HSE Manager - Cape Town at The Heineken Company

Strategic & Financial Results

• Develop, implement and continuous review of Heineken Beverage's health, safety and risk strategy in line with the corporate and supply chain strategy
• Identify Risks/opportunities/strategies to leverage Health, Safety and Risk performance
• Determine benchmarking requirements to establish common indicators/measurements
• Assure compliance to all company and statutory regulations governing
• Health, Safety and Risk Health, Safety and Risk reporting to all governance committees within Heineken Beverages
• To plan and control the central Health, Safety and Risk budget to deliver the most cost effective results leading to continued competitive advantage

Operational Results

• Achieve Health, Safety & Risk statutory compliance, the Health, Safety & Risk goals and management system requirements
• Assure the maintenance and development of ISO1800 (45000) Health and Safety management systems for the agreed area/site and retain accreditation
• Lead and facilitate the development of policies, standards, philosophies and assure/facilitate implementation
• Assure the maintenance and development of management systems for each area and retain accreditation
• To manage company policies and statutory regulations for Health, Safety and Risk, including looking at accident prevention & implementation of systems to reduce accident rates
• To ensure the development and implementation of training Health, Safety and Risk ensuring mandatory training is delivered

Customer & Stakeholder Relationship results

• To build effective partnerships with suppliers, regulatory bodies and government agencies which lead to continuous improvement in their services
• Build effective relationships with all stakeholders within Supply Chain and wider Heineken, to ensure Health Saferty & Risk compliance

Innovation & Improvement Results

• Continuously improve and innovate Health, Safety & Risk technology approaches & practices
• Promote and drive collaboration between other Heineken Supply Chain Regions and functions to drive performance improvement through benchmarking both internally and externally.
• Effect organization change & drive effective innovation; results and teamwork
• To develop a culture of continuous improvement to drive improvements within Health, Safety and Risk
• Establish forums/networks for effective functional communication/knowledge transfer
• Lead functional knowledge management and sharing processes: Develop centres of excellence and subject matter experts

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:

• Relevant Degree (Honours Degree will be advantageous)
• 8-10 years’ minimum relevant working experience
• Experience in working in African countries
• Proven experience in Health and Safety Management Systems
• Strong leadership capabilities with a focus on influencing key stakeholders
• Subject matter expert in Health, Safety and Risk legislation
• Incident investigation
• Partnerships with regulatory bodies and government agencies
• Health, Safety and Risk reporting to all governance committees Implementation of preventative measures
• Track record of continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience in benchmarking current processes againts best practices
• Proven experience in improvement of Health and Safety objectives with regards to DIFR, IOD, incidents, Hazards and near misses
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills (verbal & written)