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JOB OVERVIEW: An Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Head will ensure Workplace Safety, Occupational Health & Hygiene, and environmental protection. EHS head will play a crucial role to create and enforce EHS policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Leading the Sustainability drives, ensuring compliances, monitoring regular statutory reports submission, continuous impact assessments to identify and mitigate EHS risks, implement measures to prevent, eliminate, or control occupational health hazards, leading the EHS digitization journey, training and communication to internal & external stakeholders to spread EHS awareness would be some of the critical job aspects. QUALIFICATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science / Chemistry / Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial). Preferred : Master’s degree (e.g., M.Tech in Environmental Engineering or MBA in Industrial Safety Management) EXPERIENCE (No of Years): Min 15 to 20 years SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES •Leadership skills •Ability to connect the dots in various situations, seeing the risk and keep the mitigation plans. •Clear communication. •Analytical mindset. •Quick and effective decision making. •Stakeholder management KEY ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES Environment protection & manage Waste disposal activities. •Smooth operation & trouble shooting of Zero liquid discharge wastewater treatment plant & Scrubbers. •Lead all hazardous & non-hazardous, liquid & solid waste disposal activities. •Liaison with all disposal & recycling vendors to ensure timely disposal. •Documentation to maintain records, manifests, file annual returns etc Occupational Health & Hygiene program •Effectively lead the occupational health centre & monitor the health of employees through regular health checks and surveillance programs. •Industrial hygiene monitoring, sampling, and data analysis to measure the extent of worker exposure to hazardous substances. •Develop, recommend, and implement measures to prevent, eliminate, or control occupational health hazards. •Ensure training and education to employees about workplace risks and preventive measures. Safety •Ensure adherence to the EHS guidelines and site EHS procedures. •Regular operational audits, function audit and department EHS audits •Spread safety awareness through various training programs, workshops, and other programs. •Process Safety Hazard Identification and Risk Mitigation through various methodology like Hazop / HIRA / What-if analysis etc. •Ensure full-proof Emergency Response plan implementation. •Investigate accidents and incidents to determine causes and prevent future occurrences. •Follow safety practices & documentation related to OSHA & ISO guidelines. Sustainability •Monitor & Analyse Water distribution system & lead the water stewardship activities. •Initiate & actively participate Scope 1 & 2 emission reduction activities Ensure to meet the ESG parameter targets set for the site Compliance and Monitoring. •Ensure compliance with legislations and stay updated with new laws and regulations. •Face the regulatory visits, vigilance rounds by statutory authorities. •Lead public hearings and consultations on EHS matters. •Lead as the auditee during external audits and inspections & monitor compliance. •Carry out impact assessments to identify and mitigate EHS risks. Reporting and Analysis. •Report all incidents, accidents & observation to internal & external stakeholders. •Analyse and report EHS performance to regulatory authorities and internal & external stakeholders. •Keep track of sustainability reporting data and periodically submit to the relevant stakeholders. Develop and Implement Strategies. •Lead the implementation of EHS policies and practices. •Create and enforce strategies and action plans to promote sustainable development. •Coordinate pollution control, waste management, recycling, and conservation efforts. •Promote and manage corporate environment responsibility (CER) initiatives. Skills and Qualifications. •Qualified professional for Occupational Health, safety, and environment protection. •Strong understanding of environment protection unit operations, effluent treatment plants •Strong understanding of Factory act requirements, environmental laws, explosives control laws and other regulatory body compliances procedures. •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills •Effective communication and leadership abilities. Show more Show less
