Assistant Manager - Safety

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Safety Executive implements and monitors day-to-day occupational health and safety practices on the

plant floor, ensures compliance with statutory safety requirements, minimises the risk of workplace

incidents, and supports a strong safety culture across production, warehouse (ASRS), and material-

handling operations..

Safety Audit Statutory

Compliance

Manufacturing

Operations

Near-Miss

Reporting

Machine/

Process Safety

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1) Statutory compliance & Documentation

Ensure plant-level compliance with the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH)

Code, 2020 and the applicable state OSH Rules, which now govern factory safety in place of the

erstwhile Factories Act, 1948, along with any other applicable central/state EHS regulations.

Maintain statutory registers, licences, and safety records (accident register, fire safety certificate,

PPE issuance records, training records, etc.) and support renewals and inspections.

Coordinate with the Factory Inspectorate / labour department and other regulatory bodies during

inspections and audits

2) Risk Assessment & Machine / Process Safety

Conduct Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) for shop-floor operations, including

edging (MEI) machines, ovens/curing equipment used in coating and tinting, and ASRS material-

handling systems (shuttles, lifts, conveyors)

Implement and audit Lockout-Tagout (LOTO) procedures for machine maintenance and breakdown

activity.

Review safe operating procedures (SOPs) for high-risk stations and recommend engineering or

administrative controls

3) Chemical & Process Safety (Coating / Tinting)

Ensure safe storage, handling, and disposal of chemicals used in the Hard Coating, ARC, and

Tinting processes, and maintain MSDS/SDS documentation

Monitor ventilation, spill-response readiness, and PPE compliance in chemical-handling areas

4) Training & Safety Culture

Conduct safety induction for new joiners and contract workers, toolbox talks, and periodic refresher

training (fire safety, first aid, manual handling, machine safety, chemical handling)

Drive behaviour-based safety (BBS) observations and campaigns to build a proactive safety culture

on the floor.

5) Contractor & Vendor Safety

Ensure safety compliance of housekeeping, security, and equipment-maintenance

contractors/vendors operating on-site

6) Emergency Preparedness

Maintain and test the plant's emergency response plan, including fire drills, evacuation drills, and

mock drills covering ASRS/warehouse-specific scenarios.

Ensure fire-fighting equipment, first-aid stations, and emergency exits are maintained and

periodically inspected.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Execution ownership & accountability Communication across all levels

› Agility & comfort with ambiguity › Incident Investigation Techniques

› Strong problem-solving mindset › Coordination with multiple stakeholders

› OHS Management Systems › Cross-functional stakeholder management

› Data-driven decision making › People-first approach

WHY LENSKART MANUFACTURING

Be part of a mission-driven brand redefining an entire industry at scale.

Lead one of the most technologically forward manufacturing environments in the consumer space.

Work in a culture that rewards ownership, bold ideas, and first-principles thinking.Role & responsibilities