From a small family business to a multi-billion dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive.
Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 45 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialisation and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.
Supporting the Jarrow site to effectively manage Health and Safety responsibilities both from a legal and internal Sonoco Company perspective. Ensuring that Sonoco employees work in safe conditions, legal and corporate obligations are fully met, and safety culture is developed and enhanced. The jobholder will also manage facilities operations linked to EHS, maintain safe working environments, and support strategic improvements. This will involve being part of the European Safety Team and delivering upon the strategic plans developed and agreed. Ultimate purpose is to strive to reduce risk exposures in our operations by engaging with our operators and leaders.
Main Responsibilities
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Lead HSE compliance and drive Sonoco’s target to reduce risk exposures and Making Decisions Differently (MDD), creating site level annual action plans for the local plant management to execute on a day-to-day basis.
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Analyse data and use information via systems to work on leading indicators and drive out the potential for any Life Changing Events to occur.
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Produce and share reports/data to Management on a regular basis.
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Implement a safety culture necessary to reduce accident / incident frequency on a continual basis.
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Define, implement and support safety strategy.
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Advise on equipment standards and best practices.
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Provide training in support of systems and legislation.
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Conduct accident / incident investigations and manage / monitor improvement schedules.
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Benchmark and leverage best practice.
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Provide support and advice on legislation and corporate requirements.
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Lead emergency planning and safety drills
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Source, manage and monitor compliance of relevant contractors and service providers, ensuring performance and value
Qualifications and Knowledge
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Degree qualified or IOSH, NEBOSH certification or similar
Skills, Experience and Attitude
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Experience of health & safety management within a manufacturing environment, ideally continuous process.
Skills
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Strategic Thinking – Thinks strategically: Considers industry, market and other external business factors when making decisions. Pursues initiatives to capitalize on strengths, and market opportunities, and to counter competitive threats. Aligns the strategic priorities of own area with the direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization. Creates strategies to balance short-term requirements with long-range business plans.
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Decision Making - Considers alternative solutions before making decisions. Bases decisions on sound logic and rational. Advances problems toward resolution when encountering ambiguity or uncertainty. Makes sound decisions on work unit issues and problems. Uses current regulatory and industry information when making decisions.
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Focusing on Customers - Tracks performance against customer requirements, using existing tools. Identifies and anticipates customer requirements, expectations, and needs. Creates systems and processes that make it easy for customers to do business with the company. Ensures that customer issues are resolved.
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Planning - Identifies action steps needed to accomplish objectives. Prepares realistic estimates of resource requirements (e.g., budget, headcount) needed to accomplish team or work group objectives. Identifies risks and assumptions in plans. Establishes clear, realistic timelines for goal accomplishment.
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Managing & Improving Process - Implement Large Integrates input from stakeholders or prioritize process improvement efforts to ensure quality. Identifies and implements the appropriate work structures and processes to accomplish goals. Optimizes and integrates large-scale systems to improve quality and service. Anticipates and prepares for future process retooling needs. Designates process owners who are accountable for successful execution.
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Results Driven - Ensures that efforts across functions, locations, and/or organizations are integrated and aligned with strategic objectives. Establishes appropriately aggressive yet realistic timeframes for achieving strategic objectives. Addresses risks and contingencies as part of the planning process.
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Influencing - Ensures that proposals or arguments are supported by strong logic and a compelling business case, addressing all relevant factors. Identifies the agendas, concerns, and motivations of others. Negotiates persuasively to create win-win solutions for all parties. Cultivates networks throughout the organization to garner support and create a foundation for future influence.
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Innovating - Generates innovative ideas and solutions to problems. Promotes new ways of looking at problems and processes. Leverages fresh perspectives, breakthrough ideas, and new paradigms to create value in the market. Creates an environment that encourages innovation and risk taking. ·
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Engaging & Inspiring - Nurtures commitment to the organization's vision, values, purpose and direction. Fosters a sense of energy, ownership and personal commitment to the work and achieving results. Creates a work environment that encourages others to do their best. Creates an environment that celebrates and rewards performance excellence.
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Establishing Trust - Models and inspires high levels of integrity. Treats others fairly and consistently. Communicates across constituencies without compromising the integrity of the message. Has a consistent track record of delivering on commitments.
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Listening - Encourages the open exchange of information and viewpoints. Supports the honest expression of others' viewpoints. Facilitates open discussion to ensure that everyone's viewpoint is heard. Facilitates the effective interaction and contribution of people with diverse ideas and backgrounds.
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Building Relationships - Relates to others in an accepting and respectful manner regardless of their organizational level, personality, or background. Cultivates networks with people across a variety of functions and locations within the organization. Listens attentively and with empathy to concerns expressed by others. Maintains positive relationships even under difficult or heated circumstances and co-creating consider organizational needs and personal needs.
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Collaborating - Builds collaboration by establishing, communicating, and reinforcing shared values and norms. Promotes a culture of collaboration and teamwork across organizational boundaries. Removes organizational barriers to collaboration and teamwork. Creates an environment for honest and open discussion of all issues, even controversial ones.
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Writing in Communication - Prepares persuasive written materials. Adapts written communications to the audience. Provides solid rationale for one’s position in written communications. Conveys highly technical concepts and information in written form to technical and non-technical audiences.
Attitude
- Courage - Challenges "the way it has always been done." Encourages others to take appropriate risks, and helps them deal with the failure of well-reasoned ventures. Takes well-reasoned stands on important issues. Demonstrates the courage to do what is right despite personal risk or discomfort.
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Self-Development - Keeps current on changing work expectations and success criteria. Works to understand and resolve conflicting feedback from multiple sources. Works to understand feedback that conflicts with one’s self-perceptions. Pursues challenging assignments and career opportunities that stretch and build capabilities. Sets realistic career goals based on one’s values, interests, and capabilities.
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Diversity - Accepts and appreciates culturally diverse ideas and points of view. Learns about and adapts to basic cultural differences. Understands and uses appropriate cultural business etiquette. Relates well to a variety of people regardless of their cultural background
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