Health and Safety Director Americas

Health and Safety Director Americas

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth‑largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

Based in either Lawrenceburg, KY, or Mexico City, MX.

Reporting directly to the Head of Global HS and functionally to the Supply Chain VP Americas, the Director Health and Safety, Americas Region is responsible for the overall management of health and safety programs across the region. This role will work closely with Supply Chain country leadership and plant leadership to lead the HS function in the Americas and facilitate our change from a “reactive” to a “proactive excellence” mode in managing workplace health and safety.

The mission of this role, in strict partnership with the Global HS Team, is to create and deploy global programs to promote safe behaviors and maintain safe and healthy workplaces in compliance with Campari and international standards.

This position will work closely with internal partners (Regional SC, Manufacturing, Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, HR, Internal Audit, IT, and Legal Functions) to ensure thorough and efficient deployment of HS initiatives while identifying opportunities for improvement and working with stakeholders on implementation. This position will be responsible for leading the regional HS organization. This position will work with site leaders and global head HS to establish performance targets, initiatives and track progress at site and regional level.

• Develop and improve HS management systems across region to ensure compliance with group guidelines, international HS regulations and recognized standards of excellence
• Ensure systems and tools are implemented in Americas to monitor HS compliance and foster continuous improvement
• Monitor targets to evaluate and improve HS performance in the Americas organization
• Deploy global programs supporting HS performance improvement and behavioral change, specifically but not limited to: machinery safeguarding, powered industrial vehicle, work at heights, hazardous location, process safety, confined space entry, isolation of hazardous energy‑lockout, fire protection, hazardous chemicals, pressure vessels and electrical safety
• Work with sites and regional FP&A to evaluate capital expense needs to ensure appropriate mid and long‑term strategic planning
• Mentor and develop site safety and health leaders and manage regional succession planning
• Along with regional engineering, work with plant leadership to ensure that facility expansions, machinery upgrades and site layout changes are designed and implemented in a safe manner
• Provide guidance and support to Plants in managing HS operations.
• Identify and drive the Americas integration of best practices and lessons learned to improve HS programs
• Manage the company program for certification against HS related international standards as deemed required – ISO 45001
• Lead regional level HS performance reviews
• Assist with the screening and hiring of site HS leaders
• Set the regional and Local HS targets in alignment with the country and plant leadership
• Assist in development of HS Metrics to ensure that accurately reflect the overall HS performance at sites

Internal:
Regional SC Lead Team, Regional Engineering, Regional Environment & Sustainability, Regional HR, CSR, IA, IT Heads, General Counsel. External:
Regulatory Agencies, Professional Societies, NGOs, Universities, Centers of Research and Expertise, Consultants, Industry Associations.

• Minimum 10 years professional experience managing health and safety…