Manager - SHE

About this Position

The SHE Manager is responsible for driving the Sustainability, Health, Environment and Safety (SHE) strategy at the Kurkumbh site. The role ensures full compliance with Henkel SHE standards, legal requirements, and continuous improvement agendas, while fostering a strong safety culture and advancing sustainability and process safety excellence across the site

What you´ll do

• Drive and implement site SHE strategy aligned with regional and global priorities.
• Ensure compliance with SHE standards, legal regulations, permits, and statutory requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for safety, sustainability, and risk reduction.
• Manage and represent the site during SHE, Process Safety, and Corporate audits.
• Track audit actions and ensure timely closure of findings.
• Monitor environmental compliance, including ETP operations and regulatory approvals.
• Prepare periodic SHE reports, analyze performance trends, and drive corrective actions.
• Lead SHE incident investigations, root cause analysis, and action tracking.
• Develop and deliver SHE training programs to employees, contractors, and third parties.
• Conduct workplace risk assessments and promote a strong safety culture across operations.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen SHE governance and operational excellence.

What makes you a good fit

Education & Qualifications

• B.Tech in Chemical Engineering (Mandatory)
• ADIS / PDIS certification (Essential)
• NEBOSH certification (Preferred)

Experience & Skills

• 10–15 years of experience in chemical, specialty chemical, or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading SHE functions at large manufacturing sites or multi-plant operations.
• Strong expertise in process safety, risk assessment, and safety improvement programs.
• Sound knowledge of environmental management, ETP operations, statutory permits, and regulatory compliance.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Best-in-class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
• Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual gross salary
• Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.