Safety, Health, Environment Manager

Position overview

allnex is looking for a responsible Safety, Health, Environment, (SHE) Manager to join our team in Melaka, Malaysia. In this role, you will ensure compliance with Malaysian regulations, allnex standards, and ISO management systems while driving a strong safety culture, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the site. The SHE Manager will also closely with employees, contractors, management, and regulatory authorities to maintain safe, sustainable, and compliant operations.

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Responsibilities

• Lead all SHE activities for the Melaka site, ensuring compliance with Malaysian regulations, company standards and global SHE initiatives.
• Act as the primary liaison with regulatory authorities including DOSH, DOE and Bomba.
• Drive a strong safety culture through employee engagement, continuous improvement and SHE best practices.
• Manage and continuously improve ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems, ensuring compliance with all statutory and corporate requirements.
• Oversee occupational health, industrial hygiene and risk management programmes, including CHRA, HIRARC, chemical exposure monitoring and medical surveillance.
• Lead Process Safety Management (PSM) activities, including Management of Change (MOC), HAZOP/PHA studies, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) and process safety investigations.
• Develop and maintain emergency response and incident management programmes, including incident investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Manage contractor safety performance and oversee high-risk work activities through the permit-to-work system.
• Ensure environmental compliance relating to wastewater, air emissions, scheduled waste management and hazardous chemical handling.
• Support capital projects by providing SHE expertise during design, construction and commissioning activities.
• Plan and lead SHE audits, inspections, committee meetings and management reviews, while monitoring and reporting SHE performance metrics.
• Oversee site security programmes and ensure all employees, contractors and visitors receive appropriate SHE training and inductions.
• Lead and develop the site SHE team, setting objectives and supporting employee growth and performance.
• Provide expert guidance on all SHE matters to support safe, compliant and efficient site operations.

Required skills and experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in SHE, preferably in a chemical manufacturing environment, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or management role.
• Strong knowledge of Malaysian SHE regulations (OSHA, CIMAH, USECHH, EQA, Fire Services Act) and compliance requirements.
• Experience with ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and Process Safety Management (PSM) tools such as HAZOP/PHA, MOC, PSSR and incident investigation/root cause analysis.
• Experience in contractor and construction/project SHE management.
• Strong problem-solving, planning and project management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and business applications.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proactive, adaptable and capable of developing practical solutions while maintaining high SHE standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• DOSH-registered Safety and Health Officer (SHO)
• ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor certification preferred.
• DOE Certified Environmental Professional is an advantage.

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