Senior Executive - Compliance, Health & Safety - Operations

Senior Executive - Compliance, Health & Safety

(Based at Nawala)

Being in the business for over 17 years, MAS Active is a prestigious establishment in Sri Lanka focusing on Activewear, Athleisure, Performance wear and Men’s essentials.

MAS Active is a division of the larger MAS Group, specializing in manufacturing athleisure and sportswear designed for agility, comfort, and performance. MAS Active has set up operations across Sri Lanka, the Dominican Republic, and Italy. Serving top brands like lululemon, Patagonia, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, and Gymshark, MAS Active blends high-performance sportswear with fashion, and is innovating in the space of wearable products that track fitness metrics and workout analytics

We are on the lookout for a dedicated individual to execute and implement compliance and sustainability related initiatives across all internal SBU’s whilst effectively meeting organization’s internal/ external compliance standards to ensure that the company’s sustainability effort enhances business performance and supports the long-term interests of the company

Key Responsibilities:

• Recommend improvements to current procedures and follow new instructions introduced by the cluster management in order to improve standards of social compliance, H&S in the plant
• Implement, monitor and sustain international standards and practices in health and industrial safety in all areas, whilst conducting training and awareness sessions on health and safety and maintaining a safe working environment for all employees
• Facilitate timely conduction of Customer Compliance audits and Certifications as per the given guidelines for all MAS Active SBUs by liaising with the external parties, Certification bodies and relevant plant representatives
• Visit the Off-Site plants on a periodic basis, assist the plant compliance team in implementing required Compliance standards as per legal and customer requirements whilst, conducting internal compliance audits and rate them prior to the external audits in order to facilitate achievement of required standards  
• Organize monthly Compliance Forum and facilitate discussions among plant representatives with regard to compliance and sustainability thereby, arrive at action points to be implemented across relevant SBU’s, whilst, preparing meeting minutes to be circulated among the group
• Update the compliance intranet on a regular basis whilst, uploading relevant information with regard to audits etc. to factory database in order to ensure that relevant/ accurate data is available at all times

KEY QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Degree in Science, Facilities Management or relevant degree
• 2 - 3 years of work experience in a similar capacity (Experience in social compliance audits will be advantageous)
• Professional qualifications in health & safety, with a minimum of International General Certificate in OSH
• Good report writing and communication skills
• Ability to analyze data
• Sound technical knowledge in health and safety standards and industrial applications