Safety, Health and Environment Manager

• Lead the SHE strategy and daily operations for the Mairinque site, ensuring compliance with legal, corporate, and operational requirements.
• Manage Safety, Health, and Environment programs, including audits, performance indicators, incident investigations, and corrective action plans.
• Drive behavioral safety initiatives and strengthen the SHE culture across leaders, employees, and contractors.
• Ensure effective management of critical risks, including compliance with Brazilian Regulatory Standards (NRs), working at heights, confined space entry, hot work, combustible/explosive materials, and process safety.
• Lead, coach, and develop the site's SHE team, including safety technicians, environmental professionals, administrative support, interns/apprentices, and the occupational physician.
• Serve as the site's focal point for global and regional SHE guidelines, corporate requirements, campaigns, and communication with internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in SHE/HSE/EHS within complex industrial environments, preferably with exposure to critical risks and high-hazard operations
• Practical knowledge of Brazilian Regulatory Standards (NRs) and occupational safety practices, including confined space entry, working at heights, hot work, and operational risk management
• Experience with process safety, combustible and explosive materials, incident investigations, audits, KPIs, and corrective action plans
• Proven experience leading technical teams and influencing operations, leaders, employees, and contractors
• English proficiency to participate in meetings with global teams and to understand corporate requirements and guidelines
• Knowledge of OSHA standards, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 (or OHSAS 18001), HAZOP, GHS, industrial hygiene, Behavioral-Based Safety (BBS/SafeStart), and experience in the chemical, petrochemical, animal nutrition, food/feed, or other high-risk industrial sectors

Additional Information

What we offer 

Meaningful work:  Help transforming animal health and nutrition to create a more sustainable, transparent, and resilient food system for people around the world.

Room to grow: Build your expertise through learning, career opportunities and supportive leadership.

A collaborative culture: Work with people who share ideas, celebrate progress and help each other succeed.

Flexibility and trust: Where possible, we support flexible ways of working that help you perform at your best.

A business with focus: Join a company designed to be closer to customers, faster in decision-making and clear in its purpose.

How to apply

Ready to take the next step? Please apply online by uploading your CV in English through our career portal. If you’d like to know more about the background of the role or have questions, please contact Margarida Perfetto - [email protected]

Inclusion and equal opportunity

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can feel they belong, contribute and grow. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to a fair, inclusive hiring process. If you need support or adjustments during the application process, please let us know — we’ll do our best to help.

Agency statement

We are managing this recruitment process directly and are not accepting agency submissions or proposals for this role.

Company Description

Welcome to Panavora.

Panavora is one of the two standalone entities created from dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health, as part of the divestment to CVC Capital. 

At Panavora, we believe that solving the future of food starts with extraordinary people. As the global demand for sustainable and affordable nutrition continues to grow, we're leading the transformation of animal health and nutrition through a unique combination of scientific expertise, data-driven services, and digital innovation.

Joining Panavora means becoming part of a purpose-driven organization that empowers customers across the entire food value chain to make smarter decisions, improve transparency, and create more sustainable outcomes. If you're motivated by innovation, collaboration, and the opportunity to create global impact, we'd love to have you on our team.