safety requirements

Oversee and advice on compliance with Country and local safety regulatory requirements.

Strategic Effectiveness
Draft and publish a safety manual detailing the basics of ofi's EHS policy and procedures. This should incorporate applicable regulatory guidelines.  Design a robust audit system comprising of policy/management/system/infrastructure/process/practice regarding EHS. Give inputs to project teams during greenfield/brownfield projects to build in EHS compliance during design stage itselfAudit project sites for compliance of EHS guidelines and work with project teams to enable complianceCoordinate with relevant agencies to ensure compliance to all governing laws Operational Effectiveness
Bring out new/unknown risks in new and existing facilities for management to actEnsure all ofi facilities are compliant to local/international regulatory normsDocument areas of improvement, push the envelope when it comes to environmental safety and safe workplace practicesIdentify opportunities to eliminate not just reduce workplace hazards Organizational Effectiveness
Undertake and document audits based on the published audit criterion. Work independently for the audits or constitute cross-functional audit teams to conduct effective audits. Follow up on action plans on identified gaps as brought out during auditsCoach and train plant EHS personnel to develop them as EHS leaders in their plantsUndertake training of plant personnel to ensure safety requirements and the right knowledge is transferred to the lowest level in the plant operations Requirements
Previous Experience sector

•Global agribusiness

• International Manufacturing

• FMCG sector
Skills

•6-10 years, 2-4years of Country/Cluster position

•2 -3 years experience in implementing safety management Country/Cluster & global programs for industrial operations
Bachelor's  degree in Industrial/Occupational health and safety or engineering with an emphasis in safety, or closely related field

Certified Safety professional

Strong leadership skills – driving changes, creating engagement, experienced safety trainer and coach,

Assertive and strong believer in the power of teamwork and alignment,

Expertise in implementing safety programs,

Strong hands-on approach

Strong organizing, planning, analytical problem-solving and decision making are required.

Ability to interact across all levels in the organization and build trustful relationships with key stakeholders

Expertise in developing and implementing culture change

ofi is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.

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