ensuring robust compliance with regulatory requirements, Responsible Care principles, and international
safety standards. The role ensures high reliability, incident prevention, and cultural maturity through
structured audits, governance, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities (State the primary duties and tasks of the position)
1. Audit Strategy & Governance
* Develop and publish annual and multi-year HSE Audit Plan based on operational risk,
chemical hazards, compliance gaps, and historical site performance.
* Develop and implement advanced audit tools including operational safety checks, human-
machine interface risks, chemical compatibility risk, and emergency preparedness checks.
* Design, standardize, and periodically revise audit checklists, scoring systems, compliance
frameworks, and KPIs aligned with Responsible Care, IS 14489, ISO standards, and chemical
industry best practices.
* Monitor global and regulatory developments impacting specialty chemical sector and update
internal audit frameworks accordingly.
2. Structured and surprise audits across all manufacturing units and high-risk processes including
solvent handling, bulk transfers, hazardous waste management, reactor operations, storage,
utilities, and emergency response systems.
3. Conduct detailed verification of compliance to:
* Statutory requirements under chemical and environmental regulations
* Responsible Care Codes of Practice
* ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and other corporate HSE standards
* Process Safety elements including HAZOP follow-up, static electricity control, flammability
management, and hazardous reaction controls
4. Identify systemic risk through audit to prevent chemical exposure, runaway reactions, spills,
static electricity hazards, fires, or explosion risks.
5. Conduct leadership-level briefings, site opening and closing meetings, and escalation sessions
for overdue or critical non-conformities.
6. Benchmarking, audit scoring, and maturity index reporting for continuous improvement and
corporate visibility.
7. Audit reports, and top risks summary. Sharing audit highlights periodically with site leadership,
corporate HSE leadership, Apex committees, and senior management.
Competence (Skills, knowledge, experience and attributes required)
Competence Essential Desirable
QualificationBachelor's in Chemical + PGDiploma/Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety NEBOSH Diploma, Certified Auditor, ISOLead Auditor, RC Auditor
Experience
12-18 years in specialty chemical or hazardous chemical operations with minimum 5 years in HSE auditing and compliance governanceExperience in multinational chemical industry or Responsible Care verified environmentTechnical

KnowledgeMSIHC Rules, Hazardous Chemicals Handling,Rules, Waste Management Rules, ISO 45001,ISO 14001, IS 14489, NFPA, static electricity,control, solvent,safety, emergency response,OSHA framework
Leadership SkillsStrong stakeholder alignment, analytical,thinking, decision-making, influencing,without authority,Cross-functional leadership, culture,change facilitationCompetency Skills,Documentation accuracy, analytical thinking,communication, audit execution, follow-updiscipline,Digital audit transformation, compliance
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