SHE Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Safety, Health, and Environment is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining Safety, Health, and Environment programs and practices to ensure a safe working environment for all employees. This role involves monitoring workplace compliance with safety regulations, identifying and mitigating risks, and fostering a safety-conscious culture across the organization, aligned to BC standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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/province, 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:

• Safety Technician and Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional certifications are highly desirable.
• Solid experience in a safety management role, preferably in high-risk manufacturing industries.
• Strong knowledge of safety regulations, standards, and industry best practices.
• Familiarity with safety management systems (e.g., ISO 45001) and risk assessment tools.
• Proficiency in safety-related software and reporting tools.
• Good working English required