Health & Safety Manager, Non-Industrial

Pernod Ricard • New York, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Health & Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring a safe and healthy working environment for all Pernod Ricard North America (PRNA) non-industrial employees. This person leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Health & Safety (H&S) programs, policies, and practices to ensure compliance with Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) requirements. This role is critical to advancing Pernod Ricard’s priorities around safety, employee engagement, and overall wellbeing, while fostering a strong safety culture across a geographically dispersed organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience managing non-industrial workplace Health & Safety programs in a corporate or office-based environment.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) compliance and global or enterprise-wide H&S standards.
• Hands-on experience leading incident reporting, investigations, and root cause analysis using a formal EHS/H&S management system (e.g., Intelex, Enablon, or equivalent).
• Proven experience conducting risk assessments across multiple work environments (e.g., offices, sales teams, events, visitor or brand locations).
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement the PR Global non-industrial H&S operating requirements across North America, including risk assessments, ergonomics, driving safety, contractors and visitors, electrical safety, and internal and external events.
• Own the North America H&S roadmap and LIFE Assessment action plan, providing monthly updates to the North American Executive Team and regular performance updates to PRNA Leadership.
• Lead the monthly North America H&S Committee and partner with local H&S Coordinators/Champions to ensure consistent execution and accountability.
• Track and report key safety performance indicators, including Lost Time Accidents (LTAs), Care Tours, and Care Visits.
• Drive advocacy and engagement around a strong safety culture and wellbeing mindset across the organization.
• Implement, track, and adapt Global mandatory Care by Learning (H&S) training programs to meet local business needs and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the PRNA non-industrial lead for Global H&S trainings, programs, and initiatives.
• Lead the annual H&S & Wellbeing Day/Week, partnering with internal stakeholders to drive awareness and participation.
• Continuously evolve H&S programs, processes, and reporting to reflect new requirements, risks, and best practices.
• Partner with the Communications team to plan and deliver targeted H&S campaigns that reinforce awareness, compliance, and a culture of prevention.
• Own the incident management and reporting system (Intelex), ensuring accurate, timely reporting of lost time incidents, near misses, and first aid cases.
• Lead incident investigations in partnership with local site contacts, including data gathering, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and follow-up.
• Produce monthly Intelex reports covering incidents, care visits, tours, and network action items, sharing insights with leadership and Global teams as required.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external providers to manage Workers’ Compensation claims related to workplace incidents.
• Lead comprehensive risk assessments across offices, sales teams, brand homes, visitor centers, and events, ensuring mitigation plans are implemented and tracked.

Benefits

• Being part of an inclusive and diverse company where professional development and internal career mobility is front-and-center to our talent strategy.
• You'll be part of a culture that celebrates the rich diversity of our people across the globe and be part of our long-standing commitment to making exceptional products, giving back to our communities, and honoring our responsibility to preserve the environment.
• Our work philosophy celebrates the magic of human connection with the flexibility needed to provide one's most meaningful contribution.
• We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.
• As a global employer, we understand that not everyone’s working hours are the same, and we empower our employees to work the hours that make the most sense for them and their team’s schedules.
• We offer employees great benefits and perks to toast to a life filled with support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees