Regional SHE Director - APAC
Weir Minerals
Sydney, Australia
Onsite
The Regional SHE Director - APAC leads the deployment of the Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) management practices for the APAC Minerals division to champion zero harm and ensure compliance with local legal requirements and Weir global standards.
Comprehensively understanding and aligning Weir’s overarching safety, health, and environmental strategies with regional, country and site-level targets and objectives, the incumbent leads the regional SHE organisation to be an effective business partner providing data insight, agreeing priorities and leading the effective and timely execution of SHE projects and initiatives.
While technical knowledge and experience in safety, health, and environmental matters are essential, success in this role equally depends on cultivating effective business partner relationships and working collaboratively with regional leadership to build a strong safety culture and drive improved SHE performance.
Reporting into the Regional Managing Director - APAC, this position operates within a matrix organisation and frequently interacts with global and regional leaders to review progress on established objectives and explore opportunities for ongoing success. This is a highly influential role driving continuous improvement and collaborating with cross-functioning teams to directly impact the organisation's strong safety culture and drive for zero harm.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to g row your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong : Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
2. Actively engage employees to foster a positive health and safety culture.
3. Lead, guide and mentor a team of safety and environmental professionals to ensure effective partnering with the business across the region.
4. Conduct strategic evaluations of SHE structures, systems, and resources.
5. Evaluate and assess the risk profile for the APAC region and establish risk reduction initiatives.
6. Develop, execute, and sustain a comprehensive SHE mission and strategy for the region.
7. Generate regular regional reporting on SHE performance.
8. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including the Weir Group and Minerals Division SHE team.
9. Develop and set key performance indicators and action plans for SHE & sustainability objectives.
10. Oversee skills development for SHE courses across the region.
11. Manage audits and inspections, including ISO14001, ISO45001, and Weir Group SHE Assessments.
12. Lead incident response and oversee the implementation of corrective actions.
13. Support managers in minimizing risks, reducing workplace accidents, and conducting accident investigations.
14. Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal safety regulations.
15. Continuously evaluate and refine safety and environmental programs.
16. Determine SHE priorities with the senior leadership team and oversee their execution.
17. Review and address internal and external SHE compliance-related findings.
18. Manage SHE compliance assurance processes, such as compliance calendars and preventive maintenance schedules.
19. Oversee the post-incident review process and ensure corrective actions are effectively deployed.
20. Verify the accuracy of data in the company’s SHE database and analyse performance trends.
Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:
21. Tertiary qualification in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Fire Protection, Environmental Science or related discipline.
22. Minimum of ten years of experience in progressively increasing SHE leadership responsibility in a global manufacturing / service / industrial organization.
23. Minimum of ten years of experience in managing a high-performing regional SHE team in successfully partnering with a business.
24. Demonstrated experience leading and executing SHE priorities and initiatives to successful and impactful completion.
Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
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