Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Operational Support Manager in Sweden & Finland - Stockholm

Are you an inspirational and engaging leader with a passion for Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS)? Are you ready to play a key role in the development and implementation of Arla's EHS standards, driving us towards our ZERO loss vision? Arla has made significant progresses in transforming our EHS culture, and we are now seeking a highly skilled EHS Manager to lead our operations in Sweden & Finland. This role does not entail line manager responsibilities and will be based in our Stockholm office, reporting to the Global Environment, Health & Safety Director.

How you will make an impact

As the EHS Manager, you will be the voice of EHS within Arla, ensuring equal visibility and importance alongside other business priorities. You will provide expert guidance aligned with our global QEHS agenda, developing local initiatives and participating in global efforts to reduce risks across EHS. You will establish organisational competence in terms of skills, knowledge, and behaviors.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting SE/FI QEHS Business Partner and operational teams in achieving compliance with internal and external standards
• Streamlining and harmonizing working methods for the Sweden and Finland organization in line with Arla's Integrated Management Systems
• Assisting in serious incident and accident management situations, including liaising with authorities
• Support the orginisation in risk assessments, root cause investigations and corrective actions to prevent future occurrences
• Monitoring and targeting EHS-related metrics and KPIs
• Collaborating across the business to share EHS learnings and best practices
• Acting as the primary contact for relevant authorities, industries, and certifying bodies regarding environmental matters
• Conduct EHS inspections where relevant to support standard compliance
• Providing EHS leadership and guidance to our Sweden & Finland Supply Chain
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and changes in regulations to ensure continuous improvement for EHS practices.

What will make you successful 

To succeed in this role, you should possess solid experience in Environmental, Health & Safety, ideally in a similar role within the food production industry. You should have experience in engaging with stakeholders across FMCG operations, retailers, and logistics. Additionally, experience in a Program Manager role and relevant accreditations in Environment, Health & Safety are desirable. As a person, you demonstrate integrity, judgement, and the ability to build positive relationships and collaborate effectively. You have a strong personal drive and passion for health and safety. You possess analytical skills to handle complexity and can operate at both operational and strategic levels. Influencing local management teams successfully is also a crucial skill. You are comfortable working in both Swedish and English.

What do we offer?
We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favorite brands in a way that make things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world. At Arla Foods we want to create the conditions for our colleagues to have a sustainable work life by offering flexibility and the opportunity to work in the office, which is seen as the first choice, and remotely; based on the needs of the business and the employees. We call it the “Power of the Mix”.

Arla Foods is bound by collective agreements. At Arla we always make sure to offer good and competitive working conditions.

Would you like to join us? 

If you want to join us and help shape the industry, then seize this exciting opportunity and apply no later than 2024-05-03. Please send in your application in English.  Please note that we will review applications on an ongoing bases and may close the recruitment before the last application date. For additional information, feel free to call Global EHS Director, Filip Rasmussen at +45 30373614 or contact Talent Acquisition Consultant, Louise Agerman at lagel@arlafoods.com.

AWe have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call itStronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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