Safety, Health, Environmental Manager

Barry Callebaut is a global organization poised for growth; a company which has embraced the vision to delight its customers, while out-performing its competitors, a business which 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.

Under the direction of the Site Manager, the 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 CAPA relating to documented risks and or incident follow up
• Conducts SHE meetings, audits, and inspections to ensure compliance, evaluate performance, identify corrective action, and implement follow up assessments.
• Provides site employees, contractors and visitors with guidance on health and safety and confirm project site complies with Barry Callebaut, industry, local, state/provincial, and national guidelines and regulations.
• Collaborates with management to develop an Emergency Action Plan and serve 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 of working
• Drive positive SHE culture through but not limited to: embedding the 10 LSP's, 1-2-5 principle, 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 variables - SHE Scorecard
• Must promote a safe working environment and good manufacturing procedures (GMPs)
• Committed to providing a safe food product
• Works within all regulatory requirements
• Perform all other related duties as requested

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering or equivalent industrial Safety, Health & Environmental experience
• 5 to 10 years’ experience in Safety, Health & Environment role within a manufacturing setting
• 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, bilingual Spanish preferred