MEA Head of EHS & Engineering

About Haleon:

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer healthcare company. Shaped by all of us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions 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 building together. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

Job Purpose:

A key aspect of this role is development of engineering and EHS competence at sites while also driving plant, equipment & engineering service improvements.  Team staffing & competency building are core components of the job which covers 3 manufacturing sites in South Africa, Pakistan and Kenya. When called upon the colleague will be required to provide guidance on major engineering solutions being deployed within the CMO network. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Be an active member of the MEA Leadership team, reporting into the QSC BU Lead for MEA and will be expected to bring enterprise thinking to the BU leadership team. You will also be the single point of contact for Engineering for MEA.
• Oversee and govern the MEA Capital plan (Annual base spend Capital budget = £10-£15m), providing an investment proposal process review with business justification. Support the sites to develop their 3-5 year Facility Investment Plans and ensure the projects are delivered safely, with the required technical specification, capacity, schedule & cost.  Opportunities to deploy low cost capital equipment should be fully explored. Annual base spend capital budget = £10-15m.
• Ensure that Engineering & EHS objectives are in place aligned with the MEA BU plan and priorities and drive the CH QSC Engineering/EHS programmes in the region.
• Provide support to sites for Process Improvement and OEE initiatives with guidance and support to create a strong Maintenance Reliability culture, to improve equipment performance and reduce breakdowns contributing to OEE losses and downtime. Equipment losses should be <5%.
• Provide guidance & support to sites for compliance processes – Global Engineering, EHS & Quality standards & processes, ensuring compliance meets the requirement of all local, national and Haleon regulations.
• Ensure organisational capability & processes are in place to ensure Engineering areas of EHS Duty Holding for high severity risks are effectively deployed through the site organisation.
• Champion the product contamination reduction program for the MEA BU, building site expertise & reducing the cost & frequency of contamination events.
• Ensure comprehensive energy management, carbon impact & utility cost reduction plans are developed & implemented with specific energy consumption target reductions agreed with the SC & Site leads & are aligned with CH QSC’s overall objectives in this area.
• Lead the property risk programme in the region.
• Manage MEA EHS Lead and support Engineering & EHS audits. Support incident investigations.
• Be present at & provide hands on support to sites frequently.
• Connects the BUs with Global subject matter expertise as needed.

Skills and Competencies:

• Engineering Degree – Mechanical, Electrical & Chemical preferred
• MBA Degree will be a plus
• 15 years of relevant experience with a strong technical backbone, preferably in pharmaceutical or FMCG industry
• Experience working in a cross functional environment
• Experience of asset and capital management in a manufacturing environment
• High level of agility, critical and innovative thinking and problem-solving
• People management experience will be a plus
• Ability to coach and mentor teams
• Negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to engage with senior leadership, key sponsors and stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills to interact with internal stakeholders and external partners and government/regulatory bodies.

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Why Join Us?

The future of everyday health is changing. And we’re the people changing it. In front of us is an incredible opportunity to go beyond what any of us have done before. And make everyday health more achievable, more inclusive and more sustainable. For more and more people. ​

So join us, as we build one of the world’s leading consumer healthcare companies. Join us to innovate our category-leading brands. To better understand people’s everyday health needs. To tackle the biggest barriers that stand in their way. To change individual and societal behavior. 

In our efforts to further tackle barriers that may be standing in our way, we have implemented what we call a Hybrid Working model, known as Home office. Home office in the country of employment is permitted for all employees whose position allows it. The employee and the manager agree on the circumstances in which working from the office is required and in which the employee can work remotely or specific local arrangements. This helps us with ensuring that we maintain a healthy work-life balance, and give our best to our people.

Join us to work with colleagues who share your restless energy. To explore your interests. To stretch yourself to do the best work of your career. And join us, as together we build a working experience that encourages us all to lead happier, healthier, more productive lives. ​

The way we see it, every day is an opportunity for better. And we’re going all in to realize it. 

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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