Sr. Manager, Health, Safety & Environment Management

Alcon; Gelang Patah; On-site; MYR 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcon seeks a senior HSE leader to drive site-level safety, compliance, and environmental programs in Malaysia. You will lead strategy, governance, and risk management across operations, engineering, facilities, quality, and HR.

You will champion ESG initiatives, implement digital HSE solutions, and ensure audits and regulatory findings are closed on time while fostering a proactive safety culture and alignment with Alcon values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in safety, industrial hygiene, environmental science, or engineering.
• 10+ years of HSE leadership in a large manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years in HSE and 2–5 years in management.
• Experience with ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ESG/sustainability requirements.
• Experience implementing digital HSE solutions, analytics, and automation.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and change management skills.
• Knowledge of Malaysian HSE regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead site-wide HSE strategy, compliance, risk management, and environmental programs.
• Drive ESG initiatives including sustainability, carbon reduction, and resource efficiency.
• Champion a proactive safety culture and continuous improvement mindset.
• Develops systems and tools for site leaders to ensure compliance with all pertinent HSE regulations.
• Partner with operations, engineering, facilities, quality, and HR to deliver world-class HSE performance.
• Ensure goals/targets are achieved within agreed-upon timelines and audit findings are closed on time.
• Prepare and submit reports to external agencies and Alcon internal data processes.
• Utilize data, analytics, and digital tools to enhance decision-making and incident prevention.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Regulatory knowledge

Auditing

Education

Degree in safety/industrial hygiene/environmental science/occupational health/engineering

Tools

Digital HSE solutions

Analytics

Automation

Job description

• Leadership & Stewardship - Review and report to site management new or existing regulatory requirements and corporate policies/programs and associated impacts. Review and develop HSE policies in line with legislation.
• Develops systems and tools for site leaders to use to ensure compliance with all pertinent HSE regulations, HSE guidelines, HSE standards, permits, statutes, local ordinances and/or other externally driven requirements.
• Develops and drives incident response procedures and guides leaders in effective implementation of the procedures.
• Develops and drives the risk management program for the site.
• Lead site-wide HSE strategy, compliance, risk management, and environmental programs.
• Drive ESG initiatives, including sustainability, carbon reduction, resource efficiency, and environmental stewardship.
• Champion a proactive safety culture and continuous improvement mindset.
• Utilize data, analytics, and digital tools to enhance decision-making and incident prevention.
• Partner with operations, engineering, facilities, quality, and HR teams to deliver world-class HSE performance.
• Ensures goals/targets are achieved within agreed-upon timelines.
• Ensures that audit-generated action items or agency-generated findings at the site are closed within the agreed-upon timelines and in a manner which prevents recurrence.
• Prepares and submits all reports, as required by external agencies and by Alcon internal data collection processes, in a complete and accurate manner within agreed upon timelines.
• Be a role model and encourage the company’s Values ethos at all levels in the organization.

Key Performance Indicators

• Assigned documents, programs and systems meet externally driven compliance requirement as assessed by the appropriate external agencies during inspection, report reviews, analytical data reviews, or as assessed by 3rd party or internal compliance audits.
• Assigned portions of the Alcon HSE Programs are fully implemented, as assessed by internal and external audits.
• All site HSE indicators or programme goals/targets are achieved within agreed-upon timelines.
• Site Leadership Team, site Customers, Corporate HSE satisfaction with HSE programs and service effectiveness and timeliness.
• All audit-generated action items or agency-generated findings at the site are closed within the agreed-upon timelines and in a manner which prevents recurrence.
• Assigned reports, as required by external agencies and by Alcon internal data collection processes, are completed accurately within agreed upon timelines.
• College/university degree in safety management, industrial hygiene, environmental science, occupational health and/or medicine, engineering, or related field.
• At least five years of professional experience related to HSE and two to five years managerial experience.
• 10+ years of HSE leadership experience in a medium-to-large multinational manufacturing environment.
• Preferably from medical device, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other highly regulated industries.
• Proven experience managing HSE programs for large employee populations and contractor workforces.
• Demonstrated success in implementing digital HSE solutions, analytics, automation, and technology-enabled risk management.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and change management capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of Malaysian HSE regulations, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and ESG/sustainability requirements.

Knowledge of HSE Regulations/Guidelines

Able to identify regulatory ambiguity, evaluate recommendations, and implement a course of action after careful consideration of all factors. Able to effectively host an inspection by a regulatory agency and represent Alcon in a professional manner to secure the most positive outcome possible.

Possesses expert knowledge in at least one discipline, with advanced knowledge in other disciplines within HSE. Able to effectively evaluate multiple techniques and methods to avoid or reduce risk, and able to select the most appropriate action based on factors such as cost/benefit, regulatory framework, and local operating environment.

Compliance Assessment & Auditing

Able to effectively determine underlying management system deficiencies through interviews, direct observation, and/or recordkeeping reviews.

Able to effectively respond to audit reports by developing, implementing, and documenting action plans, which result in sustainable process and system improvements.

Able to facilitate Regulatory or Corporate audits.

Able to effectively manage the site’s incident response program in compliance with Alcon guidelines.

Able to perform as a subject matter expert during an incident.

Able to effectively perform response critiques and root cause analyses to continuously improve programs and reduce risk.

Able to effectively allocate resources and clearly define roles and responsibilities for subordinate associates in relation to their participation in the program.