Head of Sustainability RAM North

BASIC FUNCTION:

Provide technical and regulatory leadership to ensure that Omya’s facilities throughout North America meet or exceed regulatory and business-driven sustainability (QSHE) performance standards. Lead North America social license activities and sustainability initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. Drive continuous improvement in environmental, health, safety, and sustainability performance while supporting business growth and operational excellence. Serve as a key resource for sustainability strategy development, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and the implementation of programs that enhance Omya’s sustainability performance and reputation across North America.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead the creation and implementation of an effective Integrated Management System (IMS) for North America to enable Omya to systematically identify, rank, isolate, and reduce operational and regulatory risks.

Provide resources and support for local operational and regulatory initiatives at plants, quarries, and other facilities to document and ensure baseline compliance.

Support Sales and Marketing initiatives where the sustainability characteristics of Omya's products provide a competitive advantage to customers.

Collaborate with internal subject matter experts as necessary to ensure appropriate responses and communications.

Identify solutions for operational and regulatory compliance concerns and address them in ways that are economically and technically viable while creating strategic business advantages.

Collaborate with Corporate Staff, North America Staff, Operations Managers, Plant Managers, Mining Managers, Engineering Staff, Product Development, Sales, and Marketing teams to ensure regulatory and sustainability considerations are fully integrated into new initiatives, products, projects, mergers and acquisitions, and process modifications.

Identify and implement opportunities to improve HSEQ performance in a competitively advantageous manner while proactively advancing Omya's sustainability objectives.

Lead the definition and implementation of an effective Crisis Management System (CMS) for North America to systematically identify, rank, isolate, and reduce business risks that may result in crisis situations. Ensure response plans are in place to support rapid, controlled, and effective corrective actions and proper crisis communication.

Maintain responsibility for the cost, implementation, development, and maintenance of HSEQ management systems.

Remain current on legal and regulatory matters both within and outside North America that may impact operations across North America.

Lead HSEQ-related due diligence activities associated with mergers and acquisitions.

Promote communication and collaboration among facilities across the Company to foster learning and continuous improvement related to HSEQ initiatives.

Participate in and contribute to work groups focused on North America and Group policy development.

Develop and issue North America sustainability policies and procedures.

Develop, implement, monitor, and review QHSE procedures and contingency plans to support operational excellence and compliance.

Oversee status reporting for production plants and quarries, including joint ventures where Omya has significant risk exposure.

Facilitate information sharing among sites and Group Functions. Oversee QSHE audits at plants, quarries, and mines, and analyze audit outcomes to develop and implement improvement plans as needed.

Develop, monitor, collect, and review QHSE objectives, targets, and key performance indicators (KPIs), including Lost Time Accident (LTA) rates.

Lead the North America QSHE Team, including setting and…