Sr. Manager, Health, Safety & Environment Management

Alcon; Johor; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcon in Malaysia seeks a Senior HSE Manager to lead health, safety and environmental programs across a large site. You will drive a proactive safety culture, advance ESG initiatives, and leverage digital tools to improve HSE performance among a substantial workforce.

You will oversee policy development, incident management, and risk controls, while coordinating with operations, engineering, facilities, quality and HR to sustain best-in-class HSE results.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English essential.
• Degree in safety management, environmental health, engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional HSE experience and 2–5 years of managerial experience.
• 10+ years of HSE leadership in medium-to-large manufacturing environments.
• Experience in regulated industries (medical device/pharma preferred).
• Proven ability to implement digital HSE solutions and risk management.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and change management capabilities.
• Solid knowledge of Malaysian HSE regulations, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.

Responsibilities

• Lead site-wide HSE strategy, compliance, risk management and environmental programs.
• Develop and implement HSE policies and site standards.
• Create systems/tools for site leaders to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop and drive incident response procedures and risk controls.
• Champion ESG initiatives including sustainability and carbon reduction.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, facilities, quality and HR to drive performance.
• Ensure audits and agency findings are closed promptly to prevent recurrence.

Skills

Fluency in English

Leadership

HSE management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Degree in safety/Environmental health or related field

Job description

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us?

In the Sr. Manager, Health, Safety & Environment Management role, you will oversee multiple projects related to health, safety, and environmental management, ensuring goals are met through self-directed work and effective oversight. You will create and implement comprehensive health, safety and environmental programs to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and environmental accidents. Alcon is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Senior HSE Manager to lead Health, Safety & Environment programs for one of our largest manufacturing sites. This role is responsible for driving a strong safety culture, ensuring regulatory compliance, advancing ESG and sustainability initiatives, and leveraging digital technologies to improve HSE performance across a large workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Minimum Requirement

• Fluency in English essential.
• 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.

Technical Competencies

• 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.
• Risk Management 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.
• Incident Management 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.

At Alcon, we are committed to helping people see better. We believe patients should have access to quality eye care regardless of their economic circumstances; however, barriers to good eye health exist for patients in both developed and emerging markets. Alcon develops and manufactures innovative devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. Its surgical group is one of the largest makers of equipment used for cataract removal and laser vision correction. Its consumer products include the well-known Opti-Free line of contact lens solutions and related products. Alcon, which was founded in 1945, sells its products in 180 countries worldwide.