Department Head

Head – Fire & Safety
Job summary: Dynamic and results-driven Safety Leader with 20+ years of experience in the steel industry, specializing in EHS Strategy, Risk mitigation, Statutory compliance, and Culture transformation. Proven track record of driving zero-harm workplaces, enhancing operational safety standards, and leading large, cross-functional teams.
Role & Responsibility Strategic Safety Leadership: · Define and drive the organization-wide Safety strategy aligned with business objectives. Establish a zero-harm culture through strong Achievement Drive and leadership commitment. Set, monitor, and achieve KPIs such as TRIR, LTIFR, near-miss reporting, and safety compliance scores. Regulatory Compliance & Governance: · Ensure 100% compliance with statutory regulations (Factories Act, Environment Laws, ISO 45001). · Liaise with government authorities, auditors, and certification bodies. · Lead internal and external safety audits, ensuring timely closure of observations. Risk Management & Hazard Control: · Drive proactive risk identification through HIRA, HAZOP, JSA, and FMEA methodologies. · Implement robust hazard control measures across steel manufacturing processes (melting, casting, rolling). · Lead incident investigation and root cause analysis (RCA) to prevent recurrence. Team Leadership & Development · Lead, mentor, and develop the safety team, promoting Nurturing & Leading Team as a core capability. · Build leadership pipeline within the EHS function. · Drive accountability and ownership of safety across all levels of the organization. Contractor & Shop floor Safety Management · Ensure strict contractor safety management systems are implemented and adhered to. · Monitor high-risk activities such as work at height, confined space entry, hot work, and heavy lifting operations. · Standardize permit-to-work (PTW) systems across plants. Emergency Preparedness & Crisis Management · Develop and implement Emergency Response Plans (ERP) for fire, explosion, chemical spills, etc. · Conduct regular mock drills and ensure readiness across units. · Lead crisis response with strong decision-making and coordination.
Level RL4, General Manager
Department/function Fire & Safety
Location Hisar
Academic Qualification: Engineering Graduate, PGDIS / RLI with 20+ exp in organization of repute, preferred from Metal & Mining or large manufacturing set-up.
Reports To Unit Head, Hisar
Key Competencies
Safety Leadership & Culture
Transformation Formulates and drives strategy to bring the radical change.
Change Responsiveness Takes a carefully calculated Risk to create value and Outperform competitors.
Learning Agility Stay resilient through adversity And ensure performance through better understanding of experiences.
Team-work & Collaboration Promotes and champions best practices and new standards in working with others.
Nurture Leaders Takes personal responsibility for coaching and mentoring of future leaders and is enthusiastic about seeing others grow.
Effective Communication Establishes long-term perspective to address customer interests and acts as a trusted advisor.
Strategic Orientation Develops strategy. Closely monitors what is happening both internally and externally, and take decisive action today to create new growth opportunities for tomorrow.
Leading with Empathy Identifies with others’ emotions and senses their feelings and perspectives.

Experience
20 - 25 Years

Employment type
Full Time

Work arrangement
No