Africa HSE Manager

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Supply​

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen.

If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships.

Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

Reckitt is on the lookout for a proactive Africa HSE Manager who is passionate about safeguarding well-being and ensuring best practises in our Manufacturing Environment. With your expertise, you will champion safety, inspire trust, and guide our teams to excellence. This is an opportunity to join a supportive, dynamic environment where your work will have a direct impact on maintaining our high standards globally, ensuring that every team member can thrive in a safe and compliant workspace.

Your responsibilities

- Drive Health & Safety strategic direction and vision for Africa.

- Develop and maintain Health & Safety compliance programmes, ensuring they reflect our global standards and meet all regulatory requirements.

- Develop Strategic functional goals and annual objectives aligned with Africa KPI

- Conduct thorough audits and inspections, assess Supply Chain compliance, and provide insightful feedback to sites.
- Analyse Health & Safety data to identify trends and formulate strategies for continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with various teams to integrate Health & Safety considerations into the manufacturing plants and offices.
- Deliver comprehensive compliance reports and uphold a culture where Health & Safety standards are revered.

- Implement training programs to educate employees on HSE best practices.

- Develop and maintain emergency response plan and procedures for all sites 

- Lead the HSE audits for Africa programs to ensure compliance to internal and external standards 

- Manage the sustainability roadmap for Africa sites to meet business commitment while ensuring compliance with local regulations and ISO certification requirements including the management of hazardous materials and waste , their handing, storage and disposal.

- Lead the HSE Team. Develop and execute long-term plans related to succession planning and team development, cost management, facility improvements, regulation changes

The experience we're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety

- Master's or Honours degree as a distinct advantage.

- 8-10 years managerial experience in various areas of health and safety
- Deep understanding of Health & Safety regulations and substantial experience managing compliance within a factory.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse data and propose effective Health & Safety solutions.

- Knowledge and application of SA/ Nigeria regulatory standards

- Previous CDM Exposure
- Fluent in English , communicator with effective leadership and stakeholder management abilities.
- Flexable to travel Africa countries if required.

- Minimum Lead Auditor certification of ISO450001 and ISO14001

- Education to high standard with successful health, safety and environment management experience gained in FMCG or Pharmaceutical industry would be an advantage.

The skills for success

HSE management , Supply Chain Management, Relationship Management, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Management Third-party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Management, Procurement.

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What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.