Manager- Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) – RTM Safety (Fleet & Non-Production Site)

The Manager – Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) – RTM Safety (Fleet & Non-Production Site) ensures compliance and governance for safety across Route-to-Market (RTM) operations, focusing on fleet safety, logistics, and non-production sites (e.g., warehouses). Additionally, this role integrates Manufacturing Safety Governance and Project Safety to ensure consistent safety practices across the value chain in alignment with The Coca-Cola Company’s Operational Requirements (KORE) and global H&S standards.

This role includes managing RTM-specific risks such as fleet safety compliance, driver behavior, traffic safety, highway risks, and ensuring safe operational processes at non-production sites. The incumbent will ensure that safety standards are adapted to regional requirements, track key performance metrics, manage third-party vendors, lead cultural transformation, and implement safety improvement programs for bottling facilities, warehouses, and logistics operations. The focus will also extend to proactively mitigating high-risk areas, driving compliance, and aligning safety practices through collaboration with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

The Manager will play a tactical role in implementing global and regional safety initiatives while building a safety-first mindset through training, incident management, and capability development aligned with corporate and bottling system goals.

What You’ll Do for Us:

RTM Safety Governance and Fleet Standards:

• Build and implement fleet safety governance frameworks to ensure compliance with KORE, Life Saving Rules (LSRs), and other fleet safety standards across owned and third-party logistics operations.

• Localize fleet safety standards, including telematics deployment, driver fatigue management, journey safety tracking, and defensive driving training programs.

• Conduct audits and provide actionable recommendations to improve compliance with global RTM safety requirements, including fire safety, man-machine interaction risks, and PPE usage across non-production sites such as warehouses.

• Collaborate with bottlers, transporters, and service providers to implement RTM-focused safety initiatives, particularly in high-risk regions.

Non-Production Site and Project Safety Alignment:

• Manage safety governance for non-production facilities (warehouses, cold drink equipment, sales depots), addressing risks related to traffic management, loading/unloading operations, ergonomics, and fire safety.

• Ensure the adoption of Safety by Design principles during greenfield and brownfield projects to address potential safety risks during construction, commissioning, and operations.

• Lead compliance improvement programs at non-production sites, leveraging key insights from past audits and regional trends to address gaps.

Incident Reporting, RCA, and Risk Mitigation:

• Establish processes to ensure that safety incidents, including Serious Injury and Fatality Potential (SIFp) cases, are reported accurately and transparently, and conduct root cause analyses (RCA) to close gaps.

• Partner with plant teams, non-production site leaders, and logistics teams to implement corrective action measures derived from incident trends and audit findings.

• Use safety analytics and performance data to identify systemic risks and develop scalable solutions across RTM and non-production operations.

Urban, Highway, and Road Safety Management:

• Identify and mitigate road safety risks, focusing on reducing road fatalities, traffic incidents, and fatigue-related incidents for owned and third-party vehicles.

• Lead initiatives to address system inefficiencies in fleet operations, such as reducing dependence on spot-hire vehicles by developing structured policies and enforcing safety clauses in third-party contracts.

• Conduct safety campaigns (e.g., bi-monthly RTM safety campaigns) to promote awareness of fatigue, driving behavior, and journey management.

Capability Building and Cultural Transformation:

• Develop and deliver robust training programs for key stakeholders, including drivers, contractors, and service providers, focusing on defensive driving certification, hazard awareness, and telematics adoption.

• Build RTM Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to enable system-level knowledge sharing and ensure alignment with global and industry best practices.

• Drive long-term safety culture transformation across RTM, warehousing, manufacturing, and non-production sites by embedding Zero Accident Culture.

Program Management and Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Monitor execution of corporate safety programs such as HOP (Human and Organizational Performance) and deploy diagnostic tools to assess vehicle safety, journey management, and incident reporting across logistics.

• Act as a key collaborator between bottlers, franchise leaders, and external vendors, building alignment on corporate safety strategies for RTM and distribution operations.

• Manage contractor/vendor safety initiatives to ensure compliance with agreed safety standards and key deliverables for ongoing and upcoming projects.

Track Performance Metrics and Improve Systems:

• Monitor and validate safety KPIs (e.g., audit scores, incident reduction rates) for RTM safety and non-production sites, ensuring continuous improvement in compliance levels.

• Regularly report progress against safety objectives, highlighting risks and achievements in alignment with the Annual Business Plan (ABP) and GAO objectives.

Work Focus:

• Lead efforts on fleet and RTM safety governance, ensuring all stakeholders (bottlers, fleets, transporters) meet compliance standards and embrace safety culture.

• Address risks at warehouses, logistics sites, and non-production facilities, focusing on audits, diagnostics, and safety infrastructure improvements.

• Ensure smooth rollout and adoption of corporate and regional safety initiatives, aligned to the needs of bottlers and franchise partners.

• Serve as a tactical enabler, working closely with plants, logistics stakeholders, and non-production teams to manage and execute aligned safety programs.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, Engineering, or Technical Science.

• Advanced certifications such as CSP, NEBOSH, or equivalent in safety governance preferred.

Experience:

• 6–8 years of experience in RTM safety, fleet management, or non-production site safety in FMCG or logistics.

• Proven experience in implementing safety systems for distribution, supply chain, or project operations.

Key Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Health and Safety standards and fleet management protocols.

• Expertise in incident investigation, RCA, and corrective action program management.

• Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams such as bottling, logistics, and manufacturing.

• Proficiency in deploying digital tools such as telematics or safety diagnostics.

Communication Focus:

• Internal: Collaborate with bottling leadership, sales teams, technical operations, and project managers to ensure adherence to safety programs.

• External: Engage with transporters, logistics providers, contractors, and vendors to align safety governance practices.