HSSE Manager
Castrol
HSSE Manager
Castrol
Global producer of high-performance lubricants
Castrol is one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, serving customers and consumers in the automotive, marine, industrial and energy sectors. Castrol brands are recognised globally for their premium quality and high performance, shaped by the company’s commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology. With products sold in more than 150 countries, Castrol has helped keep things moving on roads and racetracks, air, sea, and space for over 125 years.
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Job Purpose
• Monitor and assure plant HSSE performance through appropriate governance, performance reviews, inspections and assurance activities, driving timely closure of identified gaps and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with the Plant Leadership Team to achieve annual HSSE objectives and drive safe, reliable, compliant and sustainable plant operations.
• Embed the value of “Safety Comes First” across the plant, fostering a positive HSSE culture and continuously improving workforce HSSE awareness, engagement and accountability.
• Lead systematic HSSE risk management across plant activities in alignment with applicable OMS requirements, ensuring key risks are identified, assessed and effectively controlled.
• Lead investigations of HSSE incidents and near misses, ensuring root causes are identified, corrective actions are implemented, and organizational learning is embedded.
• Lead and maintain site crisis, emergency response and business continuity management arrangements, including regular drills and exercises, to strengthen site preparedness and resilience.
• Act as the site HSSE Subject Matter Expert (SME) and owner of the ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems, providing professional expertise and driving continuous improvement in HSSE systems, capabilities, knowledge and skills.
• Oversee plant compliance with applicable HSSE laws, regulations, permits and company requirements, and maintain appropriate engagement with local authorities, relevant institutions and communities.
• Promote and uphold Ethics & Compliance (E&C) requirements and ensure HSSE activities are conducted in accordance with company policies and standards.
Key Accountabilities
1. HSSE Strategy & Performance
• Set plant HSSE objectives, KPIs and annual plans in alignment with company requirements and plant operational priorities.
• Regularly review HSSE performance, identify gaps and drive timely actions to ensure delivery of annual HSSE objectives and continuous improvement.
• Lead regular HSSE meetings, leadership engagements, field observations and performance reviews to maintain visible and effective HSSE leadership.
2. HSSE Culture & Leadership
• Embed “Safety Comes First” across the plant and foster a strong, positive and proactive HSSE culture.
• Maintain strong field presence, understand what is actually happening on site, encourage Speak Up, recognize positive behaviors and intervene when expectations are not met.
• Demonstrate care for people while maintaining zero tolerance for breaches of Life-Saving Rules and other critical HSSE requirements.
• Provide coaching, guidance and constructive challenge to plant leaders, employees and contractors on HSSE matters.
3. Risk Management & Operational Control
• Embed risk-based thinking across the plant and continuously strengthen workforce capability in identifying, assessing and managing HSSE risks.
• Act as the site HSSE risk gatekeeper, leading plant annual risk register update; as CoW authority role, assuring CoW activity associated risk under controlled; providing oversight and challenge for task risk assessment, process safety foundations and Management of Change (MoC) processes, identifying implementation gaps and driving continuous improvement.
• Support capex projects and operational changes to ensure HSSE risks are identified, assessed, mitigated and effectively controlled throughout execution.
• Initiate and facilitate field inspections and assurance activities, ensuring identified actions are appropriately tracked and closed in a timely manner.
4. Incident Management & Organizational Learning
• Lead HSSE incident investigations to identify root causes, improvement opportunities and corrective actions, and ensure effective follow-up and closure.
• Drive learning from internal and external incidents and ensure relevant lessons and actions are embedded into plant operations.
• Identify, share and adopt HSSE best practices to support continuous improvement.
5. Emergency, Crisis & Security Management
• Develop and maintain the annual emergency and crisis management drill plan and ensure effective implementation.
• Evaluate drill performance and drive continuous improvement actions arising from exercises and drills.
• Proactively manage site security risks to ensure appropriate protection of plant personnel, contractors, visitors and company assets.
• Maintain effective site crisis, emergency response and business continuity arrangements.
6. Management Systems, Assurance & Capability
• Act as site owner/SME for ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, maintaining effective management systems and driving timely closure of findings from internal and external audits.
• Develop and implement the annual HSSE training and competency development plan.
• Provide HSSE training, coaching, technical guidance and knowledge sharing to continuously strengthen plant HSSE capability.
• Monitor HSSE system effectiveness through inspections, audits, self-verification and assurance activities and drive closure of identified gaps.
7. Regulatory Compliance & External Engagement
• Monitor applicable HSSE legal and regulatory requirements and ensure they are appropriately embedded into plant practices.
• Oversee compliance in areas including fire safety, environmental monitoring, waste management, occupational health and industrial hygiene, as applicable to plant operations.
• Maintain appropriate engagement with local authorities and relevant external institutions to support compliant plant operations.
8. Sustainability, Ethics & Compliance
• Support and contribute to the company's sustainability agenda and relevant site sustainability initiatives.
• Demonstrate personal compliance with the company's Code of Conduct, Ethics & Compliance requirements, and reinforce these expectations within the HSSE team.
• Supervise and monitor team members, providing timely coaching, guidance and intervention where required.
Job Holder Requirements
(Minimum education, experience & capabilities)
Education
• Bachelor’s degree, safety, engineering or chemicals related majors, advanced degree preferred.
Experience
• Minimum 5 years of relevant HSSE experience in manufacturing operations, including at least 3 years in an HSSE management or leadership role within a multinational business environment.
Skills & Competencies
• Be familiar with ISO14001and ISO45001 system and HSSE-related legislation and legal requirements.
• High sense of responsibility, excellent team player, active and influential participant in the network.
• Excellent presentation & communication skills, able to deal with people at all levels.
• Good organizing, problem solving and coaching skills.
• Fluent in Chinese and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong learning ability and able to accept new things.
• Strong production background and certified safety engineer are preferred
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Castrol is a global leader in high performance lubricants used in cars, industrial applications, ships, and aircraft. It manufactures lubricants and related products and sells them worldwide, serving customers in more than 150 countries. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of BP PLC, Castrol leverages BP’s resources for research, development, and distribution. Its products work by reducing engine and equipment wear, minimizing friction, and protecting components under different operating conditions. Castrol’s breadth of product lines across automotive, industrial, marine, and aerospace markets, along with its global manufacturing and distribution network, differentiates it from competitors that lack the same scale and backing. The company aims to provide reliable, high-performance lubricants worldwide to help customers keep engines and machinery running smoothly and efficiently.
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