Unilever

Supply Chain

SHELead

South Africa FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“SHE Lead at Unilever. Skills: Safety, Health, Environment. Manage Safety, Health and Environment improvement activities. Develop local SHE Strategy and improvement plans”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve excellence at the site level; Achieve sustainable SHE excellence by reducing injuries, illnesses and environmental impact; Achieve excellence and compliance in SHE performance; Systematic reduction of Safety KPI’s; Managing leading indicators; Ensuring compliance to all standards and procedures; Minimize environmental impacts (COD, waste, SOx, CO2, water, and energy); Ensuring that Safety is driven as a line responsibility; Accountability for all safety compliance and performance; Building a talent pipeline for succession; Significantly shift the safety culture; Accurate reporting in SHE systems (OS/EPR/PAR/etc.); Compliance with the process; Support all serious incident investigations; Implement relevant policies; Developing appropriate controls; Mitigate risk that may lead to occupational injury, occupational illness, or negative environmental impact; Establishing the pillar frameworks as the standard ways of working for SHE; Building capabilities and compliance with the process; Establish trends and insights of performance and compliance; Improve metrics and program effectiveness; Ensure compliance and Implement findings audits; Adhering to agreed deadlines; Ensure SHE training program delivery; Drive collaboration, sharing best practices, improving capabilities, and effective cascade of GBU/Global cascade; Improve safe behavior and good working practices across sites

Industry & Context.

Supply Chain
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving

Eligibility Requirements

100% of time attendance on site

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree or Diploma in related field (Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Operations management, Safety Management, Environmental management, or similar), 6-8 years of work experience which includes operational and Strategic experience at management level in SHE.

Nice to Have

Experience in the extended Supply Chain operations is advantageous

What You'll Do.

Health and Environment improvement activities

Develop local SHE Strategy and improvement plans

Achieve sustainable SHE excellence

illnesses and environmental impact

Build capability within SHE teams

deploy and implement SHE strategy

Drive SHE performance

Minimize environmental impacts

Drive safety and environmental leadership

Develop and deploy plans to shift safety culture

Ensure timely delivery of SHE data

Ensure timely reporting of recordable incidents

Advise on accident and incident investigations

Ensure compliance with local/national regulations

Advise site leadership on national SHE legislation

Drive safety and environmental risk assessments

Lead the Safety & Environmental Pillars

Support the deployment of the Unilever BBS Program

Assist in developing and leading internal safety committees

Conduct analysis of incidents

and compliance audits

Apply continuous improvement tools

Develop and implement audit and inspection programs

Enhance SHE capabilities

Identify training needs

Create a single-functional budget

Establish governance and compliance models

Coordinate SHE professionals’ community of practice

Establish a SHE culture program

Apply Unilever guidelines for Engineering Safety

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with the Site teams to minimize environmental impacts; Drive safety and environmental leadership through senior management engagement, business partnering, coaching, and empowerment; Engaging and collaborating with others

Process & Methodology

Project management

Full Job Description

Join us as **Site SHE Lead** **Function:** Supply Chain – SHE (Safety, Health & Environment) **Reports to:** Head of SHE Southern, East and West Africa **Scope:** Local **Location:** Khanyisa Factory **Terms & Conditions: **Full Time **ABOUT UNILEVER** Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you. **JOB PURPOSE** Site SHE Lead has overall responsibility for managing Safety, Health and Environment improvement activities to achieve excellence at the site level. The Site SHE Lead works with site Supply Chain teams to develop the local SHE Strategy and improvement plans to achieve sustainable SHE excellence by reducing injuries, illnesses and environmental impact as measured in the core KPIs. Where geographical proximity, size and complexity permit, this role may cover more than one site and lead programs across the region. The SHE Lead is responsible for building capability within his/her SHE teams, inclusive of production and engineering teams, with explicit focus on site SHE leadership and technical skills. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** * Cascade, deploy and implement SHE strategy and programs to achieve excellence and compliance in SHE performance. * Safety performance & Environmental Impact Reduction: Drive SHE performance through the systematic reduction of Safety KPI’s, managing leading indicators, and ensuring compliance to all standards and procedures. Collaborate with the Site teams to minimize environmental impacts (COD, waste, SOx, CO2, water, and energy). * Management Influence: Drive safety and environmental leadership through senior management e

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