EHS & Compliance Manager

Haleon; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon is seeking an EHS Lead to drive the environmental, health, and safety program on site, developing and maintaining effective management systems. You will lead a team to achieve zero-harm culture while ensuring regulatory compliance and integration with site strategy.

The role emphasizes risk reduction, incident investigation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to protect employees and minimize environmental impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical and safety engineering (Safety specialization and certification preferable).
• Membership in a relevant international professional organization (e.g., ASSP, AIHA).
• Experience in managing EHS risks in FMCG, pharmaceutical or related high-hazard sector.
• Exposure to Greenfield/Brownfield expansion projects is desirable.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• At least 6 years experience in the EHS field.
• Knowledge in the use of EHS tracking databases.
• Good relationship building and networking with site personnel, senior management, EHS and Regional leads.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice to Site Engineering and EHS Lead to enable effective EHS performance.
• Encourage and monitor top EHS performance in line with regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Protect employees by minimizing risks through strategies and loss-prevention plans.
• Establish zero-harm culture and drive proactive safety performance site-wide.
• Build and execute the EHS strategy and manage the department budget.
• Investigate accidents and high-potential incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Shared Services to integrate EHS into site strategy and continuity plans.
• Ensure qualified EHS staff presence and succession planning.
• Disclose EHS regulatory compliance results and incidents transparently.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical and safety engineering

Safety certification (CSP/CIH) preferable

Professional safety association membership (ASSP/AIHA)

Tools

EHS tracking databases

Job description

Job Summary

As an EHS Lead, this individual will lead the environmental, health, and safety organization on site through the development, implementation, and maintenance of effective management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice and assistance to Site Engineering and EHS Lead, Site Leadership Team, managers, and staff to enable EHS performance to be managed effectively, contributing towards achieving the Manufacturing site vision.
• Encourage, promote, and monitor the highest levels of EHS performance in line with regulatory and corporate requirements.
• The EHS and Compliance primary goal is to protect all employees at the site by ensuring that risks to employees are minimized by implementing strategies and solutions to minimize exposure to harmful elements and conditions. In addition, the site follows all federal, state, and local regulations including all Haleon related EHS standards. These regulations apply to people safety, air, water, soil, waste, and sustainability requirements as they pertain to the site and associated properties.

Key responsibilities

• The EHS Site Safety Lead is accountable for establishing a zero-harm culture, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing safety risks, and driving proactive safety performance across the manufacturing site.
• Responsible for building and executing the sites EHS (Safety & Environmental) Strategy, ensuring regulatory compliance, fostering a zero-harm culture, and driving sustainable operational excellence across the organization.
• Ensure that EHS site objectives are aligned to corporate EHS plan & priorities.
• Investigate EHS accidents and high potential incidents to identify and implement improved EHS practices. Be able to work in collaboration with teams, objectively analyzing information and circumstances relevantly, determining appropriate corrective and preventive actions to forestall a reoccurrence. Actively champion the consideration of human factors and human reliability in proactive risk assessments and system design.
• In depth knowledge Risk Management methods. Investigate any adverse audit/and or inspection findings determining the appropriate corrective and preventive actions to close gaps and EHS risks.
• Drive to improve the safety culture of the site, ensuring safe behaviors are encouraged and rewarded. Actively engage with the site to ensure that behavioral safety is always considered and at the heart of how the site operates.
• Have an in-depth knowledge of Haleon Policies, Standards and Internal Control Framework and be capable of effectively subscribing these fundamentals into a site-specific management system designed to holistically manage EHS risks.
• Manage financial responsibility for the budget of the EHS department.
• Be knowledgeable in the preparation, implementation, and execution of Crisis Management processes. Ensure effective business continuity and effective loss prevention plans are in place for the site.
• Ensure an integrated, comprehensive approach is taken with environmental management to reduce contributions to Haleon's overall environmental impact from the manufacturing site.
• Collaborate with Shared Services / Functions (ie, Quality, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, HR, IT, Procurement, and 3rd Party businesses, et al) to ensure EHS is integrated into the site strategy, Risk Mapping process & site Business Continuity plans.
• Ensure appropriate numbers of qualified and competent EHS staff are available on the site to address EHS compliance, hazards, and risks. Support their continued development to make sure potential candidates are in place for role succession plans.
• Implement a culture of total disclosure regarding EHS regulatory compliance, audit results, and incidents to ensure that all Haleon benefits from the findings from these events.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor s degree in mechanical and safety engineering (Safety specialization and certification preferable)
• Membership of a relevant and internationally recognized professional organization (eg ASSP, AIHA, AIHA).
• Experience in managing EHS risks in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), Pharmaceutical or related high-hazard sector.
• Exposure to Greenfield/ Brown Field expansion project is desirable.

Soft Skills

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
• This position requires extensive knowledge of EHS requirements and regulations. Hence any formal education around these requirements is preferred.
• At least 6 years experience in the EHS Field.
• Knowledge in the use of EHS tracking databases.
• Good relationship building and networking, to engage effectively with site personnel, senior management, EHS and Regional leads.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Safety Performance: Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) Prevention Index, Near Miss Reporting Rate, High-Risk Action Closure Compliance.
• Safety Culture Transformation: Safety Culture Survey Score, Leadership Safety Walks Completion, Behavior-Based Safety Program Implementation.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Regulatory Compliance and Score card, Internal and External Audit Scores, Critical Risk Controls Verification (%) and Contractor Safety Compliance.
• Emergency Preparedness & Business Resilience: Emergency Drill Effectiveness Score, Emergency Response Time, Crisis Management Readiness Assessment and Fire Protection System Compliance etc.
• Leadership KPI: EHS Strategy Deployment Score, Safety Culture Maturity Improvement, Regulatory Compliance (100%), Risk Reduction and Critical Control Effectiveness, Leadership Engagement in Safety Programs and Capability Building and Safety Competency Development.
• Ensure safe execution of all contractor activities across the Greenfield project site through strong safety leadership, risk management, compliance, and contractor governance, driving a zero-harm safety culture.