Corporate Manager HSE Audit

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.

Qualification : B tech in chemical engineering or environmental engineering is compulsory

and experience in oil and gas/ chemical/ petrochemical/ agrochemical/ paint manufacturing industry only

NEBOSH Diploma, Certified Auditor, ISO Lead Auditor, RC Auditor

Experience : 12–18 years in specialty chemical or hazardous chemical operations with

minimum 5 years in HSE auditing and compliance governance

• Experience in multinational chemical industry or Responsible Care verified environment
• MSIHC Rules, Hazardous Chemicals Handling Rules, Waste Management Rules, ISO 45001,
• ISO 14001, IS 14489, NFPA, static electricity control, solvent safety, emergency response