Safety Lead

Tronox Limited; Stallingborough; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tronox is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Lead for the Stallingborough site to direct the health and safety team, including Emergency Response, and drive continuous improvement to meet regulatory standards.

You will develop safety strategies, lead investigations, oversee budgets, and deliver training and workshops to sustain a safe workplace and compliant operations. Degree and NEBOSH required; extensive leadership in chemical/mining environments preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science (or similar)
• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Recommend strategies for addressing health and safety requirements and share best practices.
• Direct and advise the health and safety team during regulator visits and investigations.
• Support operations in maintaining health and safety programs and promote an injury-free workplace.
• Lead development and implementation of new/improved health systems and safety workshops.
• Lead complex health and safety improvement projects and risk assessments.

Skills

Operational Safety

Emergency Management

Accident Investigation

Team Management

Crisis Management

Coaching Others

Influencing

Planning & Organising

Decision Making

Education

Degree (Science)

NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health

Job description

Tronox is the world’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment and other materials that add brightness and durability to products you encounter every day. We are 5,700 people strong, located across six continents and unified by a strong set of values that guide us in our work. At our mines and manufacturing plants, labs and offices, we responsibly transform the earth’s resources into products and opportunities that enhance lives. Our vision is to shape a sustainable, thriving world through enriched and refined minerals.

About the Role

This role is accountable for the operational leadership of the health and safety team, including Emergency Response, that provides plant support and assists in delivery of continuous improvement programs to deliver a safety culture and health and safety performance that meets the company and local regulatory requirements.

This is achieved through:

• Managing the implementation and administration of health and safety systems such that the Stallingborough Site complies with relevant European & UK statutory and Corporate standards.
• Leading the health & safety section of the Stallingborough Site SHE function within budget and in compliance with site quality, safety, health, and Environmental (QSHE) standards.
• Driving continuous improvement programs in the areas of Health and Safety performance and standards.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be resposible for:

• Recommending strategies for addressing health and safety requirements, sharing intelligence from industry, regulators and best practice processes from across the industry
• Directing and advising the health and safety team during interactions with the agencies, such as regulatory visits, injury classifications. Assisting the sites during agency enforcement actions.
• Supporting operations in maintaining health and safety program, promoting an injury free workplace and minimising opportunities for non-compliance. Communicating health and safety requirements so that operations can implement the requirements in the most cost effective manner.
• Working with the site health and safety organisation in an untiring effort to find new and better ways to comply with the regulations and requirements in such a way as to reduce the burden on operations and other functional groups.
• Preparing specialist health and safety reports including data verification, interpretation and recommendations.
• Leading the development of health and safety improvement plans.
• Leading complex and/or specialised incident investigations.
• Developing and lead health and safety workshops.
• Leading complex health and safety improvement projects.
• Leading the development and implementation of new / improved health systems.
• Interpreting and advising on complex / specialised health and safety regulatory and business standards.
• Maintaining visible operational support and partner with site / regional leadership.
• Leading teams where required, including supervision of contractors.
• Leading discussions with H&S regulators / stakeholders e.g. over audits, inspections, statutory requirements etc.
• Delivering H&S specialist & leadership training
• Providing input into budgets & manage costs in area of control (including input into capital improvements)
• Assisting with H&S global projects.

About You

Qualifications/Skills

• Degree (Science, preferred)
• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health (or equivalent)

Business Skills:

B usiness Knowledge

Organisational Awareness: Knowledge of the organisation's vision and goals, major functional processes, operating principles and requirements, values and code of ethics; ability to apply this understanding appropriately to diverse situations.

Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the organisation's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

Business Effectiveness

Risk Management: Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organisation's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

Personal Effectiveness

Creativity & Innovation: Knowledge of the approaches, tools, and techniques for promoting creative, original thinking and ability to apply it to the development of new ideas and initiatives to improve organisational performance

Effective Communications (CORE): Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviours.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking (CORE): Understanding of the issues related to the decision-making process; ability to analyse situations fully and accurately, and reach productive decisions.

Planning & Organising: Ability to manage concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to priorities and mobilising time and resources to get things done.

Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.

Administration

Facilities

Personnel Security

Finance & Accounting

Audit and Compliance

Auditing

Management

Business

Working with Others

Coaching Others: Knowledge of coaching concepts and methods; ability to encourage, motivate, and guide individuals or teams in learning and improving effectiveness.

General Management

Managing People

Team Management and Team Building: Knowledge of effective team building techniques and ability to form and manage effective teams.

Managing Processes

Crisis Management: Knowledge of crisis management concepts and techniques; ability to predict, avert, mitigate, and recover from an event that has or could have a severely negative impact on the business.

Providing Direction

Business Planning: Tactical & Strategic: Ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.

Technical and Information Skills:

Operations – General

Operational Safety: Knowledge of methods, accepted practices, considerations and regulatory requirements associated with safety and protection of workers, environment and site.

Emergency Management: Knowledge of and ability to use tools and techniques to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from an emergency.

Emergency Response Strategy: Knowledge of and experience with preparing for and responding to a variety of emergencies in the workplace.

Operations Regulatory Environment: Knowledge and understanding of federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting operational practices and activities in chemical processing or mining industries.

Accident and Incident Investigation: Knowledge of the process of accident and incident investigation, gathering of information, evaluation of the cause and recommendations for improvement.

Transportation Emergency Response: Knowledge of transportation emergency response programs (TERP) and practices as used in the chemical/petro-chemical industry.

Employee Health and Safety: Knowledge of the procedures and programs in place in the organization to ensure employee safety (occupational health, fire safety and emergency response plan); ability to take appropriate and immediate actions in case of an emergency .

• Manage and lead teams
• Ability to lead high level incident investigations and prepare clear written conclusions and recommendations
• Ability to operate autonomously with support and guidance from line manager.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Develop and manage KPI and performance monitoring processes.
• Energetic and self-motivated.
• Organisation, prioritisation and planning skills .

Why Join Tronox?

Our global reach is strengthened by our human connections. We challenge one another to deliver excellence and encourage our people to think big. Together, we develop innovations that make products vibrant and durable as we contribute to a cleaner world.

When you join Tronox, you’ll work with brilliant people, close to home and around the world. We offer a dynamic, supportive environment that empowers you to achieve your fullest potential — because we recognize that when you grow, we grow.

In addition to offering a competitive salary and benefits, we provide a work experience that prioritises what truly matters:

• We strive for excellence in safety and sustainability , focusing on what is critical to improve how we operate and to enhance the communities where we work and live.
• We provide challenging work and encourage innovative thinking , collaborating closely to bring our best ideas forward and add value for our customers.
• We invest in and value the success of our people , empowering them to take charge of their personal and professional development.
• We are unified globally and strengthened locally , leveraging the most culturally and geographically diverse team in the industry to connect better around the world.

At Tronox, Stallingborough we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are part of a movement, creating change and thinking differently and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. If you want to know more about this or this impacts your application, please do not hesitate to contact Lora Grant, HR Administrator at [e-mail] where she can support with your query or arrange a phone call to discuss further.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.