Global Health & Wellbeing Physician – Factory Medical Officer

Job Title: Global Health & Wellbeing Physician – Factory Medical Officer

Role Level: Assistant Manager

Location: Sumerpur Detergents Factory

Role Purpose

To lead occupational health, onsite clinical care and workplace wellbeing at the factory. The role is accountable for effective Occupational Health Centre operations, prevention and management of work-related ill health, fitness for duty and return-to-work decisions, emergency medical readiness, sickness-absence support, and compliance with company standards and applicable legal requirements.

Key Accountabilities

1. Occupational Health Centre Operations

• Manage day-to-day OHC services, including outpatient consultations, clinical records, staffing support and service coordination.

• Maintain medical equipment, emergency supplies, medicines, vaccines and consumables, including safe storage, stock control, replenishment and expiry monitoring.

• Ensure compliant biomedical-waste management and maintain ambulance availability, equipment readiness, servicing and documentation.

• Maintain accurate, secure and confidential electronic and paper health records.

• Support OHC budget planning, expenditure monitoring and cost-effective use of resources.

2. Clinical Care, Injury Management and Medical Emergencies

• Assess and treat illness and injury among employees and other eligible site personnel; provide first aid, arrange referral and follow up clinical outcomes.

• Provide on-call medical support for defined emergency arrangements, including odd hours, and coordinate stabilization, ambulance transfer and referral to appropriate facilities.

• Maintain site medical emergency preparedness for critical illness, casualties, multiple-injury events, infectious-disease outbreaks and business continuity scenarios.

• Follow up hospitalized employees and coordinate continuity of care, rehabilitation and safe return to work.

• Record and report first-aid cases, occupational injuries, illnesses and other reportable health events in accordance with company and statutory requirements.

3. Health Surveillance, Medical Examinations and Fitness for Duty

• Conduct pre-employment, periodic and exit medical examinations in accordance with legal requirements, company policy and approved protocols.

• Design, coordinate and evaluate risk-based health surveillance programmes using occupational hazards, exposure profiles and relevant clinical findings.

• Take relevant medical and occupational histories, perform focused examinations, arrange investigations and determine whether a health condition affects safe work.

• Review sickness certificates and provide clear, evidence-based fitness for duty opinions, including restrictions, workplace adjustments, rehabilitation and return-to-work plans.

• Manage sickness absence and complex cases involving disability, prolonged illness, injury or suspected work-related ill health, while maintaining medical confidentiality.

4. Occupational Risk Assessment and Occupational Illness Prevention

• Conduct workplace inspections and task observations with SHE, occupational hygiene, engineering and operations teams to identify occupational health hazards and assess control effectiveness.

• Interpret exposure and hygiene data and evaluate health risks from chemicals, dust, enzymes, noise, biological agents, radiation, ergonomics, shift work and psychosocial factors.

• Assess possible links between work and symptoms, injury or illness; obtain specialist input and support investigation, documentation and reporting of suspected or confirmed occupational illness.

• Recommend practical controls, ergonomics, job modifications and health-protection measures, and follow up implementation.

• Ensure assessments and controls are inclusive and account for relevant needs associated with disability, women’s health, pregnancy, reproductive health and life stages, without discrimination and with appropriate confidentiality.

• Analyse aggregated health and surveillance data to identify trends, higher-risk groups and priorities for preventive action.

5. Health Promotion and Wellbeing

• Plan and evaluate evidence-based programmes addressing occupational health, non-communicable and communicable diseases, mental wellbeing and lifestyle risks.

• Deliver employee education and individual counselling on prevention, early action, healthy behaviours and appropriate use of healthcare services.

• Implement relevant company programmes, including ergonomics, travel health, psychosocial wellbeing and healthy nutrition.

• Conduct or support periodic canteen audits covering food hygiene, nutritional quality, allergen controls and applicable health standards; document findings and follow corrective actions to closure.

• Communicate clinical and technical information clearly to employees, managers and non-medical stakeholders.

6. Team Leadership, Governance and Stakeholder Management

• Lead OHC personnel by allocating work, setting service standards, reviewing performance and providing coaching, supervision and operational support.

• Train and assess OHC staff on clinical protocols, emergency response, company SOPs, documentation and service standards to support safe, effective care and sustained performance.

• Maintain clinical governance, service quality, legal compliance, medical confidentiality and continuous improvement across OHC activities.

• Maintain professional competence by keeping current with relevant medical and occupational health evidence, guidance, legislation and good practice, and by completing required training on company processes, standards and SOPs.

• Maintain effective referral and emergency-support arrangements with specialists, hospitals, diagnostic centres and ambulance providers.

• Partner with site leadership, Human Resources, SHE, operations and Global Health & Wellbeing teams to manage health risks and deliver agreed programmes.

• Report agreed service, surveillance, programme and health-risk indicators to site and regional leadership, with actions and escalation where required.

Qualifications and Experience

• MBBS or equivalent recognized medical qualification, with valid registration and licence to practise in India.

• Recognized qualification or formal training in occupational or industrial health.

• At least two years of relevant clinical and occupational health experience, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial setting.

• Working knowledge of occupational health and safety principles, industrial hazards, applicable factory and employment requirements, medical confidentiality and occupational health standards.

• Experience in emergency medical response, fitness for duty assessment, health surveillance and clinical case management.

• Proficiency in English and effective communication in relevant local language(s).

• Ability to use electronic medical records and health-data systems, with working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Key Competencies

• Sound clinical judgement and evidence-based occupational health decision-making.

• Calm, accountable and decisive response during medical emergencies.

• People leadership, delegation, coaching and team development.

• Clear communication, collaboration and influence across clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.

• Professional ethics, confidentiality and regulatory discipline.

• Data analysis, programme evaluation and continuous improvement.

• Commitment to inclusion and diversity, with the sensitivity and capability to address workplace health needs related to disability, women’s health and different life stages.

Key Working Relationships

Internal: Global Health & Wellbeing leadership, Factory/Site Manager, Human Resources, SHE, Supply Chain, operations, engineering, and employee representatives.

External: Medical specialists, hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic providers, ambulance and emergency services, medical associations and relevant statutory authorities.