Assistant Manager - Health & Safety

Job Title: Assistant Manager - Health & Safety

Location: Madurai

Role Purpose

Overall responsibility to ensure Health & Safety of operations. Responsible for ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and for providing assurance of compliance through audit and gap assessment. Set standards for meeting the operational skill of all personnel and manage assessments, gap analysis, and training requirements. 

Principal Accountabilities & Key Activities

• Review and continuously update the Safety Standards for all the processes.
• Conduct shop floor Safety audits, Identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and auditing of SOP’s in manufacturing process to deliver consistent results to best safety standards.
• Preparation & Implementation of H&S trainings.
• Fire Protection - Periodic monitoring system.
• Ensuring 100% compliance towards Legal & Coats H&S guideline requirements
• Build the Safety culture to the employees
• Evaluate emergency preparedness level and improve the existing condition
• Ensure that all contractors are aware of and adhere to Coats Health H&S standards in their activities.

Activity Description:

• H&S Training & Support for Implementation.
• Analysis of incidents Investigation and its horizontal deployment.
• Periodic inspection - both fire protection & fire prevention systems
• Coats H&S guideline & Legal requirements follow up.
• H&S requirements review with department managers, zone coordinators & Site managers in regular basis.
• Implementation and ensuring the safety system and make action plans to improve the conditions.
• Provide awareness, motivation, and supervision for contract jobs, with a focus on high-risk activities.
• Implementation & level up of 5S

Education, Qualifications and Experience

Basic Technical knowledge of: 

• Qualification: Diploma in Safety (DIS) from Regional labor institutes or Local Government approved safety courses /  M TECH / ME – Industrial Safety Engineering
• Tamil Nadu Government approved regulation courses

Below are approved courses by TN Govt.

• Diploma in Industrial Safety from Regional Labour Institute / Central Labour Institute
• ME / MTech in Industrial Safety Engineering.
• Possess technical knowledge and experience in managing high-risk activities, including:
• Working at heights
• Confined space activities
• Hot works
• Chemical management
• Good Communication abilities.
• Proficiency in Tamil language is mandatory.
• Excellent investigation skills.
• Experience in similar area.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Minimum of five years of work experience

Desirable

• Certified in NEBOSH IG

At Coats Group, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and fostering a diverse and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. If you are passionate about making an impact in the textile industry and eager to join a global leader with a rich heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we invite you to take the next step in your career with us