Director, Health, Safety & Environment Management

At Alcon were passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25000 associates we innovate fearlessly champion progress and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us

The Director of Health Safety & Environment (HSE) provides strategic leadership and direction for all HSE programs across Manufacturing Distribution R&D Facilities Commercial and IT functions. The role ensures full legal compliance strengthens sitewide risk management advances a resilient HSE culture and drives a unified HSE strategy that supports Alcons operational goals and longterm business continuity at our facility in Fort Worth TX - North. Specifics include:

Leadership:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for campuswide HSE performance risks culture and strategic priorities.

• Drive alignment of campus HSE programs with global strategies regulatory requirements and operational needs across all functions.

• Partner with Fort Worth functional and site leadership teams to strengthen HSE culture leadership accountability and visible engagement.

• Lead coach and develop a team of HSE professionals fostering technical excellence accountability and continuous learning.

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance HSE culture reduce injuries and strengthen risk controls.

Implementation and Operations:

• Ensure robust systems exist to maintain full compliance with federal state and local HSE laws permits and regulations.

• Oversee compliance to all internal HSE policies management systems and global requirements.

• Lead campus-wide programs for environmental compliance (e.g. waste air water stormwater) occupational health industrial hygiene biosafety chemical safety machine safety and emergency management.

• Guide and support cross-functional leaders in HSE risk identification risk reduction incident investigations CAPA development and lessons learned.

• Develop and track HSE goals metrics scorecards and KPIs aligned with global expectations and local operating plans.

• Manage the HSE budget responsibly ensuring optimal use of resources.

• Drive timely closure of audit findings inspection actions and risk assessment outputs within agreed timelines.

Key Performance Indicators:

• All externally driven compliance requirements are met as assessed by the appropriate external agencies during inspections report reviews analytical data reviews or as assessed by internal compliance audits or inspections.

• Full adherence to Alcon HSE policies standards and management system requirements.

• Year over year improvement in leading and lagging HSE performance indicators.

• Timely completion of all HSE reports required externally and internally.

• Full implementation of an HSE management system which drives compliance with legal requirements identifies and manages risks and builds the HSE culture as assessed by internal audits certifying bodies or by the appropriate external agencies during inspections report reviews and/or data analysis.

• All audit inspection and risk assessment related action items are closed on time and in a manner preventing recurrence.

• HSE controlled budgets are delivered within target.
  Effective oversight and engagement of HSE associates as assessed through feedback and skip level interviews.

• Customer and management satisfaction with HSE program as measured through multi-rater feedback.

WHAT YOULL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school 18 yrs; Assoc.14 yrs; M.S.7 yrs; PhD6 yrs)

• The ability to fluently read write understand and communicate in English

• 10 Years of Relevant Experience

• 6 Years of Demonstrated Leadership

• Location: Onsite

• Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

• Relocation Assistance: Yes

• Sponsorship Available: No

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Join Alcons mission to provide top-tier innovative products and solutions to enhance sight & enhance lives.

• Grow your career in a highly collaborative and diverse environment.

• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health life retirement flexible time off for salaried associates paid time off for hourly associates and much more!

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