Senior EHS Officer at Wilmar Oil Palm Plantation

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Wilmar Oil Palm Plantation is a palm oil plantation and produce. From our farm to plate, we produce Palm Oil for a better world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior EHS Officer

Location: Calabar / Calaro Estate, Cross River
Employment Type: Full-time
Business Unit: EHS
Reports to: GM, Plantation Nigeria (Operational), EHS Lead – Africa Upstream (Functional)
Direct Reports: Site EHS Officers / EHS Supervisors (Functional Reporting Only)
Key Internal Relationships: GM, AGM, GEM, Senior Mill Manager, SEM, Sustainability Lead, Estate Management
Geographic scope: Plantation Estates and POM- Nigeria Operation (Biase Plantations & EYOP Industries)

Position Purpose - Summary
The purpose of this position is to:

• Drive successful Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) outcomes, foster a performance driven and positive assurance culture and provide guidance and subject matter expertise.
• Lead the development and implementation of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) policies, standards, management systems and programs. Working with the BU’s line management and support function, to effectively manage and continuously improve and align the goals and objectives in compliance with applicable Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) policies, procedures, governmental and global standards.
• Measure, communicate and report country/region Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) performance against agreedimprovement targets, initiate corrective actions as appropriate and follow up effectiveness.
• Developing & leading the company's Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) advisory team, in order to ensure that Wilmar Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) requirements are strictly enforced across Plantation and Factories in respective region.

Key Capability / Accountability Requirements
Leadership Commitment & Culture:

• Engage our leaders to drive the change required to the Wilmar’s safety culture
• Develop, achieving consensus and buy-in from Country/ Region leadership and implement EHS strategy that delivers strategic objectives across all region of operations.
• In conjunction with the Plantation and Technical Heads, develops the annual regional Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) KPIs and improvement plans. Develops performance standards and recommends the methods of accomplishing those standards for the region. Highlights key improvement opportunities.
• Attend leadership meetings, and location operational meetings as required to motivate prioritized action.

KPIs:

• Engagement meeting
• EHS Strategic Plan & Goals
• Annual Action Plan & KPIs

Policies, Standards & Best Practices:

• In consultation, develop a full set of practical standards that are accepted and owned by management and drive the implementation of those standards and measure progress
• Drive to operationalize these policies and standards and work toward consistency in our approach to EHS in all our Wilmar and its subsidiary.
• Adopt and/or develop best practices for Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) management / Performance and roll out across the region
• Provides Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) expertise and recommendations to the site operational leaders. Develop or acquires custom tools to address specific issues.

KPIs:

• EHS Policies, Standards & Best Practice
• EHS Tools
• Progress of implementation

Monitoring, Verification and Reporting:

• To report on EHS trends and statistics, analyse performance, identify areas of specific risk and develop and implement programs to mitigate these risks or address performance issues.
• Monitor, communicate and report country/region Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) performance against agreedimprovement targets, initiate corrective actions as appropriate and follow up effectiveness
• Continue to develop an open reporting culture (quantity and quality) supported by Enablon
• Conducts or oversees investigations into high severity incidents and ensures the quality and outcomes of investigations continuously improve at each facility. Responds and assists in the management, investigation and follow up of any major emergency situation.
• Facilitate implementation of assurance processes and tools by actively visiting work locations and sites to assess the risk and effectiveness of control and assurance practices in place.
• Coordinate Incident Review process and ensure sharing and learning across the business.

