Site HSE Lead

Mondelez International; India; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Job summary

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) seeks an experienced HSE Lead to shape safety, health, and environmental programs at our manufacturing site in India. You will craft and govern HSE standards, lead audits, train teams, and drive continuous improvement toward Zero Harm while ensuring regulatory and internal Mondelez requirements are met.

The role demands 12–15 years in HSE within manufacturing, with 3–4 years leading a site HSE function, strong communication, and

Qualifications

• 12–15 years of HSE domain experience in manufacturing.
• 3–4 years heading the HSE function in a large/medium site.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee HSE strategies and global standards implementation.
• Develop and execute annual site HSE plan with leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement to Zero Harm and compliance.
• Lead OHSE gap assessments and manage emergency preparedness.
• Advance site sustainability and ESG commitments.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory HSE obligations and audits.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Influencing skills

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Safety

Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety

NEBOSH

ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 knowledge

Job description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. The safety of the great makers and bakers who make up the Mondelez International team is one of the top priorities. The goal is simple – to achieve world- class performance. To build safety culture that promotes our goal of Zero incidents eliminates risks across 4 key areas. Occupational Health: Safeguarding our employees against long term health issues at workplace. Personal Safety: providing safe working tools and standards that promote the safety of every individual. Process Safety: Improving the design, implementation, management, and control of any identified hazardous process within our operations. Vehicle Safety: improving driver safety and vehicle related activities in our functions and operations. The HSE site leads role therefor requires developing an overall HSE strategy for the site and at the same time lead and provide expertise in the HSE function, managing key KPIs and deliverables at an internal manufacturing site to foster world-class performance and a strong safety culture. This role involves developing systems and skills for implementing HSE strategies, ensuring a safe, secure, and healthy work environment within the manufacturing plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement HSE Strategies and Global Standards: Oversee the implementation of HSE strategies and global standards, ensuring the effective execution of work processes to foster an interdependent culture. Conduct gap assessments and ensure corrective and preventive actions are addressed within specified timelines.
• Develop and Execute Annual HSE Plan: Collaborate with the site leadership team to design, implement, monitor, and update the annual site HSE plan.
• Drive Continuous Improvement in HSE: Utilize Integrated Lean Sigma principles and proactive leadership to enhance HSE performance, aiming for Zero Harm and ensuring compliance and business effectiveness. Coach, influence and reinforce positive safety behaviour for all employees and contractors at site.
• Conduct OHSE Gap Assessments: Lead internal and external gap assessments focusing on occupational health, ergonomics, personal and process safety, and environmental standards in alignment with Mondelez standards.
• Manage Site Emergency Preparedness: Oversee the Site Emergency Organization, develop tools and systems for effective emergency response, and organize mock drills to assess and improve the effectiveness of the Emergency Response Plan.
• Advance Site Sustainability Goals: Create and implement strategies to achieve site sustainability objectives, addressing ESG commitments such as climate, water, waste, and social impact.
• Ensure HSE Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Guide employees on compliance matters, conduct internal audits, support external audits, and design corrective and preventive action plans. Ensure adherence to all site HSE regulatory obligations.
• Investigate HSE Incidents: Participate and facilitate in incident/accident investigation using various std tools and support the development of corrective and preventive actions. Monitor the completion of these actions within stipulated timelines.
• Manage Site HSE Data: Ensure timely updates of HSE data and oversee the governance of HSE data, KPIs, and trends. Develop action plans to manage short-term and long-term HSE risks, including environmental impact assessments and job safety analysis.
• Build HSE Capability: Facilitate training and communication initiatives to enhance employees' and partners' understanding and commitment to HSE compliance, with a focus on HSE management and statutory regulations.
• Promote Risk Management and Asset Conservation: Lead initiatives for risk management related to asset conservation and property loss control. Ensure timely corrective actions are taken based on third-party loss risk assessments and audits.
• Design Reviews: Lead and participate in design reviews for engineering projects to ensure that all Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements, in accordance with Mondelez HSE standards, are addressed and integrated during the design phase.
• Facilitates good practise sharing: Lead initiatives to share good practises within Mondelez and Peer industries to build world class HSE compliant infrastructure and practises.
• Managing Costs: Develop, budget, and oversee the annual capital and operational expenditures for HSE to support the execution of the HSE plan and ensure compliance with all internal and external standards.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's Degree/Post Graduate degree in Engineering/safety
• Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety (Eg: RLI)
• NEBOSH
• Exposure in management systems such as ISO 14001; ISO 45001
• 12-15 years of HSE domain experience with proven experience in a manufacturing environment with at least 3-4 years heading the HSE function at a large/medium manufacturing organization.
• A people manager with Solid business acumen – understanding the business context.
• Strong organizational, good communication, interpersonal and influencing skills along with change Management skills.
• Proven track record of delivery in a dynamic working environment with an additional appreciation of different cultures.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and process design skills, ability to communicate effectively to senior stakeholders.

Internal Stakeholders

HSE Lead- India BU, Plant Leadership Team, Cross functional teams, Standard Owners, HSE Leads (Other internal sites), Site employees etc.

External Stakeholders

Vendors and Contractors, Regulatory and Statutory bodies, Third party inspectors and Auditors etc.

Relocation Support

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy.

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award. Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Mondelez International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular Health, Safety & Environment Manufacturing At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum.