SHE Capabilities Team Leader – Zero Harm to Community

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Job Title: SHE Capabilities Team Leader – Zero Harm to Community

Location: Port sunlight Office

Work-Level: 2C

Unilever has robust external and internal commitments for protecting people, partners, community and planet. The Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) community facilitates progress against those targets.  Strong, solid and effective Capability in SHE throughout the organization is vital to effectively ensure SHE compliance across the organization and those it touches. This is ensured through global SHE Standards, Systems, Programs and Solutions. 
 

JOB PURPOSE 

We are seeking a Global SHE Capability Team Leader to join our team for the expertise Platform Zero Harm to Community. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading this SHE capability expertise team, owning the standards, systems, programs and solutions in scope, enhancing capability and fostering a strong SHE culture on sites and within and beyond the Unilever organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Leadership and Ownership: 

• Responsible for all global Standards, Systems, Programs and Solutions of the Expertise Platform and the in year and longer term deliverables.
• Leads, supervises and mentors the SHE expertise platform team across the globe; sets and agrees deliverables, provides guidance and support to ensure effective implementation of the expertise platform deliverables.
• Is the overall subject mater expert of the platform scope and leads by example; speaks up, encourages safe behaviors and practices, fosters a learning environment
• Stays abreast of industry advancements and regulations as it relates to the platform and builds best available technology into Unilever.

Global Standards: 

• Develops, reviews, and update global SHE standards in the scope of the expertise platform in line with international regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Responsible for enabling all sites to comply by ensuring design and timely implementation is done of the needed updates, tools, training, certification & support
• Develops and delivers SHE training programs to employees globally, ensuring awareness and compliance with these SHE standards.

Global Systems, Programs and Solutions:

• Is responsible for all systems and programs in an expertise platform, improvements and implementation as agreed in year
• Is responsible for delivering the Global (digital) project and/or Global (digital) tools at agreed priority sites in year and/or the improvements of the  project within the Expertise platform
• Works with engineering to control risks and hazards within the expertise platform scope to proactively reduce risk to people, community and planet effectively

Continuous Improvement

• Reviews investigations of SHE incidents, analyzes root causes, and implement preventive measures across all regions.
• Identifies structural issues and  initiates improvement initiatives to enhance SHE performance and reduce risks globally.
• Ensures horizontal expansion of best practices and lessons learned to avoid reoccurrence of incidents
• Leads investigations of highly impactful events when called upon.

Stakeholder Engagement: 

• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders globally to promote SHE initiatives and foster a culture of Zero Harm.
• Fosters the relationships within SHE and with other functions to deliver with impact
• Comfortable with and able to influence senior leaders in SHE and across the business to deliver with impact

ALL ABOUT YOU 

• Master’s degree in Chemical engineering.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Process Safety management, preferably in a local, regional and global role at a multinational. With at least 3 yrs in a leadership role.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to deliver on time in full through others
• Experience working in a multicultural environment.
• Strong knowledge of safety regulations and compliance standards.
• Proficiency in SHE management systems and tools
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and site personnel.
• Certification in safety training (e.g., iChemE,OSHA, NEBOSH) is a plus.

Leadership

• You are responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with suppor