SHE Executive

Job Tite: Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Executive Location: Mumbai HURC The Opportunity The R&D Centre brings together laboratories, pilot plants, engineering systems and a diverse technical community working with chemicals, enzymes, solvents, fragrances, scientific equipment & instruments, engineering projects, pressure systems and emerging technologies. This role will translate SHE strategy into disciplined daily execution, strengthen risk controls and help teams innovate safely, responsibly at R&D centre and satellite sites. Role Purpose Drive end-to-end Safety, Health and Environment performance across the R&D Centre and associated locations. The role will embed robust risk management, regulatory compliance, process and laboratory safety, site security and surveillance systems, contractor safety, emergency readiness and a proactive safety culture, while using digital tools and data to improve assurance and decision-making. The position is expected to convert plans into visible field action, personally drive priority interventions and ensure disciplined closure of commitments with clear owners, timelines and evidence of effectiveness. Key Accountabilities 1. Risk Assessment, Laboratory Safety & Process Safety •Lead and facilitate HIRA, task hazard analysis, environmental risk assessment, HAZOP and other fit-for-purpose risk studies for laboratories, pilot plants, utilities, R&D as well as Infrastructure projects and new technologies. •Strengthen controls for chemical handling, storage, segregation, labelling, dispensing and disposal, including flammables, compressed gases, enzymes and other sensitising or hazardous materials. •Maintain risk registers and ensure actions are prioritised, owned, verified for effectiveness and closed on time. •Support process hazard analysis, pre-start-up safety reviews, safe operating limits and critical control verification for pilot-scale and engineering systems. 2. SHE Management Systems & Compliance •Implement applicable Unilever SHE standards and site procedures covering occupational safety, health, environment, chemical management, contractor safety and process safety. •Maintain legal and other requirement as per Factory Act and Shop & Establishment act as applicable, coordinate inspections, licenses, returns and statutory examinations with relevant authorities and competent persons. •Support compliance with applicable factory, fire, environmental, electrical, pressure-system and radiation-safety requirements, where relevant to the site. •Plan and execute internal audits, workplace inspections and compliance reviews; drive timely corrective and preventive action closure. •Support BSC,ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and relevant quality/GMP management systems, as applicable. 3. Incident Prevention, Investigation & Learning •Promote timely reporting of incidents, near misses, unsafe conditions and safe/unsafe behaviours. •Lead or support evidence-based incident investigations using appropriate root-cause analysis methods; define CAPA and verify sustainable closure. •Identify high-potential events and deploy lessons learned across laboratories, pilot plants, projects and support teams. •Use leading and lagging indicators to identify trends, anticipate risk and focus preventive action. 4. Emergency Preparedness, Fire Safety & Crisis Readiness •Maintain site emergency response plans, scenario-based response protocols, evacuation arrangements and mutual-aid interfaces. …