Global Process Safety Manager

Global Process Safety Manager

Permanent

Closing date: 8th July

About the Function

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

Role Responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to lead the transformational thinking in Process Safety Management - for Diageo to drive the successful implementation, embedding and sustaining of improvement programmes at market and site level.

The person in this role is a functional expert and will be drawn on throughout the business in this capacity. Will be externally-focused and well as internally-orientated and will bring leading developments in these fields into Diageo and with the Global, Standards and Culture Manager Governance Director will bring the forward steps into the annual and 5-year roadmaps.

The role is key to assure Diageo processes globally via codified implementation via IMPROVE programmes.

Key Accountabilities: Process Safety Management

• Functional expert in process safety and codifies best practice

• Define the Global process safety roadmap

• Leads elimination of Process Safety specific severe and fatal incidents in all Diageo markets / regions

• Lead development of Process Safety Management Systems, including process risk assessment, management of change pre cursors and measurement via process safety performance indicators  compliance processes

• Works in conjunction with subject matter experts throughout Diageo in a collaborative way in ideation and roadmap development

• Leads codification of all H&S practices and process safety specific behaviours at all locations globally

• Review global performance monthly via safety leading and lagging indicators and ensure site interventions occur as required and ensure delivery of improvement plans to take maturity to leading, with particular focus on process safety, ensure standardisation and codification across all markets for this area.

Experience, Skills & Capabilities Required

• A senior level externally recognized Health & Safety qualification relevant to the role e.g. a professional qualification in Health and Safety, process safety or a related discipline.

• Demonstrated proven ability working as a H&S professional within a manufacturing environment, preferably in food/drink, pharmaceutical or energy sectors.

• Extensive industrial experience in Health & Safety, preferably within a manufacturing environment and preferably in food/drink, pharmaceutical or energy sectors delivering a similar programme with exposure to the following areas:

  • Safety Leadership

  • Management influencing

  • Standards development

  • Systems & procedures implementation

  • Project management

• Must be a team player with proven interpersonal skills. High energy, strong work ethic with demonstrated ability to lead by example.

• Ability to lead and develop individuals and team that are not direct necessarily report. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple priority initiatives/projects simultaneously.

• Great interpersonal and influencing skills across different international cultures. Ability to influence, persuade, convince.  Ability to compromise, build consensus. Able to resolve conflicts.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with and influence employees throughout the organization.

• Demonstrated engagement, presentation and influencing skills for large operations.

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple priority initiatives/projects simultaneously.

• Great at networking to establish excellent relationships at all levels. Approachable and able to provide clear and concise information

• Experience of leading in a market, international or global environment

• Demonstrated proven ability working as a H&S professional, within a manufacturing environment

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills across different international cultures. Ability to influence, persuade, convince.  Ability to compromise, build consensus. Able to resolve conflicts.

Working with us

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities  

• Comprehensive health insurance  

• Annual bonus  

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this.  

We believe the most diverse and inclusive culture makes for a better business and a better world. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. 

Around the world we have a number of inclusive Business and Employee Resource Groups known as BRGs and ERGs. These influential groups, made up of our people, represent various viewpoints, experiences and communities who generate thought-provoking work to enhance our business and workplace, creating a sense of belonging and opportunities for all.

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of — and help build — an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, approaches, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you!