Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Title : EHS Manager

Function & Business Unit : Supply Chain, EHS

Location : Springs

Reports to : Supply Chain Director

The role

The position provides leadership and technical expertise to achieve EHS legal compliance and corporate goals for EHS performance and ensures compliance with EHS policies and applicable regulations through partnership with all functions & local management in SA.

Develop and deliver effective global and local policies, procedures, auditing, training, communications, and educational materials to promote increased understanding, appreciation and adherence to safe operating practices throughout the workplace to ensure compliance with Kellanova standards and government regulations.

Location of the role

The position is full time based at Kellanova Springs plant. One day a month requires travel to the Head office in Woodmead for EHS responsibilities to ensure compliance.

Brief overview of the team

The EHS team consists of a full time EHS business partner.

Work Environment

Working in a manufacturing facility that will require working more than standard hours and working on different shifts at various times. The incumbent is required to work effectively in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.

Must be able to balance conflicting priorities and still provide the organization with clear direction and focus. The work assignments may include shift work in a noisy and dusty environment.

Kellogg Company's reputation is held in high regard, the incumbent will work in an environment that prides itself on protecting this reputation by ensuring our products are of premium quality to maintain customer satisfaction.

Anything extra that makes the role exciting

Based on the knowledge and expertise of the incumbent, there is opportunity to be part of the EHS global audit team which will require travel to other sites within AMEA to conduct EHS global audits. Opportunity exists to represent the AMEA EHS region in the global Community of practice (COP) leading or being part of various programs.

Role's career path / growth opportunities

Accelerated growth in this role can create opportunity for leading EHS global audits and leading global COP. Next role in career path is MENAT SSA EHS Manager.

A Taste of What You'll Be Doing

Strategic Management

• Develops and leads plant specific environmental, health and safety strategies to achieve key performance goals.
• Sets budgets and ensures adherence thereto.
• Identify and prioritize SA environmental, health and safety plan requirements.

EHS Management

• Leads the EHS team to ensure legal, global and site policy compliance in all aspects of EHS.
• Establish, develop and review policies to maintain and manage comprehensive environmental, health and safety services for the Springs Plant.
• Drives the EHS Centre of Excellence (COE) to ensure phase progression in the KWS journey for the Springs site.

Support all KWS Pillars in all elements.

Prepares sites for all relevant global and external audits (EHS, GRC, DEKRA, DOL), compiles action plans following audit recommendations, and drives the implementation thereof to ensure completion.

Conducts internal site audits between external audits to ensure compliance and in preparation for external audits.

Provides professional leadership to manufacturing, maintenance, quality, R&D, planning and project teams to ensure operational health & safety specifications are in line with latest legislation.

Co-ordinates the investigation of any environmental incidents, accidents, safety hazards or risk and recommend preventative measures to minimize potential risks to both personnel and the Company.

Drives, tracks and provides feedback on the implementation of accepted recommendations.

Assesses EHS training needs for the facility and liaises with the People COE and EHS BP to implement as necessary.

Initiates, implements and manages developments to the Management systems to drive improvements in line with the Springs Plant business objectives.

Implement resources optimization and reduction programmes.

Support the AMEA region to conduct EHS audits as and if required.

Form part of Global recommended COP to drive direction to ensure robust EHS global programmes are developed prior to rollout across the Kellanova sites.

Drive occupational monitoring programmes for the sites.

Develop EHS strategy plan for the year and ensure execution of the plan.

Develop EHS budget for the year and ensure adherence to budget and cost saving as per the finance requirements for the site.

Manage direct contracts under EHS function.

Ensure all accidents / dangerous occurrences are properly investigated by the teams and lessons learnt are shared across the region.

Ensure timely reporting of all related incidents to the DOL as per OHS Act.

Provide statistical summaries to the site EHS Committee and draw attention to significant trends and occurrences.

Accountable for required environmental metric and regulatory reporting.

Works with South Africa business unit leadership to respond to complaints and concerns as necessary from external stakeholders in relation to environmental issues.

Work with site team to develop and implement initiatives to reduce energy and water usage, emissions and waste for the site.

We're Looking for Someone With

EDUCATION & RELEVANT YEARS JOB RELATED EXPERIENCE

A Relevant Tertiary qualification, coupled with a minimum of 5 years relevant management experience in an FMCG environment.

Candidate minimum qualifications:

• Effective communication (both written and verbally) and interpersonal skills.

The ability to :

• Focus on results through quality and safety awareness, managing work, planning and organizing, decision making and customer focus.
• Express potential through adaptability, applied learning, initiating action, innovation, impact and work standards.
• Interact effectively through communication at all levels, building relationships, negotiation and gaining commitment.
• Achieve goals by aligning performance for success, developing others, facilitating change, monitoring information, inspiring others, information monitoring, meeting leadership and participation and follow up.

Should possess strong leadership, training, problem solving, and decision making skills. Ability to prioritize effectively and serve multiple tasks, programs or projects. Ability to operate under matrix structure with cross-functional / regional team members. Proficiency with computers, and computer software including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).

Sufficient / in-depth knowledge of: SAP, MS Excel and PowerPoint, Continuous Improvement practices, Security standards, policies and procedures, Fire safety management programme and local legislations, and Fire Prevention standards in the FMCG Food Industry.

What's Next

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Get to Know Us

At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world's best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people.

Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.