Job Description :

Job Title-

Assistant Manager - Environment, Health and Safety

About the Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world.

With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.

It's fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers hands, you'll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

About the role:

Responsible for leading and ensuring effective implementation of Setting, Health Safety (EHS), statutory compliance, process safety, environmental sustainability, government liaisoning, contractor safety, and risk management programs across the manufacturing site in compliance with company standards and applicable Indian and Karnataka regulations.

To lead and drive Environment, Health Safety (EHS) excellence across the manufacturing site by ensuring statutory compliance, effective risk management, environmental sustainability, process safety, government liaisoning, and implementation of robust safety systems to protect people, assets, operations, and the environment.

Qualifications Experience

- Regular bachelor s degree in /Mechanical/Civil /Environmental with Post Diploma/Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety from a reputed institute
- 7 to 10 years of work experience preferred.

Recommendations Expected

- Ensure safe working practices and stop any unsafe activity at site.
- Ensure compliance with legal, environmental, and company EHS requirements.
- Coordinate emergency response, safety inspections, audits, and incident investigations.
- Manage contractor safety, work permits, and implementation of safety procedures.
- Coordinate with government authorities for inspections, approvals, and statutory compliance.
- Monitor waste management, ETP/STP operations, and environmental compliance activities.
- Suggest improvements to enhance workplace safety and reduce risks.
- Recommend actions to address compliance gaps and improve EHS performance.
- Recommend corrective and preventive actions to avoid repeat incidents.
- Suggest better safety controls, training programs, and awareness initiatives.
- Recommend actions for timely closure of observations and maintaining good regulatory compliance.
- Recommend sustainability,



waste reduction, and environmental improvement initiatives.
- Support effective utilization of the EHS budget related to safety initiatives, statutory compliance, training programs, PPEs, emergency equipment, waste management, environmental monitoring, audits, and maintenance of safety systems. Monitor EHS-related operational expenses and support cost optimization initiatives without compromising safety and compliance standards.
- Manage EHS operations in a manufacturing environment involving multiple operational areas, contractors, regulatory requirements, hazardous activities, environmental compliance obligations, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. The role requires handling complex statutory compliance, government liaisoning, process safety risks, emergency preparedness, contractor management, and sustainability requirements while ensuring alignment with company standards and Karnataka regulatory expectations.
- Lead and drive the overall Environment, Health Safety (EHS) strategy, governance, and compliance framework for the manufacturing site in alignment with company standards and applicable Karnataka statutory requirements.
- Ensure full compliance with all applicable regulations including the Factories Act, Karnataka Factories Rules, Environment Protection Act, Water Air Acts, Hazardous Waste Rules, PESO regulations, Fire Safety norms, Electrical Safety regulations, Occupational Health standards, and Karnataka Labour Department requirements.
- Act as the primary liaison with regulatory authorities including DISH, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Fire Department, PESO, Labour Department, and local statutory authorities.
- Ensure timely renewal and maintenance of all statutory licenses, approvals, consents, permits, Fire NOCs, hazardous waste authorizations, and environmental clearances.
- Lead preparation and submission of statutory returns, environmental statements, compliance reports, and regulatory documentation within defined timelines.
- Coordinate and manage all government inspections, statutory audits, regulatory visits,



and ensure timely closure of observations and compliance gaps.
- Develop and implement site EHS objectives, annual improvement plans, compliance programs, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Drive a proactive safety culture through leadership engagement, behaviour-based safety programs, employee participation initiatives, and shopfloor safety interventions.
- Lead hazard identification, risk assessments, process safety reviews, HAZOP studies, and implementation of risk mitigation measures across operations.
- Ensure effective implementation and monitoring of critical safety programs including Permit to Work (PTW), LOTO, confined space entry, work at height, hot work, contractor safety management, machine safety, and chemical safety management systems.
- Lead investigation of incidents, near misses, dangerous occurrences, and Serious Injury/Fatality (SIF) events, ensuring root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor and report GRMS standards, EHS KPIs, compliance metrics, and management reporting requirements through Enablon and other internal systems.
- Lead environmental management programs related to air emissions, water consumption, effluent treatment, hazardous waste handling, pollution prevention, and environmental sustainability initiatives.
- Oversee ETP and STP operations to ensure compliance with KSPCB norms and environmental regulations.
- Manage hazardous waste handling, storage, transportation, disposal activities, vendor compliance, and manifest documentation in accordance with statutory requirements.
- Drive sustainability initiatives including energy conservation, water conservation, waste reduction, ESG reporting, and Business Responsibility Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) requirements.
- Ensure effective emergency preparedness and response systems including fire prevention, mock drills, evacuation procedures, crisis management, and coordination with external emergency agencies.
- Ensure periodic inspection, testing, certification, and maintenance of firefighting systems, pressure vessels, lifting tools and tackles, electrical systems, and critical safety equipment.

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