EHS Manager

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and elevate Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) at our manufacturing site in Thailand. Beyond ensuring compliance, you will play a pivotal role in building a strong safety culture, driving operational excellence, and supporting Kerry's sustainability ambitions.

As the EHS Manager, you will partner closely with site leadership, operational teams, and external stakeholders to create a safe, compliant, and high-performing workplace where safety and environmental stewardship are embedded into daily operations.

Key responsibilities

• Champion a proactive, behaviour-based safety culture across all levels of the organisation.
• Drive employee engagement and accountability for health, safety, and environmental performance.
• Lead initiatives that promote continuous improvement in safety awareness and behaviours.
• Ensure full compliance with Thai environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Maintain adherence to occupational health and safety requirements, including Professional Safety Officer (PSO) obligations under Thai law.
• Monitor and interpret regulatory changes to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Lead and maintain robust EHS management systems in line with internal, customer, and international standards, including: ISO 45001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems, ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems, SEDEX / SMETA requirements, Customer and regulatory audits.
• Ensure audit readiness and effective closure of audit findings.
• Embed EHS practices into daily manufacturing operations to ensure sustainable implementation.
• Partner with operational teams to identify risks, implement controls, and improve workplace safety performance.
• Simplify EHS processes to drive practical adoption on the shop floor.
• Lead environmental improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction, resource efficiency, and carbon footprint reduction.
• Support site sustainability objectives and environmental compliance programs.
• Develop EHS knowledge and capability across the organisation through coaching, mentoring, and training.
• Empower leaders to take ownership of safety performance and risk management.
• Foster a culture of accountability and continuous learning.
• Act as the primary EHS representative for internal leadership teams, regional EHS networks, customers, auditors, and regulatory authorities.
• Build strong relationships to ensure alignment, compliance, and sharing of best practices.

What Success Looks Like

• Full compliance with Thai regulatory requirements and Kerry global standards.
• Strong audit performance across ISO, SEDEX/SMETA, and customer audits.
• Visible leadership commitment and accountability for safety.
• Improved safety performance and reduction in workplace risks.
• A strong reporting culture where employees actively engage in safety improvement.
• Measurable progress against environmental and sustainability targets.

Qualifications and skills

• Certified Professional Safety Officer (PSO – ระดับวิชาชีพ) in accordance with Thai legal requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• Proven EHS experience within manufacturing, food, FMCG, or other highly regulated industries.

Strong knowledge of:

• Thai EHS legislation and regulatory requirements
• ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
• SEDEX / SMETA or equivalent customer audit standards
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive safety culture transformation.

Preferred skills

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization, including regional and global teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and risk management skills.
• Hands-on leadership style with a visible presence on the shop floor.
• Ability to drive change and deliver sustainable business improvements.