Job Description
Company Description
Sika, founded in 1910 in Switzerland, is a global group operating in the construction and industrial sectors with a focus on specialty chemicals, supported by its worldwide production and sales network.
Sika is a global leader in products used for waterproofing, joint filling, multi-purpose bonding, flooring systems, chemical concrete additives, and for the strengthening and protection of load-bearing systems in construction and industry.
Job Description
- Establish and manage a proactive EHS culture
- Demonstrate professional maturity and ability to act as a change leader by influencing all levels of the organization to drive continuous improvement in EHS performance
- Exercise a leadership, coordination, and communication role with plant leadership to drive continuous EHS improvement across the plants
- Be a subject matter expert in safety and environmental regulations
- Ensure compliance with EHS policies, procedures and local regulations
- Manage local EHS budget, implement of the EHS Annual Operating Plans and EHS Action Plans
- Lead Multi-Site Certification audits and regulatory audits
- Implementing and maintaining Responsible Care Management Systems
- Ensuring continuous availability of all legal licenses to operate
- Developing and leading EHSQ improvement programmes
- Promoting “zero-incident” mind-set
- Maintaining Emergency Response procedures
- Leading and providing guidance in Risk Assessments
- Driving and participating in “System”, “Procedure” and “Work Instruction” development
- Investigating incidents / advising on, or participating in, incident investigations
- Internal auditing
- Actively participating in SHE Reviews and Explosion Protection reviews
- Managing external audits Responsible Care related
- On-line reporting in Responsible Care Database and Global Incident Database
- Reporting to site management, including chairing of monthly occupational health meeting
- Establishment / implementation / monitoring of core processes, related management
- Leading, developing and managing EHS staff in responsibility
Qualifications
- BS degree in environmental engineering or chemical engineering.
- OHS National Certificate Class A
- Environment and Risk Assessment knowledge
- NEBOSH Certificate is an asset
- Knowledge and experience with EHS Management Systems (exc ; ISO14001 and ISO 45001) and their deployment
- 10 years working in EHSQ in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the chemical industry
- Risk Assessment methodologies and working experience
- Permit to Work systems and working experience
- Incident investigation and root-cause identification working experience
- MSDS interpretation (chemical knowledge)
- Microsoft Office, SAP
- Fluent written and spoken English
