Job Description Senior Executive/Assistant Manager (Safety) Construction Project
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To ensure the implementation of Unilever's Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) standards, Life Critical Standards, contractor safety expectations, and statutory norms at the Greenfield construction project. The role enables a proactive SHE culture that prioritizes people, compliance, and continuous improvement in line with Unilever policies.
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- Key Roles & Responsibilities
- Implement Unilever OHS & Life Critical Standards
- Embed Unilever's global OHS standards and Code Policy requirements across all construction activities.
- Ensure no breach of Life Critical Standards and promote ALL IN! for Safety culture.
- Make sure all workers are adequately trained, competent, medically fit, and alert before undertaking work.
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- Contractor & Workforce Safety Management
- Ensure all employees, contractors, and visitors understand and follow Unilever safety procedures and instructions.
- Conduct SHE inductions, toolbox talks, and continuous capability building, aligned with Unilever expectations of transparency and trust in safety culture.
- Support team leaders to ensure full compliance at all work fronts.
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- Construction Safety Oversight
- Daily inspection of critical construction activities: excavation, scaffolding, working at height, hot work, lifting operations, confined space entry, structural erection, and commissioning activities.
- Ensure strict compliance to Permit to Work (PTW) procedures and Unilever Manufacturing Systemlinked safety practices.
- Validate risk assessments (HIRA, JSA) and ensure controls are followed.
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- Legal & Unilever Compliance
- Ensure the site complies with local OHS legislation and Unilever's mandatory safety requirements, aligned with ISO 45001 based standards.
- Maintain all required certifications (lifting tools, electrical safety checks, scaffolding inspections, etc.).
- Participate in Unilever SHE Committee expectations cascaded through site leadership.
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- Incident, Emergency & Risk Management
- Lead investigations of incidents, near misses, injuries, unsafe conditions, and ensure timely reporting-never assume someone else will.
- Ensure CAPA closure and share learnings as per mandatory Unilever reporting standards.
- Maintain, communicate, and test site emergency plans in compliance with Unilever policy.
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- Safety Culture & Leadership Engagement
- Drive a positive safety culture using Safety Moments, Together for Safety initiatives, and visible leadership programs.
- Encourage employees to intervene and speak up about hazards without fear.
- Promote proactive behaviors for hazard spotting and reporting.
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- Environment, Health & Sustainability in Construction
- Implement environmental controls in alignment with Unilever's Responsible Business & Environmental guidelines (dust control, waste disposal, noise mitigation, spill prevention).
- Support integration of SHE requirements into project engineering and contractor work methods.
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- Documentation & Reporting
- Manage all SHE documentation: induction logs, PTW records, incident registers, training matrices, audit reports, emergency plans, KPIs.
- Report mandatory KPIs through Unilever's safety reporting system.
- Participate in internal and corporate HSE audits.
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Education
- BE / Diploma in Engineering (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical)
- Mandatory: Diploma in Industrial Safety
- Preferred: NEBOSH IGC / IOSH / equivalent
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of construction safety, PTW, HIRA, LOTO
- Understanding of Unilever SHE expectations and ISO 45001 approach
- Contractor safety management experience
Behavioral Competencies
- Influencing and communication skills
- Ability to uphold Unilever values of respect, dignity, and fairness (Code of Business Principles)
- Proactive, collaborative, and strong leadership presence on field
Language proficiency
- English-Fluency
- Hindi -Fluency
- Telugu - Preferable
