Deputy Manager - Health & Safety, Theni

Function: Health & Safety

Location:  Theni

Reporting To: Deputy Manager EHS

At Tata Consumer Products Ltd, we stand #Forbetter – Planet, Sourcing, Nutrition, Communities. And #ForBetter Opportunities …. Here’s an exciting one!

How does this Job align to our Strategy?

At the core of Tata Consumer Products' business approach lie six strategic pillars that serve as the foundation for its growth and success: Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business, Driving Digital and Innovation, Unlocking Synergies, creating a Future-Ready Organization, Exploring New Opportunities and Embedding Sustainability.

The Assistant Manager – Health & Safety role is integral to Tata Consumer's strategy of Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business & Unlocking Synergies by coordinating and ensuring continual improvement to Environment Health & Safety management system.

What are the Key Deliverables in this role?

Financial Outcomes

• Ensure the Safe Operation without any H&S issues affecting Business.
• Ensures compliance to legal & other requirements and updating of plant level legal register, avoiding potential financial penalties.

Customer Service

• Implement and Adhere to EHS & Sustainability Standards

Internal Processes

• Continual development to improve Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) management system to achieve our vision – “Zero Safety Incident” at unit level.
• Ensure EHS risks to the lowest level practicable in collaboration and in alignment with cross functional teams. Set objectives in line with corporate and national guidelines and monitor through the year. Ensure corrective actions implementation for non-conformities.
• Key member of PLT (Plant Leadership Team) to drive EHS initiative and meet 100% EHS compliance.
• Strong focus on process safety management & related compliances including process risk management, regulatory compliance obligations and emergency response programs.
• To prepare and conduct all safety related trainings for the employees across the levels including contract employees.
• Ensure strict adherence to work permits System especially for the Hot work, Height work, Electrical work, Confined space work , LOTO system and plant start-up & shut down.
• To drive safety culture through daily GEMBA walks, safety kaizen, promoting zero harm (UA, UC & NM) reporting, replicating good safety practices and learnings from incidents.
• Monitoring & Inspection of Fire & Safety equipment including Fire water pump, hydrant, hose pipes, fire extinguishers, lift/hoist, Pressure Vessel & other equipment & keep up dated testing reports with regular trial of the same.
• Prepare & Conduct H&S Programs – H&S Time out, Safety campaigns, R&R etc.  at regular intervals.
• Propose & Drive Safety Capital Budget – Initiatives
• Coordinate and Ensure 100% Safety compliance on all Project activities

Innovation and Learning

• Conduct internal audits related to OHSMS (Occupational Health & Safety management system ) and Environment Management System (EMS) and coordinate with the team to ensure closure.
• Participate in the Cross Site Safety Audit.
• Adopt new trends in EHS like digitalization, data analytics, IoT etc .

What are the Critical success factors for the Role?

• Qualification: BE / BTECH (Mechanical / Electrical / Chemical With Industrial Safety Diploma RLI/CLI / Masters in industrial safety from a recognised institution) /  ( B.E / BTECH  Safety Engineering ) or any other equivalent
• Experienced in SHE with 6+ years of relevant experience with manufacturing industries.

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role?

• ISO 14001 & 45001 Lead / Internal Audit Certification
• Analytical & People negotiation skills & Good awareness in Statutory requirements
• Computer proficiency – MS office, SAP
• Language: Written and verbal proficiency in Tamil
• Demonstrates SHE leadership in speech, Decisions and actions by walking the talk