Ice Cream Safety Manager

If you want to work for a global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023, come join Unilever Ice Cream! The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Magnum, Talenti, Popsicle, Good Humor, Klondike, and Yasso. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025. 

SHE (EHS) Manager
 

Background & Purpose of the Job 

Lead Safety Compliance & Culture at Unilever’s Sikeston Ice Cream Facility. Be part of an organization that values Safety, Health, and Environmental as fundamentals in engaging and empowering people and teams to achieve fantastic cultural results.  The site Safety, Health and Environment Manager works with Supply Chain team & the Manufacturing Team to develop the local Safety, Health & Environmental (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.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do 

The site SHE Leader has overall responsibility for managing Safety, Health & Environment improvement activities to achieve excellence at the site level.   

Lead:

• This position is responsible for driving current and future manufacturing performance in the areas of Safety Compliance and Safety Culture.
• This position will have the opportunity of influencing Hearts and Minds of a 900+ worker facility to invest is the high standards of safety culture.
• Lead the SHE Pillars in accordance with Unilever Manufacturing Systems continuous improvement framework.

• Influence senior management and drive safety and environmental system. 
• Drive safety and environment risk assessment and develop/implement appropriate controls.
• 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.

• Assist the site leader to develop and lead the internal crisis and safety committees.

• Develop and deploy internal Safety, Health and Environment auditing and inspection systems, participate in audits of other Unilever organizations as required. 

• Conduct trend analysis from incidents, near misses, safe behavior observations and deep compliance audits 

Support:

• Reduce the site’s environmental impact in the areas of COD, hazardous & non-hazardous waste, SOx & CO2 emissions, water & energy consumption 

Preview a day in the life at Unilever. 

• You’re a born leader: You have a bias for action that is second to none.  You challenge yourself and everyone around you towards a continuous improvement mindset 
• You love to win and have fun doing it: You enjoy the process and understand that not only through the technical but through the human experience can great achievements be accomplished. 
• You’re a teacher: You strive to show not just the “How” but the “Why” safety is at the utmost importance for yourself and others around you. 

• You’re a culture & change champion: You are a vital part of the winning strategy which delivers the most important part of the site’s goals for the most important resource of any company, personal safety, and security.  All while moving the Unilever Sustainable Lining Plan (USLP) forward motivating individuals around you to think and act beyond themselves. 

What You’ll Need to Succeed 

• University degree in Science or Engineering or equivalent industrial experience 
• Qualifications required by local regulatory authorities