Safety, Health & Environmental Manager

Nestle; Marysville (OH); On-site; USD 107,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Development Center in the United States seeks a SHE Manager to lead Safety, Health and Environment strategies, ensuring compliance with government regulations and Nestlé policy. This role builds safety culture, trains leaders, and coordinates networks of SHE professionals across the facility.

The position emphasizes developing and executing strategies, driving performance improvements, and engaging with internal and external stakeholders to sustain a strong SHE program.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in a safety, environmental or similar discipline required; NEBOSH S&H IGC preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in SH&E leadership in manufacturing/production
• Experience with SH&E risks & impacts; knowledge of OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001
• Good understanding of Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chain
• Experience with analyzing complex problems to identify multiple root causes
• Experience influencing behavioral change in teams
• Experience working in and leading cross-functional teams
• Experience translating policies & standards into practical action plans
• Experience coaching individuals and teams in different environments
• Experience working in an operational environment
• Excellent transversal leadership and engagement of groups and individuals
• Effective communication across organizational levels
• Proactive approach to anticipated issues and process improvement

Responsibilities

• Create a compelling understanding of the Nestlé SHE values and inspire compliance and continuous improvement.
• Identify SHE priorities and develop a holistic strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Guide implementation of SHE standards and ensure local management system certification.
• Provide training and coaching to managers and leaders on SHE responsibilities.
• Develop and coordinate SHE networks and ensure leadership development and succession planning.
• Provide trusted guidance to managers on SHE matters; share best practices.
• Coordinate resources for exposure monitoring, health promotion, health surveillance, and training.
• Ensure regular compliance audits and drive continuous improvement.
• Engage external stakeholders on SHE topics and share Nestlé practices.
• Participate in external forums to benchmark with other companies.

Skills

SH&E leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Coaching

Change management

Process improvement

Operational experience

Stakeholder engagement

Education

B.S. degree in safety/environmental or similar discipline

NEBOSH S&H IGC (or equivalent) preferred

Job description

Position Summary:

The SHE Manager empowers excellence in safety, health and environmental sustainability across the Nestle Development Center (NDC) by developing, coordinating and executing Safety, Health, & Environment (SHE) strategies and driving implementation. The SHE Manager provides leadership across all parts of the facility to enable staff to fulfill SHE goals and build safety culture behaviors and ensures daily employee compliance with government laws/regulations as well as Nestlé policy.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create a compelling understanding of the Nestlé SHE values and inspire stakeholders to excel in compliance & continuously improve. Promote a behavioral approach to SHE, based on Nestlé Leadership Framework.

• Identify SHE priorities, current & future challenges, and opportunities for change at NDC level. Develop a holistic strategy and implementation plan aligned with the overall organizational priorities and goals. Guide implementation and communication of the strategy.

• Guide implementation of SHE standards; develop and continuously improve SHE programs to deliver compliance and performance improvement. Ensure local S&H management system is certified to OHSAS 18001:2007 and to ISO14001:2004.

• Provide training and coaching to managers and team leaders to ensure they lead and manage SHE within their area of responsibility. Provide personal coaching and support to NDC Leadership Team.

• Develop and coordinate SHE networks of professionals, champions, and subject matter experts for the facility. Develop functional and leadership competencies and ensure robust succession plans for key SHE positions.

• Ensure managers receive trusted guidance and support on relevant SHE matters. Identify expertise and good practices from inside and outside Nestlé and communicate internally.

• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure delivery of high quality and efficient SHE support for exposure monitoring, health promotion, health surveillance, life cycle assessment, and training. Leverage available tools to monitor and analyze performance and improve decision making.

• Ensure compliance is regularly audited and performance assessed and use the results to drive further improvement. Promote effective communication of successes and learnings and ensure recognition for strong performers and contributors.

• Engage with external stakeholders on SHE topics to build long term, positive relationships.

• Participate in external forums to benchmark with other companies and share Nestlé practices.

Job Qualifications (Minimum Education, Experience, and Knowledge)

• B.S. degree in a safety, environmental or similar discipline required, and NEBOSH S&H IGC (or equivalent) preferred

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in SH&E leadership related roles within a manufacturing or production environment.

• Experience with full range of SHE risks & impacts and their management, plus personal health risk factors & health promotion. Understand the requirements of OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001.

• Good understanding of Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing Systems as well as Supply Chain.

• Experience with analyzing complex problems to identify multiple root causes.

• Experience with influencing behavioral change in a team/department.

• Experience working in and leading cross-functional teams.

• Experience with translating policies & standards into practical action plans.

• Experience with coaching individuals and teams in different environments.

• Experience working in an operational environment.

• Excellent skills in transversal leadership and engagement of groups and individuals.

• Effective communication skills with different organizational levels.

• Ability to take proactive approach to anticipated issues and process improvement.

Salary: $107,197.20 to $151,102 per year

Bonus Eligibility: 10%

The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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