Health and Safety Director

Role description:

The Health and Safety Director leads change through effective communication and collaboration providing clear and consistent messages, standards, and programs thus encouraging a culture of world-class health and safety awareness. The primary responsibilities of this role include ensuring compliance with government (local, state, Federal, and internal) health and safety regulations, implementing Ardagh Group standard best practices, ISO 45001 Management System, and working collaboratively as part of the leadership team. The focus of the role is to lead compliance and culture at all locations where the organization operates in a healthy, safe, and responsible manner through the utilization of leading Health and Safety initiatives, management systems, policies, and standards.

Responsibilities:

• Champion global Health and Safety initiatives focusing on preventive actions that identify and communicate organizational risk exposure, prioritizing risk reduction needs, and ensuring closure resources are provided
• Advise and support the senior leadership team on all Health and Safety activities, communicating initiatives, and managing documentation relating to the Heatlh and Safety performance
• Develops and implements organizational strategic goals and targets supporting Ardagh Group's Health and Safety objectives and initiatives
• Ensures routine audits are conducted of facilities and processes to assess and identify safety and health risks
• Ensure regular risk assessments are conducted on all processes and equipment and recommend appropriate controls when hazards or potential hazards are identified

Minimum skills / qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Safety Management or a related field
• Fifteen (15) years of Health and Safety experience in an industrial work environment
• Ten (10) years of experience in a leadership role
• High level of independent thinking and be able to resolve regulatory and technical issues to best advise management on resolving health and safety issues
• Ability to interpret OSHA regulations and related safety regulations
• Excellent communication skills with internal and external customers
• Experience in leading and mentoring a team of professionals
• Ability to travel up to 50%

Preferred skills / qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Industrial Safety Management, Business Administration, or related field
• Professional certification (e.g. CSP, CIH)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
• ISO 45001 experience
• Experience in creating Power Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards

Benefits Offered:

• Medical, prescription, dental and vision plans 
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 
• Life insurance  
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and an employer retirement contribution 
• Paid holidays, floating days and vacation 
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD) 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Professional and personal development opportunities through Employee Resource Groups
• Benefits available from day 1 of employment 
• Flexible and hybrid working hours

Please note the compensation and benefits information above is accurate as of the date of this posting. Ardagh reserves the right to modify this information at any time in accordance with applicable law.

About Ardagh Group
Ardagh Glass Packaging is a global leader in glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then, we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of over $9 billion.
Today, we have a presence across Europe, Africa, and North America.

• Did you know that Ardagh produces many of the cans and bottles you drink your favorite beverages from?
• Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
• Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and has a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what’s possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact while remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible. We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated. Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you’ll enjoy the journey!
 

Ardagh Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, and local law.
 
Ardagh Group complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.  Contact Clare McHugh (clare.mchugh@ardaghgroup.com) if a reasonable accommodation is needed.