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Ice Cream Safety, Health, & Environmental Director- North America

ENGINEERINGUK, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, us, 07632


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UnileverLocation:

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United StatesSalary:

CompetitiveClosing date:

26 Oct 2024Sector:

Environment, Health and SafetyRole:

DirectorContract Type:

PermanentHours:

Full TimeBackground & Purpose of the JobThe Ice Cream North America SHE Director has overall responsibility for managing Personal and Process Safety, Construction Safety, Health, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental improvement activities to achieve excellence at all sites in the geography. These more than 10 sites include all factories, office buildings, virtual offices, R&D centers, distribution centers, field sales and merchandizers in the USA and Canada. This person is responsible for all Unilever employees, contractors and third-party suppliers across the end-to-end supply chain including all decentralized businesses. The IC North America Director works across the matrixed organization to deliver SHE technology, tools, and work processes to help clients across the businesses, functions and geographies excel in SHE performance. Lastly, this role has responsibility for overseeing legal SHE compliance of all sites in the geography.Who You Are & What You'll Do

You will participate in the SHE Global Leadership Team to drive SHE culture and SHE performance in unity across the globe.Set a North America IC SHE Implementation Plan to deliver against the Business Units, the country and the SHE Global Strategies

Set goals and plans to meet geographic, business and SHE commitmentsManage the SHE teams responsible to deliver resultsMaintain a strong network to manage risk of upcoming changes and build plans into existing priorities particularly in new capital projects, new business acquisitions and divestitures

Local Governance to drive strong SHE culture

Lead the culture change process for SHE in the geography.Design and operate a North American governance process in alignment with global requirements to track performance against all SHE targets. Work across the matrix organization to ensure progress meets company expectations.Lead the local auditing program ensuring simplification to the clientEnsure global governance tools like PAR, SPR, UMA, SHEnet, MOC, Power BI and others represent needs locally and globally. Maintain local governance tools as necessary.Oversee the legal SHE compliance of all sites to ensure they meet all local/national regulatory requirements and Unilever standards. Work with Legal and Regulatory Affairs to implement new legal requirements.Manage change to balance risk by implementing appropriate controls

Maintain local documented standards, policies, and practices to ensure SHE compliance with regulatory and Unilever expectations.

Support global reporting with data and verbiage for internal and external company reports for SHE technologies ensuring accuracy and brand protection. Develop local reporting with trend analysis from incidents, near misses and safe behavior observationsTranslate global standards into local language and maintain SharePoint for policies and practices.

Capability Building programs

Ensure North American SHE employees participate in the global community of practice of SHE professionals to ensure sharing of best practice and effective communicationOversee professional SHE skills within SHE and across client base by determining training needs and assisting in delivery of training programsMaintain local expertise in specific SHE technologies like machine safety, mechanized material handling equipment safety (MMHE), safe driving, office safety, safe travel, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, emergency planning and response, security, process safety, water, air and waste compliance requirements and others.

Participate in Emergency Planning and Response

Advise line management in all accident/incident investigationsAssist the Incident Management Teams in leading and developing the internal incident management committees; support site leaders in the country/business in serious incident investigation and analysisLead critical root cause investigations for complex incidents

Integrate Newly Acquired Businesses and Decentralized BusinessesOperate within the boundaries of SHE business expectations in cost, capital, and headcount.What You'll Need To SucceedRequired skills:Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering.At least 5 years of experience in Business Operations including leadership responsibilities and accountability for results.Technology experience in engineering, modelling, data analysis, manufacturing chemistries, environmental operations, environmental impact on the planet, and how those technologies impact risk.Experience in PSM, specifically AmmoniaProven track record of analytical thinking and project management.Excellent knowledge of SHE standards. Working knowledge using SHE IT tools and how those tools integrate into other functional work processes.Ability to influence strategic deliverables in a widely matrixed organization. International business/cultural sensitivity.Ability to manage multiple requests and priorities simultaneously.Good observation and auditing skills.Ability to travel between 30% and 40%, which will vary depending on location. Travel primarily within the country.Preferred skills:

5-10 years in extended Business Operations.Manufacturing site leadership experience.Working experience with work processes in all functions in Unilever to best integrate all SHE standards and tools.Pay:

The pay range for this position is $210,600 to $421,200. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.Bonus:

This position is bonus eligible.Long-Term Incentive (LTI):

This position is LTI eligible.Benefits:

Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits.What We Can Offer YouCulture for Growth

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Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits

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Every Voice Matters

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Global ReachUnilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law.For more information about your Federal rights, please see Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination Provision.Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com.Company

Be part of the most successful purpose-led business in the world. Have the opportunity to see the true impact that you’re having in the work you do - every small thing counts. The personal contribution you make means you feel good about what you do and proud that you have a career with a higher purpose. Be empowered to make a positive impact, by bringing your purpose into action.Be a force for good. Unleash your curiosity and pioneering spirit to make our business win and grow. Use your confidence to challenge the status quo for the better, while you learn, grow and make a positive impact.Diversity & Inclusion is one of the things that we want Unilever to be famous for.This means making sure our business is fair, attracting and retaining the very best talent and helping them unlock their full potential.Dove, Lipton, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Lynx, Knorr, Surf. Our world-famous brands are totally different – and as people, so are we. Be surrounded by individually different but like-minded people who share your values, commitment and desire to start or pursue a career across different cultures and levels of seniority where you do good things every day. Bring your real self to work, here we combine our differences to achieve greater things.Develop into your best self. Get inspired by leaders and peers and create life-shaping experiences for yourself. Unilever offers an inspirational working environment where you will be mentored and nurtured by bright minds and purpose-led leaders. Use your skills and knowledge, and the tools we provide you to experience all that Unilever can offer across brands and around the world. You have the ability to craft a flexible – and global – career.Our policies & flexible working

At Unilever, we have a range of market-leading, family-friendly and flexible working policies, which enable our employees to balance their day-to-day responsibilities.These policies and practices include:Agile working, which gives employees the possibility to work remotely and flex their own hours, whilst ensuring business needs are met.Flexible working arrangements including, but not limited to, part-time and job share opportunities.Enhanced leave policies - all employees taking maternity or shared parental leave have up to 16 weeks’ paid leave and some eligible employees can have up to 39 weeks’ paid leave.Practical support including, nursery benefits and back-up care for parents and carers.A constant focus on wellbeing for employees, including regular health checks, mental health support and our Employee Assistance Programme.We have a strong culture of mentoring, training and learning across the organisation, with a range of resources and initiatives available:Mentoring and coachingLeadership and general business skills training, including unconscious biasLearning for all, via access to internal and external resourcesWorkshops which support personal and team development.Our ambition: unlocking talent through disability inclusion

The World Health Organization estimates that there are one billion people in the world currently living with a disability. That’s about 15% of the global population, or 1 in 7 of us. And the statistics suggest that people living with disabilities are among the most marginalised populations in the world in terms of employment and educational opportunity.Removing the barriers facing people living with disability is a priority for our business. It isn’t just the right thing to do – we believe that creating equality of opportunity will unlock a huge pool of talent.

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