Sr. Manager To GM - Safety & Environment @ Hyderabad - Vizag

Job description

**Role & responsibilities:** - Lead **plant Safety & Environment operations** and ensure compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. - Develop, implement, and monitor **EHS policies, procedures, SOPs, and safe work practices** across the plant. - Ensure compliance with **Factories Act, Environment regulations, Fire & Safety requirements, hazardous chemical handling, and other applicable statutory requirements**. - Conduct **safety audits, inspections, risk assessments, HAZOP, JSA/JHA, and compliance assessments**. - Lead **incident/accident investigations, root cause analysis, CAPA, and preventive actions**. - Monitor and manage **environmental compliance**, including air emissions, effluent treatment, hazardous waste, waste management, and pollution control requirements. - Ensure effective **emergency preparedness, fire protection systems, disaster management, and mock-drill programs**. - Drive safety initiatives for **process safety, chemical handling, confined space, hot work, work at height, LOTO, and contractor safety**. - Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, QA, Projects, and other functions to ensure safe plant operations. - Manage **statutory approvals, licenses, consents, returns, and regulatory submissions** related to Safety and Environment. - Support and lead **customer, corporate, statutory, and regulatory audits/inspections** and ensure timely closure of observations. - Monitor EHS KPIs, prepare **MIS and management reports**, and present performance updates to senior management. - Conduct safety induction, awareness programs, training, toolbox talks, and competency development for employees and contractors. - Drive **EHS improvement projects, sustainability initiatives, energy/resource conservation, and compliance excellence**. - Lead and develop the **Safety & Environment team** and ensure effective deployment of resources.