HSE Manager - Africa

Do you want to lead a dynamic business that’s transforming global automotive distribution? At Inchcape, we’re pursuing an exciting strategy to evolve our global business and accelerate our industry towards a low-carbon, sustainable future.

Join Inchcape Africa, part of Inchcape’s global network. You’ll be instrumental in executing our bold and exciting strategy, delivering great experiences for our customers, colleagues and partners. Powering the performance of a highly collaborative team of diverse and talented colleagues.

Our Ethiopia Business is seeking a HSE Manager to join our team in Addis Ababa, reporting to the Europe & Africa HSE Director. In this role, you will be responsible for partnering with the business to assist in implementing and mentoring the business operations to succeed in implementing a healthy, safety, environmental and wellbeing culture, that thrives organically within the business.   The role will work most effectively with site managers, supervisors, and employees with occasion working with senior executive management within the country.

This role requires the candidate to implement/maintain/monitor/train and advise on a pre-defined Global HSE management system and all the process at site level and ensure senior management understand their ownership to HSE matters. In this position, you will:

• Ensure high degree of knowledge with the workings and functionality of the global HSE system to support business ownership.
• Support the business in understanding and liaising with senior management to ensure how to meet all HSE KPIs
• Be involved and support the business with incident investigations, educate on identifying permanent corrective actions to prevent repeat events.  Support the development of driving market wide changes to known events.
• Proactively drive and support the integration of Country based Risk Management Programs including cultural and wellbeing programs.  Work with the Head of HSE Europe & Africa to ensure the market achieves HSE compliance in line with the Group/Regional and Country HSE strategic plan.
• Work under the direction of the HSE Management department.
• Locally support and manage injury management programs for the return to work of injured employees.
• Be involved with the business monthly operational management meetings and present and communicate the monthly HSE sites’ performance in line with regional and country HSE reporting.
• Responsible for the on-time integration and implementation of any HSE training program released to the business, ensuring verification process of completion is carried out by the business for reporting matters.

About You

To be successful in this role, you would need:

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience.
• Professional in careers of industrial, mechanical or environmental engineering, occupational health and safety degree.
• Prior proven HSE and facilities management experience in complex manufacturing, industrial, service etc. organization(s)
• Experienced in scenario planning, security plan development, crisis/contingency planning and other security related functions
• Experienced in contract administration, contract management, project management, asset integrity management and HSE management
• HSE Certification from an accredited body, NEBOSH, ISO 45001, ISO 14001 is required
• Lead Auditors’ qualifications in OHS or Environmental management is desirable.
• Ability to act appropriately in emergency situations.
• Strong collaborator and mobilizer.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, analytical and numerical skills.
• Passionate about process improvement and attention to detail.
• Able to work under pressure to complete tasks on time and in line with overall planning processes.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Valid Driver’s Licence

We offer you

At Inchcape, we’re shaping the future of mobility, and you’re invited to shape it with us. You’ll join a collaborative culture that values wellbeing, growth, and inclusion. Through impactful work, ongoing development, and global and local rewards, we create a workplace for people to succeed and fulfil your aspirations.

Enjoy a comprehensive remuneration and benefits package, such as:

• Competitive remuneration
• Group Life & Medical plan
• Pension/Provident plan
• Variable pay package
• Exposure to dynamic and collaborative work environment enabling
• Continuous learning & development opportunities

Start your journey

If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit for this role or another opportunity within Inchcape. Join our team and become part of a leading global automotive company that is transforming tomorrow, together.

Opportunity for everyone

Inchcape actively encourages applicants from all identities, backgrounds, and experiences, helping ensure our workforce is representative of the global communities we operate in. Read more  here about our Inclusion and Diversity commitments, including our targets, programmes, and policies.

About us
Inchcape is the leading global automotive distributor operating in 40+ markets. We partner with some of the biggest brands in the business to sustainably power better mobility today and in the future.

Our diverse global team of over 16,000 talented colleagues foster an inclusive and collaborative culture, delivering a brilliant experience for our customers and partners. We’re a dynamic and fast-growing business, driving the transformation of our industry and redefining tomorrow. Discover more at www.inchcape.com

Inchcape Africa, with presence in Ethiopia (Motor & Engineering Company of Ethiopia), Kenya (Inchcape Kenya) and Djibouti (Inchcape Djibouti, Red Sea Automotive FZCO) is a member of Inchcape plc, a leading global automotive distribution company and the authorized distributor of multiple globally renown brands in all above three markets. Recently, the company expanded its brand portfolio with BYD and CASE Construction in Ethiopia market, New Holland Agriculture in Kenya market, reinforcing its commitment to delivering advanced technologies and shaping the future of mobility in the markets we operate.

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