KPIs:

• EHS Reports
• EHS Trend Analysis
• EHS Reporting (Enablon)
• Incident Investigation & Review
• Corrective Action and Preventive Actions Closure
• Site Visits
• Audit & Inspection
• Lesson Learnt

Risk Management:

• Ensures that Risk Assessments/ JSEA in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) are performed to minimize or eliminate accidents, asset losses, and environmental issues that might cause harm to one of the company’s employees, contractors, visitors, assets, or reputation. Provides cost effective alternatives and solutions to unacceptable risks surfaced across all operation areas.
• Develop a Risk Management culture where risk is consistently identified and controlled, and monitor the effectiveness particularly for any significant changes or major decisions, and provide advice and support
• Continue the focus on high risk work and broaden the scope to align to the common fatality circumstances we face in our business

KPIs:

• Risk Assessment
• JSEA
• Risk Controls

Capacity & Capability Building:

• Identify training needs, plan and execute an effective training program to ensure appropriate skill, knowledge and attitude towards EHS.
• Build and sustain EHS capability and capacity tailored to business needs.
• Lead the development of EHS personnel and provide coaching and mentoring to encourage professional growth.
• Build internal and external EHS networking for continuous learning and benchmarking.
• Optimizing system capability- LMS to improve the process of planning and execution of training and education program.

KPIs:

• Training Needs Analysis
• Training Plan & Program
• Training Materials
• Networking platforms

Promotion & Communication:

• Plan and run EHS Campaign and develop effective communication materials e.g. posters, handbooks, videos to create awareness in EHS related issues
• Reward good progress and improvement
• Collaborate globally to share best practice, lessons learnt and improve knowledge management. Contribute to the success of relevant internal and external networks. Participate as needed in global and cross regional/ business assurance activities.

KPIs:

• EHS Campaigns
• Communication materials
• EHS Rewards
• Best practices
• Lesson learnt

Capability Requirements
Communications:

• This competency refers to the ability to organize and convey information, views and concepts in a concise and clear manner for a variety of audiences.
• It involves adopting the appropriate communication approaches to converse and influence others in selecting the best courses of action to achieve desired results.

Key actions:

• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of fundamental communication principles. Utilizes appropriate business terminologies in individual work.
• Clearly conveys ideas and information to engage audiences and help them retain the message. Uses appropriate methods to collect, compile and distribute information.
• Develops communication strategies in order to adopt appropriate styles and channels of communication for different groups. Interprets information and responds appropriately.
• Articulates ideas and perspectives with clarity. Advises on communication strategies and promotes continuous improvements of organizational communication.

Team Work and Motivation:

• This competency reflects the extent to which one utilizes appropriate interpersonal styles and employs teambuilding strategies, for the purpose of motivating and enriching the development of a group of people, to become a well-functioning unit, which achieves desired goals and objectives.

Key actions:

• Demonstrates the ability to cooperate with others. Motivate team members to achieve mutual independent goals.
• Communicates with team, supports and promotes team cooperation to have positive impact on team dynamics.
• Promotes cross-team collaboration. Continuously develops and sustains team relationships. Fosters a team oriented organizational culture.
• Evaluates team work process and communication, builds team effectiveness and fosters team success. Proactively shares information and learning with colleagues.

Driving Change and Performance:

• This competency is about the ability to initiate and support organizational transformation to pursue the
• commitment towards performance excellence.
• Successfully implement new initiatives that reflect the changing competitive business environment.
• The knowledge and skills associated with this competency are change management, flexibility & adaptability and drive for results.

Key actions:

• Demonstrates support for innovation and organizational change initiatives. Demonstrates adaptability and determination to reach performance excellence by achieving both individual and team goals.
• Demonstrates understanding of and flexibility to the changing competitive environment by planning and executing change initiatives. Drives for performance excellence and encourages and supports the team to accomplish departmental/unit goals.
• Proactively steers and champions change in the organization. Advises on structures and processes to plan and manage the implementation of strategic change. Inspires others to exceed expectations, adapt to change and continuously strive for performance excellence.
• Develops, drives and manages change initiatives which lead to the implementation of new approaches to the changing business environment. Manages and sets challenges that continuously encourage others to drive for results and exceed expectations.

Institutionalize EHS Performance & Culture:

• This competency is about the ability to review EHS performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives to institutionalize EHS performance and achieve sustained excellence through culture in the organization.
• This includes activities such as EHS Legal compliance, risk management, performance monitoring, reporting and reviewing, continuous improvement analysis and developing culture.

