EHS Capital Project Expert

 

Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

 

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

 

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

 

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

 

 

LOCATION: Solon, OH (Greater Cleveland Area) preferred, or within close driving distance to a Nestle USA Factory or near a major US aiport 

 

TRAVEL: Anticipate up to 50%. (Ongoing Travel will be required for different projects)

 

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Safety, Health, Environmental and Sustainability (SHE&S) Expert provides functional leadership across Nestle for the Capital Program.  This role is responsible for design and functional oversight of the SHE&S aspects of the Capital Program and associated projects. This SHE&S functional leadership position includes establishing and implementing programs to assure adherence to Nestle SHE&S standards, setting project portfolio SHE&S targets, identifying, and implementing SHE&S Best Practices, for all projects, and developing and coaching project professionals working on capital projects. While project sponsors and project managers are accountable for the SHE&S performance, the SHE&S Expert provides the technical expertise and support to ensure compliance to Nestlé requirements.  Including contractor assessments and support for required audits and inspections that are conducted to ensure that all operations are following Nestlé and regulatory requirements.  This role is accountable for achieving continuous improvement and business objectives such as reductions in safety incidents, environmental impacts and implementation of sustainability objectives. The Capital Project SHE&S Lead works in close partnership with the Corporate Head of SH&E and network, including on the application in capital projects of process safety principles and practices, for which the Corporate SHE&S team remains the center of expertise in Nestlé.

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Construction Safety
•    Actively lead and promote a positive safety culture in all Nestle projects; demonstrate Nestle commitment to safety personally in interactions with Nestle staff, contractor and sub-contractor management staff, field supervisors, and construction labor 
•    Develop, maintain, and communicate Nestle construction safety policy, including requirements and guidelines on construction safety Best Practices that should be implemented on Nestle capital projects 
•    Coach the project team on gate deliverables and expectations for construction safety for each stage gate,
•    In consultation with the Central Project Contracting and Procurement Lead, develop and maintain standard contractor construction safety program requirements to be included in Nestle project tender requests and execution contracts,
•    Support Project SHE&S Managers and Contracting & Procurement Managers in safety prequalification of contractors, assessment and negotiation of contractor safety programs, and establishment of positive and open safety working relationships between Nestle project teams and contractor teams,
•    Develop and oversee measurement and reporting of standard safety key leading indicators (KLIs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) for all capital project activity, ensuring these are coherent with measures of overall Nestle operations safety performance, 
•    Oversee investigations into safety incidents on Nestle capital projects and ensure lessons are learned and communicated within Nestle,
•    Oversee and help lead targeted construction safety improvement initiatives with the site safety resources in response to identified weaknesses in safety practices, near misses, or incidents across sites 

 

Design for Safety
•    Maintain requirements and guidelines for the integration of process safety reviews and other safety-f