HSW Manager APAC

General information

Asia, Malaysia
 

Are you an experienced health, safety and wellbeing professional ready to drive meaningful change across the APAC region?

As HSW Manager APAC, you will support Teknos Group’s business by strengthening health, safety and wellbeing culture and management across the region, in line with the Teknos Group strategy and HSW Roadmap. You will guide the regional implementation of common HSW policies, standards, guidelines and programmes, while supporting the line organisation in preventing occupational hazards, accidents and illnesses and in building effective work ability and health support practices. The role combines regional responsibility across Malaysia, China, India and Vietnam with hands-on responsibility for health, safety and wellbeing in Malaysia.

 

 

 

Daily tasks and responsibilities:

  • Implement the Group HSW strategy, objectives and KPIs across the APAC region
  • Lead annual and long-term planning for health, safety and wellbeing in APAC
  • Contribute to the development of common Group HSW policies, standards, guidelines and programmes
  • Develop HSW awareness and strengthen a proactive safety culture across the region
  • Coordinate the regional HSW team activities and local implementation of common HSW practices
  • Review, analyse and report regional HSW KPIs, identify trends and propose improvement actions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to continually improve the integrated management system covering ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
  • Act as HSW Manager for Malaysia by leading on-site safety programmes and action plans, conducting HSW audits, coordinating risk assessments and ensuring legal compliance in HSW matters
  • Act as line manager for the HSEQ Specialist in Malaysia

 

Key skills and qualifications:

  • Experience in health, safety and wellbeing management, ideally in an international or multi-country environment
  • Practical experience implementing HSW strategies, policies, standards and improvement programmes
  • Ability to lead and support HSW professionals and work effectively with local and regional stakeholders
  • Experience reviewing HSW performance data, identifying trends and turning insights into practical improvement actions
  • Working knowledge of integrated management systems and the principles of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
  • Hands-on experience with safety programmes, audits, risk assessments and HSW legal compliance
  • A collaborative, structured and proactive approach, with the ability to combine regional coordination with local execution
  • Excellent English language skills

 

 

Could this be your next step?

If you are motivated by building a strong health, safety and wellbeing culture and creating lasting impact across an international region, we would love to hear from you.

Apply through our application system and tell us how you can help strengthen HSW at Teknos across APAC. We look forward to receiving your application in English.

 

 

What we offer:

  • A family working culture 
    We are a company known for an open and unique family working culture, where management is easy to approach, employees’ ideas are listened to, and everyone’s contribution is valued. Our people often highlight their supportive colleagues as the best things in their jobs.  
  • Outstanding solutions and focus on innovations  
    Innovating has always been at the heart of our business, driving business development and shaping our mindset. From the very first industry-leading product launched in 1948 to exciting new market opportunities such as barrier coatings for the packaging industry and biobased solutions, we are determined to solve any coating challenge ahead.  
  • Career in a global, expanding company 
    Our ambitious growth targets provide unique opportunities to grow and develop your career in a global, multicultural company, where we all share the same values of persistent, creative, and fair.  
  • Sustainability and meaningful work 
    Our mission is to make the world last longer, and sustainability is a cornerstone of our strategy. We hope that enhancing this mission in everyday work makes work more meaningful to our employees on all levels. 

 

We make the world last longer

About Teknos
Teknos is a global coatings company with operations in more than 20 countries in Europe and Asia, employing almost 1,400 employees. We are one of the leading suppliers of industrial coatings with a strong position in architectural and retail coatings. The company was established in 1948 and is one of Finland’s largest family-owned businesses. Teknos wants to make the world last longer by providing smart, technically advanced paint and coating solutions to protect and prolong. Always working in close cooperation with our customers and firmly believing that the company’s personnel are vital to its success, Teknos has created a corporate culture that is derived from family values, where each employee is heard and encouraged to take the initiative. Our goal is to make use of the great potential of our excellent personnel in order to create new solutions for our customers.