Tamás Kovács

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EMEA EHS System & Performance Lead @ Cargill
wayzata, minnesota, united states
Tamás Kovács's Location
Kápolnásnyék, Fejér, Hungary, Hungary
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About Tamás Kovács

Referring to Pale Blue Dot of Carl Sagan (who is a hugely inspirational person to me): we are responsible for making planet Earth (our pale blue dot, the only home we have ever known) a sustainable, healthy and safe place.I am an EHS manager with 27+ years of practice in FMCG-, car industry environment and agriculture. Management skills on both country and regional level. Implementing EHS Managament Systems based on ISO14001. Successes in factories and at commercial unit: significally improved and audited EHS performances, reduced accident numbers in factories and on the road. Created Vision, Strategy and implementation programs together with EHS managers of other countries. Strong intention to improve staff’s EHS- and managerial skills (as one of my colleagues at Cargill said: Tamás, thanks for teaching me how to fish instead of just giving me the fish). Participation in EHS audits as auditor and auditleader across EMEAR. Continuously seeking for new ways in EHS, being full of ideas on how to improve EHS.

Tamás Kovács's Current Company Details
Cargill

Cargill

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EMEA EHS System & Performance Lead
wayzata, minnesota, united states
Website:
cargill.com
Employees:
53769
Tamás Kovács Work Experience Details
  • Cargill
    Emea Ehs System & Performance Lead
    Cargill Sep 2020 - Present
    Emea
    Main tasks supporting EMEA EHS team and Cargill-businesses in EMEA:- coordinating certain activities related to report according to Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and European Sustainability Reporting Standard,- organizing corporate EHS audits in EMEA, organizing/delivering trainings for auditor-candidates, - data-analytics using corporate reporting system (e.g. to identify focus-areas for business planning and audits),- data-quality check (e.g on accident-reports) and proposing improvement-actions,- preparing reports to meet EMEA EHS needs,- preparing and updating Key Performance Indicator dashboard,- coordinating/preparing EMEA EHS reports,- driving Learning & Development activities (e.g. establishing EMEA EHS L&D Strategy, organizing training need assessments; specific activity: finalizing training material for EHS auditors)),- coordinating annual EMEA EHS Business Planning process (to build focus areas from global-, regional- and enterprise-level in EHS Business Plan) and establishing a process to monitor progress,- building elements (processes, procedures, documents) of regional EHS management system (e.g. defining priorities, establishing steps to build elements, writing procedures, managing stakeholders)- building "Project & Portfolio"-management for EMEA EHS,- monthly cost-analysis (to identify over/underspend and causes),- in my current position, until Oct 2023, I had a special role of being EHS Business Partner of CAN EMEA: this means supporting CAN EMEA operation team with several types of EHS activities (monthly calls, quarterly EHS performance review; reviewing/approving audit-results; leading EHS-workshop on accident-prevention and EHS Leadeership in person)
  • Cargill
    Cargill Animal Nutrition Emear Ehs Manager
    Cargill Feb 2013 - Aug 2020
    Europe
    - Built CAN EMEAR EHS Team- Created CAN EMEAR EHS Vision (focus areas: Networking, Compliance, Resource Utilization, EHS Marketing and Foundation (like Leadership, Ownership))- Participated/supported two integration processes- Participated in due diligence and baseline audits- Led three construction safety audits in Spain, Jordan, Hungary and a construction inspection in South Africa- Defined annual CAN EMEAR EHS priority topics and programs on these topics- Proactive user of Cargill' reporting system- Organized several calls with Manufacturing Directors and Operations Directors on seven insights into safety leadership- Started online EHS-training program - Prepared and used non-ops (sales) EHS program- Led and participated in several corp. EHS audits all over EMEAR- Participated in several hiring processes of EHS professionals- Built new (mainly) Operation-connections after an organizational change in FY17- Used non-typical tools to make EHS presentation/communication more interesting and attractive to others (an example: I was awarded in a CAN Global Operation Meeting in Sept 2013 in Spain for the most non-conventional presentation connecting the legendary movie “Alien” with a group risk assessment exercise in the meeting)Cargill-trainings: Corp. EHS auditor, Construction Safety Specialist, Process Safety, Co-active Coaching, certified SIF assessment facilitator, certified SIF assessment trainerExternal trainings since 2013: TapRoot, certified Safestart-trainer training
  • British American Tobacco
    Ehs Manager - Hungary, Central European Area Ehs Coordinator
    British American Tobacco Oct 2004 - Jan 2013
    Main tasks as EHS Manager of Commercial Unit:- setting annual EHS objectives and targets and related tasks,- preparing and implementing safe driving package (training and communication materials, survey- and inspection-sheets, performance indicators, reports, motivation system)- inspections,- delivering trainings, preparing training materials,- accident-investigations,- setting internal EHS-rules,- controlling costs,- submitting monthly, quarterly and annual reports.Main tasks as EHS Coordinator for Central European Area: - coordinating 11 units in 9 countries,- defining programs to implement Global EHS Strategy of BAT- leading groups of 3 people to implement programs,- reviewing quarterly reports,- reviewing EHS performances,- organizing annual site visits,- organizing annual meetings for Area EHS-team,- organizational development,- working together with Regional EHS Management,- participating in EHS reviews.
  • Afl Hungary
    Ehs Manager
    Afl Hungary Jan 1997 - Oct 2004
    Main tasks:- initiating and monitoring EHS programs, - preparing for annual internal and ISO 14001 audits, - contacting authorities, - holding presentations for senior management, - participating in the work of EHS teams, - working together with the staff of European AFL plants, - training EHS staff from European AFL Plants.
  • Hungarian Meteorological Service
    Forecaster
    Hungarian Meteorological Service Feb 1996 - Jan 1997
    I was weather-forecaster

Tamás Kovács Skills

Ehs Iso 14001 Auditing Risk Assessment Inspection Ehs Audits Management Occupational Health Safety Management Systems Training Iso Environmental Management Systems Accident Investigation

Tamás Kovács Education Details

  • Euro-Contact Business School
    Euro-Contact Business School
    Diploma In Management Studies
  • University Of Sciences And Engineering University At Budapest
    University Of Sciences And Engineering University At Budapest
    Environment, Health And Safety
  • University Of Sciences At Szeged, Hungary
    University Of Sciences At Szeged, Hungary
    Environmental Science
  • Eotvos Lorand University Of Sciences, Budapest
    Eotvos Lorand University Of Sciences, Budapest
    Environmental Science

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Tamás Kovács works for Cargill

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Tamás Kovács's current role is EMEA EHS System & Performance Lead.

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Tamás Kovács attended Euro-Contact Business School, University Of Sciences And Engineering University At Budapest, University Of Sciences At Szeged, Hungary, Eotvos Lorand University Of Sciences, Budapest.

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Tamás Kovács has skills like Ehs, Iso 14001, Auditing, Risk Assessment, Inspection, Ehs Audits, Management, Occupational Health, Safety Management Systems, Training, Iso, Environmental Management Systems.

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Tamás Kovács's colleagues are Monika Milcheva, Aileen Krähling, Krzysztof Kucharski, Mia A, Bart Klaasen, Leopoldino Lasch, Silvia De La Llata Garcia.

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