Environment Health Safety Lead

About the role

The Environment Health Safety Lead is responsible for ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental standards across all operational activities. This role develops HSE documentation, leads training, and manages incident investigations to protect personnel and the environment.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate compliance with HSE guidelines and develop required safety documents such as risk assessments and job safety analyses.
• Create and maintain HSE plans that meet company policies and local community requirements.
• Conduct HSE awareness sessions, toolbox talks and training for new and existing staff.
• Investigate accidents, near‑misses and occupational injuries, implement preventive measures and oversee return‑to‑work processes.
• Coordinate procurement, use, maintenance and inspection of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Lead wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) operations, ensure environmental reporting to the EPA and manage quarterly effluent and emission reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor or Master degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences or Chemical Engineering.
• 3‑4 years of EHS experience in an industrial, manufacturing or FMCG environment.

Required skills

• Risk assessment and job safety analysis.
• PPE management and inspection.
• Emergency response planning and toolbox talks.
• Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) operations.
• Environmental reporting to regulatory agencies.