HSE Lead Field Crops R&D

Company Description

At Syngenta Seeds Field Crops, we're shaping the future of agriculture and empowering farmers to meet the ever-growing demand for food and fuel. We’re a global Ag Tech powerhouse, headquartered in the United States, with passionate, local experts collaborating with farmers to deliver solutions that create market opportunities.  We unite precision breeding, advanced biotechnology trait choice, and digital platforms for unmatched in-field performance.  Our seeds help mitigate risks such as disease, insect, weed, and extreme weather pressures, all while promoting sustainable farming practices that protect and enhance our planet. Join our mission of revolutionizing food security and transforming agriculture.

Job Description

Role purpose

• To establish, implement, maintain and improve an integrated HSE Management across all sites with Seeds Business Unit (BU)
• To implement Global, Regional and Local HSE standards, guidelines and legislation pertaining to the Syngenta Seeds operations.
• To provide HSE direction and support to internal and external stakeholder
• To coordinate, manage, support, execute and monitor health, safety and environmental programs, standards, and processes to ensure health, safety and compliance in the workplace

Accountabilities

• Lead and manage compliance against the Syngenta HSE Management System requirements in alignment with cross-functional Seeds operational activities
• Ensure that agreed upon HSE Management Standards are established, implemented and maintained
• Develop HSE objectives, targets, priorities and programes for the Seeds R&D
• Integrate HSE into all Seeds R&D processes to minimize health and safety risks & potential negative impacts to environment
• Ensure full compliance with applicable Syngenta HSE standards and other legal requirements
• Ensure that incidents are reported, investigated, reviewed and communicated with relevant stakeholders
• Reinforce HSE observations reporting and achieve goal of reporting frequency per employee
• Work with regional and country HSE Leads to align to regional and global goals
• Continually seek new ways of HSE improvement
• Keep staff and contractors informed regarding changes & new developments with HSE
• Manage HSE training execution to maintain Syngenta Standards and current legislation
• Ensure that HSE operates within the Fixed Expense Budget and CAPEX Budget
• Conducts HSE audits both internal and external while supporting improvement plans
• Lead the accident / incident investigation
• Coordinate, report and follow up on HSE Observations - carry out analysis of accident / incident statistics, identifying trends and suggesting improvement plans
• Provides technical support to site leadership team on any safety related subjects
• Perform risk identification, analyses, assessment and provide mitigating solutions
• Provides HSE support and advice, including supervision on preparation of plans and procedures in major projects and contractors
• In collaboration with Syngenta Corporate Security function, create awareness in respect of compliance with the security measures and controls
• Collaborate with health practitioners to Occupational Health promotion initiatives and implement mental health and wellness

Qualifications

Critical qualification

• A bachelor’s degree in a health, safety, or equivalent
• 5 years’ experience of managing safety in a similar environment
• Experience of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001 and ISO45001
• Relevant experience in the Seed industry will be advantageous

Critical knowledge & Experience

• Sound knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act as well as its regulations and other environmental legislations
• Knowledge of all internal and external regulations and legislation relating to Syngenta activities
• Knowledge and experience in HSE Auditing
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and environmental impact assessment
• Knowledge in controlling hazardous substances, driving safety and contractor management

Critical Skills

• Good analytical skills and the ability to think critically
• Good public speaking skills
• Leadership skills
• Proficient in all Microsoft Applications
• Good organization skills
• Strong leadership and teamwork
• Risk management and Problem solving
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Results oriented

Critical success factors & key challenges

Customer-Focused: Timely responds to requests for information, customer needs and resolving problems. Ensure that words and actions are consistent with all our stakeholders and keeping to our commitments, while ensuring a positive evolution of behaviour in health and safety. Ability to work under pressure.

Innovative: Anticipate challenges and opportunities and agility to meet customer demands, adapt to changes and challenge the status quo. View situations from multiple perspectives & determine whether action is needed. Willingness to learn and take on challenges.

Decisive: Problem solving skills and ability to make timely and well thought out recommendations, supported by proper underlying data and analysis, and swiftly executive/ implement decisions.

Communicative: Ability to use effective and efficient communication tools for all audiences; establishes structure and clarity of both verbal & written messages. Ability to work equally well as part of a team and individually.

Trusted: Meets all work commitments and follows through in a responsible and reliable manner; professionally and confidentially handles sensitive information, being well disciplined.

Team-Oriented: Works well across all Business Units and functions; values input from others; enthusiastic, forward looking team player. Demonstrate personal commitment to the team. Listen to and fully involve others in team decisions and actions.

Results-Oriented: Critical and systematic thinking to establish appropriate measures of progress and evaluation of results. Utilize agreed standards and processes.

Additional Information

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.