Site OSHE Manager

Job Title: Site OSHE Manager

Location: Leeds Factories

JOB PURPOSE

The Site OSHE Manager has overall responsibility for managing Safety, Health & Environment improvement activities to achieve excellence at the site level. The role works with site Supply Chain teams to develop the local SHE Strategy and improvement plans in order to achieve sustainable SHE excellence by reducing injuries, illnesses and environmental impact as measured in the core KPIs. The primary hazards associated with the Leeds site are those of a process safety measure. The Site OSHE Manager is required to proactively and effectively manage frequent regulatory intervention from both the HSE and the Environment Agency, through the management of the COMAH regulations and other relevant statutory instruments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deploy the global/cluster SHE strategy, policy and standards in the site to achieve excellent sustainable results
• Coach, develop and manage the SHE teams responsible to deliver Operational Safety, Process Safety and Environment results.
• Ensure that all measures necessary are taken to comply with the COMAH regulations.
• Support and monitor the Occupational Health programme to ensure compliance with legislation and Unilever policy, standards and improvement programme.
• Drive safety and environment risk assessment and develop/implement appropriate controls
• Reduce the site’s environmental impact in the areas of COD, hazardous & non‐hazardous waste, SOx & CO2 emissions and water & energy consumption
• Lead the Safety Pillar in accordance with ManEx requirements.
• Responsible for Site Security programme
• Develop a thorough understanding of the Unilever behaviour based safety programme and support deployment in the site
• Develop a thorough understanding of the Unilever process safety management programme and support deployment in the site and support the application of Unilever guidelines and procedures for Process Safety assessment.
• Influence senior management and drive safety and environmental leadership through line management
• Monitor site legal compliance and ensure the site meets all local/national regulatory requirements and Unilever standards, provide advice on national SHE legislation requirements & implement relevant procedures and policies
• Work closely with Occupational Health personnel to identify and mitigate risks which may lead to occupational ill health.  Oversee, govern and ensure compliance with appropriate health surveillance activities
• Assist the site leader to develop and lead the internal crisis committees and safety committee; support the site leader in leading serious incident investigation and analysis
• Conduct trend analysis from incidents, near misses, safe behaviour observations and deep compliance audits
• Develop and deploy internal SHE auditing and inspection systems , participate in audits of other Unilever organisations as required
• Determine training needs and assist in delivery of training programmes.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Qualifications

• Degree level qualified (Engineering or Science Degree preferred)
• NEBOSH Diploma in Health and Safety (could be included as training plan) leading to CMIOSH
• IEMA Practitioner Certificate (old Associate Certificate)
• Lead auditor BS OHSAS 18001 or ISO 14001

Experience

• Aerosol manufacturing or similar high hazard process safety manufacturing preferred
• FMCG manufacturing (aerosol or high hazard experience more important)
• COMAH regulations – ideally from Upper Tier COMAH environment, lower tier minimum
• Manufacturing Excellence understanding.

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’.

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. 

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We want to push boundaries, and have the flexibility needed to keep adapting in an ever-changing, more dynamic world. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

As part of your hiring journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments, to improve your recruitment experience.

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