Safety, Health, and Environmental Technical Lead

Main purpose of the role:

• Strategic direction:
  Assist the Group SHE Director in defining the Safety & Health deployment roadmap to align with Thai Union strategic goals
• Best-in-class occupational safety & health:
  Define Safety & Health standards and drive design / execution of Safety & Health programs; ensure compliance on zero accident across Thai Union workplaces through training, communication and audits

Key accountabilities:

• Strategic direction
• Support Group SHE Director in the design and delivery of the Safety & Health improvement roadmap
• Track group-wide plant / office performance against critical Safety & Health KPIs, generate key insights on persistent gaps and identify mitigating actions to deliver improvements
• Incorporate external best practices and ensure that Thai Union Operations maintain best-in-class Safety & Health compliance; identify areas for improvement and implement effective interventions in partnership with BU SHE Compliance Leads and Plant SHE Managers (as needed)

Best-in-class occupational safety & health

Standards and programs

• Develop Safety & Health related policies, standards and processes for the Group in line with overall SHE priorities and strategy; ensure learnings from past implementations are incorporated into future programs and policies
• Design groupwide Occupational Health and Safety programs and initiatives and provide technical advisory support to SHE BU Compliance Leads and Plant SHE teams during implementation
• Support assessment of the Plants' certification requirements (e.g., ISO) and provide technical advisory to plant teams in attaining certifications where required
• Monitor regulatory changes, keep watch on external best practices and update Group Safety & Health policies and recommended practices as required

Compliance and audit

• Coordinate with and support BU / plant / Group function management teams in ensuring consistent Safety & Health policy implementation and adherence to the Group SHE roadmap
• Identify root causes of non-compliance and collaborate with relevant Plant SHE teams to ensure resolution
• Support Safety & Health audits and documentation (e.g., DJSI) in a timely manner, and support responses for external audits queries
• Design, schedule and conduct Safety & Health internal audits / inspections across plants

Incident management and Safety & Health initiative implementation

• Follow up on serious incidents and ensure appropriate investigation, communication and corrective action to prevent reoccurrence
• Collaborate with SHE BU Compliance Leads / Plant SHE teams in implementing workplace ergonomics assessments and necessary measures to resolve / prevent workplace injuries (e.g., repetitive strain injury)
• Advise Plant SHE teams on actionable measures to prevent and reduce adverse impacts from poor industrial hygiene / workplace standards

Capability frameworks, training and communication

• Work with Group SHE Capability CoE to define Groupwide Safety & Health skills and competency requirements, and in collaboration with HR and SHE BU Compliance Leads
• Coordinate with Group SHE Capability CoE to design and implement Safety & Health training programs, including Train-the-trainer sessions and cascade of cascade key environment communications to all plants

Other operations

• Support Safety and Health due-diligence assessments for new business acquisitions
• Select and implement Safety & Health digital systems and tools globally for the Group and plants
• Monitor status of SHE projects with high exposure / investment value e.g., fire protection elements; resolve roadblocks when raised
• Monitor and give inputs to any Thai Union projects / operational changes that have impact on occupation health & safety

KPI's:

Strategic direction

• On-time update of Safety and Health standards and policies post regulatory changes / SHE roadmap priorities

Best-in-class manufacturing safety and health

• TRIR (Total Recordable Incident Rate) and severity of accidents (including occupation health & safety, property damage, and other business interruptions)
• External audit findings in relation to site Safety & Health compliance
• Outcome measurement of safety audits and risk assessments vs. historical (including number of non-compliances, severity of non-compliances, etc.)
• Audit and risk assessment closeout rate (i.e., rate of addressing non-compliance findings)

Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in Safety & Health standards to ensure employees' safety, ensure compliance across Thai Union Group sites
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills to conduct root cause analysis and manage safety & health related issues
• Demonstrate ability to make hard decisions, making the right trade-offs
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for promoting safety and health initiatives and ensuring cross-functional alignment