Senior Director - Safety

About Emirates Global Aluminium

Emirates Global Aluminium is the world’s biggest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside the oil and gas industry. EGA is an integrated aluminium producer, with operations on four continents from bauxite mining to the production of cast primary aluminium and recycling. EGA employs over 7,000 of these people including more than 1,200 UAE Nationals. EGA operates aluminium smelters in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah in the United Arab Emirates, an alumina refinery in Al Taweelah, a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea, a speciality foundry in high strength recycled aluminium in Germany, and a recycling plant in the United States.

JOB PURPOSE:

Provides functional expertise, leads and directs the development, planning, management and audit of the effective implementation of EGA’s Safety Management systems, strategic plans, policies and programs across EGA sites (locally & internationally) to ensure compliance to legislation and international standards to achieve EGA’s road to zero harm.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Strategy Development and Implementation

 Sets out EGA’s Safety and Governance strategy and framework based on EGA’s overall ESG & Sustainability strategy, purpose, bold aspirations, and values.

 Directs the implementation of the functional strategy ensuring alignment to group strategy, EGA’s vision, mission, and corporate objectives.

 Ensures that functional strategy and related strategic plans are developed and implemented, which are aligned with the vision and mission of the organization.

 Ensures the provision of subject matter expertise for the assigned domain and provide counsel to EGA leadership on all related areas to facilitate the achievement of EGA’s strategy and functional strategies.

 Shares the approved strategy with local/legal authorities where appropriate to obtain feedback as part of continuous improvement.

Leadership

 Manages the effective achievement of functional objectives through effective leadership and by setting of individual objectives, managing performance, developing, and motivating team to maximise performance.

 Establishes SMART KPI’s for the departments to measure individual and department performance against company objectives and values.

 Leads the talent development initiatives for the assigned function, collaborating with discipline experts and thereby ensure the availability of talent to fit business requirements.

 Acts as a role model and drive adherence to organizational values and ethics by employees of the assigned function to ensure the establishment of a value driven culture within the organization.

 Oversees and manages the effective coordination with other departments and sections according to their requirements in order to facilitate the flow of information and ensure the provision of timely and accurate data and services.

Budgeting and Financial Performance

 Oversees the consolidation and recommend the functional budget and monitors financial performance versus the budget so that the business is aware of anticipated costs/revenues, areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, and potential areas of cost reduction or performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

 Strategizes the creation of company - wide safety policies, processes and procedures and monitors the implementation and effectiveness of the same in safeguarding EGA and its employees, assets and information.

 Enforces and implements corporate procedures and guidelines for the entire business and ensures continuous communication within and outside of ESG & Sustainability functions and across operations.

 Communicates internally relevant safety and governance related information in order to ensure that management remain updated