Manager, Health, Safety and Environmental

About the role: 

Barry Callebaut is a global organization poised for growth; a company that has embraced the vision to delight its customers while out-performing its competitors, a business that is committed to sustainability, has innovation in its DNA, is a leader in complex manufacturing and supply chain solutions and is focused on being a best-in-class employer. Barry Callebaut seeks diverse and passionate people who thrive in a dynamic environment, focused on continuous learning, living BC’s Values, and of course, loving chocolate.

The Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Manager manages and coordinates all safety, health and environment programs, processes and activities in order to maintain a compliant and safe work environment. This role drives excellence in safety, health and environment across the site to achieve best safety and sustainability results. The SHE Manager will develop the local strategy to deliver legal compliance and ensure execution of BC Standards. This role will assure the implementation of programs to drive reduction of safety incidents and environmental harmful impact. The SHE Manager leads and manages SHE related incidents on site. This role provides guidance and support on relevant SHE matters. The SHE Manager is a member of the Plant Management Team.

Key responsibilities include: 

●    Designs, maintains and leads the implementation of the local safety and environmental management systems
●    Leads SHE incident management and drives management of relevant programs and actions relating to documented risks and or incident follow up
●    Conducts SHE meetings, audits and inspections to ensure compliance, evaluate performance, identify corrective and preventive actions and implement follow up assessments.
●    Provides site employees, contractors and visitors with guidance on health and safety and confirms site complies with Barry Callebaut, industry, local, state/provincial and national guidelines and regulations.
●    Collaborates with management to develop and maintain an Emergency Response Plan and serves as primary contact for site SHE incident notification, investigation and case management.
●    Integrating occupational health and safety imperatives with business decision-making and risk management
●    Advising on engineering and maintenance practices to drive improvement of safe systems
●    Drive positive SHE culture, through but not limited to: embedding the 10 BC Life Saving Principles, Gemba safety talks and training, and putting Safety first demonstrated by consistent management behaviors
●    Ensure compliance is regularly audited and performance assessed and use the results to drive further improvement.
●    Responsible for monitoring and measurement of SHE KPIs and targets - SHE Scorecard

About you:

●    Master’s degree in Science or Engineering or equivalent industrial experience
●    5 to 10 years’ experience in a factory-based role: Safety, Health or Environment role, Operations, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement or Quality
●    Experience with SHE management systems and risk management
●    Experience with influencing behavioral change in a team/department
●    Project Management skills
●    Internal auditor or ISO auditor qualification a plus
●    Experience of Lean/TPM tools and ways of working a plus
●    Good working English required
●    Understand the requirements of relevant standard such as ISO 14001; ISO 45001 or OSHSAS 18001
●    Strong analytical skills, ability to translate data into action and follow through
●    Ability to develop actionable strategies and programs, ensuring resources are available and following up on deliverables

What you can expect from Barry Callebaut:

●    Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
●    Paid time off, plus 12 paid holidays, plus your birthday off
●    Environment that welcomes workplace flexibility 
●    An atmosphere where diversity is embraced, and inclusivity is second nature. We call it #OneBC! Just ask our champions with the Americas Women’s Forum and the Racial Equality Forum!
●    Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth
●    Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products.