Manager

• *Description**
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o lead and drive the Environment, Health \& Safety function across API manufacturing operations, ensuring compliance with applicable statutory regulations, environmental standards, process safety requirements, and corporate EHS policies. The role will be responsible for developing a proactive safety culture, strengthening process safety management, preventing workplace incidents, ensuring environmental sustainability, and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing blocks, utilities, engineering, warehouse, solvent recovery, and other plant operations. 2\. Key Roles \& Responsibilities A. EHS Strategy \& Leadership \- Develop and implement the plant\-level EHS strategy aligned with organizational objectives. \- Establish annual EHS goals, KPIs, budgets, and improvement plans. \- Drive a proactive safety culture through employee engagement and leadership involvement. \- Conduct regular EHS reviews with Plant Heads and functional leaders. \- Lead EHS initiatives across all manufacturing blocks and support functions. \- Ensure accountability of departmental heads for EHS performance. B. Process Safety Management (PSM) \- Drive Process Safety Management across API manufacturing operations. \- Ensure implementation and review of HAZOP, HIRA, What\-If Analysis and Risk Assessments. \- Review process hazards associated with chemical reactions, solvent handling, distillation, drying, filtration and material handling. \- Ensure implementation of Management of Change (MOC) procedures. \- Monitor critical safety systems, interlocks, alarms, emergency shutdown systems and safety instrumented systems in coordination with Engineering. \- Ensure compliance with process safety recommendations and closure of identified gaps. \- Conduct process safety audits and ensure corrective and preventive actions. C. Occupational Health \& Industrial Safety \- Ensure safe working practices across production, quality control, engineering, warehouse and utility areas. \- Implement permit\-to\-work systems, including: \- Hot Work Permit \- Confined Space Entry Permit \- Work at Height Permit \- Electrical Work Permit \- Excavation Permit \- Line Breaking Permit \- Ensure proper implementation of LOTO procedures. \- Monitor PPE compliance and workplace safety practices. \- Conduct workplace inspections, safety audits and behavioural safety assessments. \- Drive near\-miss reporting, unsafe act and unsafe condition identification. \- Investigate incidents, accidents and occupational injuries and ensure CAPA implementation. D. Chemical \& Process Safety \- Ensure safe storage, handling and transportation of hazardous chemicals. \- Monitor chemical compatibility, segregation and storage conditions. \- Ensure availability and accessibility of MSDS/SDS. \- Review safety measures for reactors, centrifuges, dryers, micronizers, filters, condensers and solvent recovery systems. \- Ensure adequate fire protection and explosion prevention systems. \- Monitor static electricity hazards, grounding and bonding arrangements. \- Ensure appropriate controls for flammable solvents, toxic gases and hazardous chemical exposure. \- Drive compliance with chemical handling and emergency response procedures. E. Environment Management \- Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and applicable GPCB and CPCB requirements. \- Monitor operation and compliance of: \- Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) \- Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) \- Air Pollution Control Systems \- Hazardous Waste Management Systems \- Solvent Recovery Systems \- Ensure proper hazardous waste storage, handling, disposal and documentation. \- Monitor air emissions, wastewater discharge and environmental parameters. \- Ensure timely submission of environmental returns and statutory reports. \- Drive initiatives for reducing water consumption, energy usage, emissions and waste generation. \- Coordinate with GPCB, CPCB and other regulatory authorities during inspections and audits. F. Fire \& Emergency Management \- Develop and implement plant\-level emergency preparedness and response plans. \- Ensure readiness of fire hydrants, fire extinguishers, fire alarms, detectors and firefighting systems. \- Conduct periodic mock drills for fire, chemical leakage, toxic gas release and other emergencies. \- Ensure emergency response teams are trained and adequately equipped. \- Review emergency preparedness for critical process areas and hazardous chemical storage. \- Coordinate with external emergency response agencies wherever required. G. Statutory Compliance \& Regulatory Management \- Ensure compliance with applicable provisions of: \- Factories Act, 1948, and applicable Gujarat factory rules, as amended or replaced by prevailing law. \- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986\. \- Water Act, 1974\. \- Air Act, 1981\. \- Hazardous and Other Wastes Rules, 2016\. \- Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996\. \- MSIHC Rules, 1989\. \- Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991\. \- Applicable fire safety and electrical safety regulations. \- Maintain statutory registers, licences, approvals and compliance records. \- Coordinate statutory inspections and regulatory audits. \- Ensure timely renewal of environmental consents and statutory permissions. \- Track regulatory changes and implement necessary compliance measures. H. Training \& Safety Culture \- Develop an annual EHS training calendar. \- Conduct training on chemical safety, fire safety, PPE, emergency response, confined space and work permits. \- Organize safety awareness campaigns and toolbox talks. \- Conduct safety induction for new employees, apprentices, contractors and visitors. \- Develop safety competency among employees and contract workforce. \- Drive monthly safety committee meetings and employee participation.