General Manager - Environment, Health & Safety (EHS):

Position: General Manager - Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)

Department: Operations

Location: Bangalore

Reporting To: AVP - Quality & EHS

Role Summary:

The General Manager - EHS will be responsible for driving the organization's Environment, Health & Safety strategy across manufacturing plants, corporate offices, sales offices, and distribution centres. The role focuses on building a strong safety culture, ensuring statutory compliance, strengthening governance, managing risks, and leading sustainability initiatives while driving continuous improvement in EHS performance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Define the organization's EHS vision, policies, and long-term strategic roadmap.

- Lead EHS excellence initiatives to strengthen the overall safety culture.

- Conduct Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) and implement effective control measures.

- Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations.

- Develop EHS capability-building programs and training frameworks for plant teams and line managers.

- Drive sustainability initiatives related to environment, occupational health, and workplace safety.

- Establish and monitor leading and lagging EHS performance KPIs.

- Lead statutory audits, certifications, compliance reviews, and corrective action programs.

- Promote continuous improvement through proactive risk management and operational excellence.

Key Performance Indicators:

- Reduction in workplace incidents and accidents.

- Improvement in overall safety climate.

- EHS training effectiveness and employee competency.

- Environmental compliance and sustainability metrics.

- Audit readiness and statutory compliance.

- Successful implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.

Stakeholder Management:

Internal:

- Plant Heads

- Operations Teams

- Factory & Logistics Teams

- EHS Teams

- Sales Teams

- HR & Administration

- Leadership Team

External:

- Government Authorities

- External Auditors

- Safety Consultants

- Environmental Agencies

Eligibility:

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree (Mandatory)

- Postgraduate qualification or Diploma in Industrial Safety / Environment preferred.

Experience:

- 12+ years of experience in Environment, Health & Safety within manufacturing.

- Minimum 2 years in a leadership role managing EHS in a manufacturing environment.

- Experience working in unionized manufacturing facilities is preferred.

Desired Skills:

Technical Skills:

- Occupational Health & Safety regulations.

- Environmental compliance and statutory requirements.

- Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA).

- EHS audits and certification management.

- Sustainability initiatives.

- Project management.

Leadership Competencies:

- Strong communication and presentation skills.

- Ability to influence stakeholders across organizational levels.

- Team leadership and people development.

- Change management.

- Cost management and financial awareness.