Safety, Health, Environment & Sustainability Leader

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

General Description of the Role

• Manage and implement safety, health, environment, and sustainability systems that maximize the benefits and competitive advantages while minimizing the risks and ensuring the safety/health of the workers and the protection of the environment.
• Ensure the compliance with local regulations, Campari global and regional guidelines, appropriate ISO or relevant international standards and sustainability commitments.
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Mission/Objectives

• Identify opportunities for us to operate in a manner that reduces risks.
• Adapt and implement the regional/global mandatory initiatives/guidelines/strategy into the local context.
• Manage the environment and sustainability impacts of our operations with the goal of ensuring compliance with regulations and minimizing impact to the environment and natural resources.
• Work with company leadership to ensure that our operations are developed accordingly with the government regulations.
• Consistently evaluate the opportunities and risks presented by plant operations/modifications/expansions, potential legislation and other factors and provide strategic advice to company leadership.
• Drive a safety and sustainability culture that is based upon capability building, employee empowerment and engagement, risk assessment and mitigation and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

• Identify and work to implement solutions to reduce GHG emissions (scope 1 and 2) and landfilled waste streams.
• Develop, implement and manage site-wide safety programs, ensuring effective health and safety practices, hazard management, and risk control.
• Lead and develop the safety and environment brigade.
• Manage CapEx, OpEx, and Strat-plan related to EHS&S (new equipment, process redesign, legal requirements, etc.).
• Conduct job hazard evaluations and analysis and put in place appropriate risk control policies and procedures.
• Lead and facilitate regular safety inspections to identify at-risk behaviors, conditions and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and implement employee-based EHS&S initiatives to build employee engagement and empowerment.
• Facilitate the EHS committee activities to ensure employee commitment and engagement.
• Support organizational and operational changes through the evaluation of safety and health risks and the provision of risk controlling solutions.
• Lead incident (injury, environmental and asset damage) investigations, identify causal factors, and drive implementation of the corrective actions.
• Implement all the initiatives required for moving forward into the EHS&S Strategy.
• Participate actively in all the regional/global meetings required by their direct & functional leaders.
• Manage all environmental sustainability projects across the site.
• Manage the tracking and reporting of all company, local, provincial, and federal based energy, water waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) compliance activities.
• Evaluate safety & environmental best practices and make recommendations that drive competitive advantage and/or improve performance through the capital budgeting process to implement.
• Collaborate with Engineering and other Campari functions on the development and implementation of structures, equipment and production equipment to ensure compliance to safety & environmental strategies.
• Coordinate the “Security” activities: External security team + security tools management (cameras, etc.).
• Manage all environmental and safety tools/standards inside the facilities (machinery safeguarding, work at height, PIV, spills, etc.).
• Develop and manage the training plan related to EHS&S.
• Conduct periodical assessments related to EHS&S.
• Identify and work to implement solutions to reduce GHG emissions (scope 1 and 2) and landfilled waste streams.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by direct or functional leaders.

Training & Development:

• Develop, implement and facilitate programs to properly train and embed EHS&S capabilities across the site.
• Maintain tracking documentation of all EHS&S training activities on site.
• Provide ad hoc coaching and direction to drive a positive and values based EHS&S culture.
• Ensure site leaders are equipped with the ability to coach and develop EHS&S practices within their teams.

Cost Control and Project Management:

• Identify opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining EHS&S standards.
• Manage all related EHS&S projects, coordinating effectively across functional areas and ensuring on-time, on-target, at or below budget delivery of scheduled outcomes.

Key Relationships

Internal: Regional HS, Regional SE, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Logistics, HR, Finance.

External: Suppliers, Government and regulatory entities, EHS&S Professional Societies, Industry Trade Groups, Co-Packers, Consultants, Contractors, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Workplace Health and Safety or related field.
• Specialty in Environment and Sustainability.

Experience

• Minimum 7 years of experience leading EHS&S , ideally in a food or beverage manufacturing environment.
• Experience in beverage alcohol would be a plus.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong knowledge in Health and Safety, environment and sustainability standards, regulations and legislation.
• Familiarity with consensus standards and international standards (ie ISO 45001).
• Ability to develop process and procedures and implement across a number of functions to full adoption.
• Strong project management skills and a proven history of delivering on objectives.
• Strong facilitation skills and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaborative with others.
• Strong communication skills.
• Action, details and results orientation.
• Observation and analysis skills.
• Organized, Structured and systematic.
• Process orientated.
• Improvement approach.
• Proactive.

Supply Chain Competencies

• Quality and Continuous Improvement
• Engineering (projects)
• Health and Safety
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Compliance and Regulatory
• Finance for Manufacturing

Other competencies

• Advanced Knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• SAP
• English (intermediate or upper-intermediate)

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

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