Key actions:

• Prepare data and helps with EHS performance reporting, review and analysis. Provides suggestions when necessary
• Validates and interprets performance reports and propose improvement initiatives
• Manages, plans and institutionalizes EHS performance, legal requirements and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strategizes and drives EHS performance and legal compliance throughout the organization, steers continuous improvement initiatives and develops EHS culture

EHS Regulatory and Management System Planning and Assessment:

• This competency focuses on the ability to assess the EHS Regulatory and Management System and prioritize action plans to solve operational gaps

Key actions:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of EHS Regulatory and Management System
• Coordinates and executes EHS assessment, conducts gap analysis and priorities action plans
• Manages EHS assessments and recommends possible solutions for gap resolution
• Provides expertise on EHS Regulatory and Management System Requirements, gap analysis and prioritization.

Managing Environmental Aspects, Impacts & OHS Hazards:

• This competency is about the ability to identify, assess, eliminate and mitigate significant Environmental Aspects, Environmental Impacts and OHS Hazards

Key actions:

• Demonstrates the ability to conduct environmental aspect, environmental impact/ OHS hazard identification and risk assessment
• Conducts and validates environmental aspect and impact/ OHS hazard identification and risk assessment
• Manages and guides team in identification, risk assessment and mitigation measures environmental aspect, environmental impact or OHS hazard
• Advises on identification and mitigation of environmental aspect, environmental impact and OSH hazards.

Decision Making & Problem Solving:

• This competency focuses on the extent to which an individual is able to recognize and analyze a problem and/or a difficult situation and develop an appropriate and results-oriented course of action in alignment with legal constituents and requirements.

Key actions:

• Applies judgment within decisions in own role. Defines and solves commonly occurring problems with supervision.
• Applies discretion and multiple techniques to explore alternative decisions. Approaches decisions and problems in a systematic manner. Examines the multiple causes and effects of a problem to identify the root cause.
• Formulates effective decisions and accepts accountability for decisions made. Analyses problems from differing perspectives and understands its impact on others.
• Systematically identifies, investigates and implements strategic decisions that impact the short and long term of the organization. Empowers and guides others to resolve problems and make effective decisions.

Conflict Resolution:

This competency focuses on the ability to which one can avert, manage, and resolve conflicts of varying magnitudes among individuals and groups.

Key actions:

• Acknowledges conflict and responsibility in conflict situation. Able to open communication channels with others.
• Recognizes and addresses existing and potential conflict. Anticipates and takes action to avoid/ reduce potential conflict. Encourages others to resolve conflict through dialogue.
• Manages and Mediates conflicts by introducing strategies that mitigate and resolve conflict. Facilitates conflict dialogue to ensure disagreements are resolved.
• Mediates sensitive conflict situations. Able to foster a culture that focuses on a win-win conflict resolution. Resolves differences between people by offering mutually agreed upon solutions

Capability requirements
Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary education (minimum Bachelor’s Degree) in any discipline preferably in the related field of Environmental Health and Safety.
• Additional EHS certifications like NEBOSH IGC, NEBOSH IDip, ISO Certifications, ISPON, etc..

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years related experience, to sufficiently support the job purpose and content of this role, including
• 10+ years of either EHS experience, with minimum of 5+ years working in a management capacity
• 5+ years of industry relevant experience including EHS role at Plantation/ food/ materials processing manufacturing facilities.

Knowledge and skills:

• Strong demonstrable knowledge of EHS planning and management, risk management, auditing and training
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Customer Oriented approach to improving operations and project roll-out
• Ability to manage conflict
• Excellent planning capability
• Agility, able to move with a commodity-based organisation
• Able to teach, coach, train and mentor others
• Has strong Business Acumen
• Able to influence others and is credibility with a wide range of stakeholders

Personal style:

• Fit Wilmar business values: Safety; Integrity, Innovation, Team Work, Excellence, Passion

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Application Deadline  30th September, 2024.

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