Head of Occupational & Behavioural Safety

Role Purpose:

• To provide strategic direction for occupational and behavioral safety ensuring that the HSE management system is current, and the company’s HSE leadership aims are met
• To provide expert safety advice so as to reduce the likelihood that employees will suffer injuries as a consequence of working for Syngenta
• To build the competence of Syngenta safety professionals in the deployment of the HSE Management System.
• To provide leadership for the development of HSE capability
• To review Syngenta safety performance, identify issues and then develop specific improvement proposals.

Accountabilities:

• To provide functional leadership to the occupational and behavioral safety function within Syngenta.
• To manage the HSE functional capability strategy and the HSE capability development programs.
• Develop and establish business occupational safety policies, elements, and solutions to enable the business to manage its responsibilities.
• To establish behavioral safety programs and drive their delivery to enable the business to make a step change in the Syngenta safety performance.
• Promote occupational and behavioral safety within the business to support management with their accountability for the safety of their activities.
• To ensure that the safety professionals within Syngenta can deliver their roles by developing and providing specialist safety training.
• To critically review incidents and provide expertise for incident investigation and root cause analysis and manage an effective incident learning process. Where needed, lead/ advise investigations of incidents with high actual or potential severity.
• To participate in the Syngenta HSE management system audit program to ensure that it meets the needs of occupational safety to assess safety compliance and the effectiveness of HSE management systems.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with relevant international agencies.

• Master’s degree in engineering or chemistry (or similar qualification) or professional equivalent
• Occupational Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH)
• A minimum of 15 years’ experience in manufacturing operations, engineering projects or chemical process development.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a safety or process safety role within a high hazard chemical manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of core safety topics including: management of change, fire and explosion hazards, chemical reaction hazards, risks assessment, permit to work, working at height, confined space entry, machine safety, safety instrumented systems, pressure systems, primary and secondary containment, local extraction ventilation, automation, emergency management, personal protective equipment, incident classification, incident investigation, root cause analysis, auditing and shared learning.
• Broad understanding of general HSE regulatory requirements around the world in different types of facility. Able to quickly assimilate and apply new technical and regulatory knowledge.
• Proven knowledge in auditing to enable identification of strengths and weaknesses in HSE management and compliance systems.
• Proficient in English, essential. Additional foreign language skills, preferred.

What we offer:

We offer a variety of financial and non-financial benefits including: 

• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment  
• Flexible working arrangements and environment with an open culture and diverse workforce  
• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees 
• Learning culture (Together we Grow) and wide range of training options 
• You will profit from a competitive pension fund plan, attractive bonus system, onsite doctor, gym, canteen, and other benefits (Family friendly initiatives, Child and Family allowance…) 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting.  From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.