Senior Regional Manager, Health & Safety

Overview

Who We Are At Lindt, we are a global fast-growing consumer goods company, enchanting the world with premium chocolate. We are driven by our passion for excellence and go the extra mile to ensure that every Lindt experience is nothing short of exceptional. Our collective efforts aim to make a positive impact in the lives of our employees, customers, and communities.

Our culture is defined by the core values of Excellence, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Responsibility, and Collaboration, fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment where these principles drive our success.

The Regional Health & Safety Sr Manager for the USA will help design, implement, and sustain this long-term program. These roles will evolve significantly over time. You will be physically located at one of our regional companies in (Kansas City, San Leandro or Stratham).

Functionally, you will report to the local Vice President of Operations, and in the first year you will also work closely with, and report indirectly to, the Group Health & Safety Manager as part of the global program design team. During the first year, the focus will be to help finalise and deploy the Global Health & Safety Management System (H&S MS), define resource requirements, and develop communication and implementation materials.

As the program moves into full deployment and maintenance, the emphasis will shift to embedding the system across the organization—coaching leaders, providing resources and technical guidance, and ensuring long-term continuous improvement.

This role requires strong technical and behavioral safety capability, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to build trust and influence at all levels of the organization. It involves working in a virtual global environment with regular travel for design workshops and regional site visits.

Program Design (Year
1)

• Support creation and deployment of the Global H&S Management System and adapt for regional approach, governance, KPIs, and tools.
• Develop or validate technical safety standards, guidance documents, and performance frameworks.
• Act as the regional Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more key risk areas, such as:
• Process safety
• Control of hazardous energy (LOTO)
• Engineering/machine safety
• Electrical safety
• Road safety
• Ergonomics
• Working at height / DROPS
• Incident investigation
• Contractor safety management
• Management of change
• Security & emergency response
• Build and lead a global stakeholder network across regions to identify current practices, gaps, and future requirements.
• Define regional competency, capacity, and resource needs to ensure sustainable implementation of the new H&S MS.
• Establish proactive KPIs and ensure consistent global reporting and communication.
• Contribute global insights, best practices, and recommendations to program deliverables and governance structure.
• Create and/or quality check various deliverables related to (technical) safety standards, performance management, and target setting of the to-be-created Global H&S Management System.
• Maintain active lines of communication between Group and local level to ensure best practice sharing and effective collaboration to achieve global goals.
• Lead implementation of the global H&S roadmap in the region.
• Coach and train leaders and teams on new standards.
• Provide front-line technical support and ensure long-term continuous improvement of H&S performance.

Program Deployment & Sustainment (Post-Design Phase)

• Take ownership of assigned portions of the global H&S roadmap as a Regional H&S Manager and SME.
• Support the transition from program start-up to “business as usual,” embedding standards and processes sustainably.
• Train and coach colleagues across their region to implement the program effectively.
• Support local sites by ensuring day-to-day compliance, implementation, and maintenance of H&S programs.
• Participate in incident investigations related to areas of expertise and ensure timely follow-up.
• Continuously monitor, analyze, and communicate regional and functional H&S performance.
• Promote a strong, positive safety culture and drive long-term behavioral change.
• Use insights and benchmarking to…