EHS & Compliance Lead

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands - including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum - through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the role

As the EHS and Compliance Lead, you will be responsible to Lead Switzerland’s EHS activities as well as Nyon campus EHS & Engineering compliance.

Key responsibilities
- Leading the EHS & Compliance team to meet regulatory and EHS & Engineering Global standards’ requirements to prevent any incidents/accidents and to ensure Global standards are in place/in use.
- Monitoring current and potential environment, safety and health risks.
- Being “shopfloor oriented”, proposing mitigation actions / programs, analysing key trends, defining priorities and proposing measures to improve EHS & Engineering compliance performance at country and site level.
- Owning the EHS program for offices-based employees in the country (workplace risk assessment, Global standards’ assessment and CAPA)
- Owning the EHS audit program at Site and hosting audits conducted by corporate functions, regulatory enforcement authorities or EHS management systems accreditation/certification bodies.
- Executing Duty holding roles and building capabilities within the Subject Matter Experts and the doted lines safety champions across the campus.
- Leading, testing and improving site crisis management and business continuity programs
- Managing Occupational Health Management Services
- Designing and managing Site Wellbeing initiatives and programs in partnership with HR

Qualifications and experience required
- Science/Engineering degree with ideally an STPS certification
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in EHS and risk management. Preferable this is in pharmaceutical manufacturing or chemical manufacturing. Must have experience of dealing with a complex regulatory framework and multiple regulatory bodies
- Senior stakeholders’ management at a country level and at a Global level
- Understand chemical properties, manufacturing techniques, be able to assess what can go wrong and formulate strategies and solutions to prevent this from happening
- Have a level of education that allows strategic understanding and the ability to influence others across the company in line with Global commitments.
- Deliver Supply Chain EHS strategy of Zero Accidents, Zero Waste and Zero Defects in the context of a high hazard site under Swiss regulations and Global Standards
- Lead a high performing team and drive a culture of Zero Accidents, Zero Waste and Zero Defects within a manufacturing environment.
- Influence key stakeholders both internal (across multiple businesses and locations) and external
- Secure resources to ensure effective risk management

Preferred skills
- Skilled in problem solving and decision making - deal with complex and difficult problems and issues in a logical manner and provide clear directions.
- Strong influencing skills at all levels, including ability to use business understanding to influence senior management decisions.
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- English and French language skills
- Systematic and process-oriented approach to work
- To act as a Duty Holder for the high risk nominated: High risk Duty holder management for Process Safety, Chemical Agents, Construction Safety, Machinery Safety, Electrical Safety.

High Performance Behaviours
- Build Relationships and Teamwork - A significant proportion of time is spent working with above site groups, other Supply Chain and R&D sites, external service providers, regulators, insurers and other stakeholder groups.
- Cross functional working and management is required every day as the role exists to support all businesses across the country.
- Developing People
- Enable and Drive Change - to initiate, enable and drive a culture of Zero Accidents, Zero Waste and Zero Defects within a manufacturing environment and across Campus and commercial site.

Work Characteristics
- Able to influence behavior and provide clear technical advice and direction at all levels from site shop floor to senior management within the group.
- Must be motivated and adaptive, with the ability to m