Safety Health Environment Specialist

Description:

Educational level

University degree technical, engineering, SHE and Security.

certified industrial hygienist

Purpose of the position

To assist facilities in NA to safeguard the health of their employees, contractors and tollers

To assist  facilities in NA to comply with legal and internal standards related to industrial hygiene

To provide high level expertise in the field of industrial hygiene

To raise awareness on industrial hygiene by interacting with all levels of the organization within the region

To continuously develop and maintain the industrial hygiene competence in  NA to such a level that  NA can deliver on its SHE and Security values, policies and improvement targets.

To cooperate in setting the strategic direction for industrial hygiene for whole company by actively participating to the industrial hygiene tier I network.

Position Context

Client is a recognized leader in Safety, Health, Environment (SHE) and Security worldwide and the SHE & Security performance is a cornerstone of our people and business continuity.

Client is currently organized in four business units (HNC, TTH, P&B, ANH).

All the regional and global SHE and Security competences are clustered together under GOE (Client Group Operational Excellence).

Client has manufacturing sites, Science & Innovation facilities and offices across all regions.

The regional SHE & Security department supports all businesses within the region

Doing business means taking risks.

The spread of different activities, operations, cultures and maturity leads to a challenging playing field that requires continuous tuning and judgment to

enable business to stay competitive without compromising our values and ambitions.

The SHE and Security risks represent major potential business continuity, compliance and

reputation risks; it is key to stay on top of those by preventing major disasters and harm to people and assets, e.g. in process and product safety and in consequent implementation of the Life Saving Rules,  requirements and Standards and the Key Security Behaviors.

grows via globally spread acquisitions, which adds to the complexity and size of the organization.

It is essential to identify and mitigate/manage the major risks in those acquisitions/expansions with urgency and diligence and develop regional competences for local support.

Position Content:

Key areas of accountability/responsibility

Supports/facilitates the timely and effective implementation of industrial hygiene standards.

Supports in achieving the company targets.

Provides support, leadership and expertise to the Regional SHE&S team.

Defines knowledge gaps and develops competences.

Leads the regional Industrial Hygiene network.

Is an active member of the Industrial Hygiene Tier I network.

Cooperates to the creation of global standards, processes and tools in industrial hygiene.

Connects with external service providers.

Support the investigation and follow up of health incidents

Create, foster and maintain an environment of cross-regional collaboration, synergies seek, best practices-/knowledge sharing and learning to achieve an incident-free working environment.

Monitor progresses and performance in industrial hygiene within the region

Authorities

Lead and represent industrial hygiene in the client NA and leads working groups for specific recurring topics

Improve awareness and competence of industrial hygiene by practical support and coaching

Provide (un)solicited advise to units and senior management to address industrial hygiene issues

Stop any unsafe behavior or activities.

Escalate local industrial hygiene issues that needs to be addressed at BU or global level.

Impact:

If SHE and Security situations are misjudged, downside risks of several dozen or dozen of millions (fines, claims and /or damages) could be the result.

Ineffective or impractical SHE and Security solutions, requirements or systems can provoke considerable costs in operating units (millions or dozens of millions in investments and/or operating costs).

Complexity of the position

Due to the huge differences in operations, cultures, sizes and capabilities, it will be complex and sometime impossible to maintain fitfor-all solutions.

The position requires to be recognized by stakeholders as an expert in the field of industrial hygiene.

It requires a deep understanding of processes and health hazards involved.

Ensuring the respect of local legal requirement in a complex business environment.

Dealing with business sensitive or privacy-related topics

Applying a science and risk-based approach with courage and determination.

A combination of short-term issues like incident reporting and investigation and a long term strategic view.

Operate in a fast changing international and demanding environment with many “clients” and changing priorities.

Very frequent traveling is an intrinsic part of the job, since the support activities mostly need to be done on site.

Knowledge:

Knowledge of and experience in own discipline

In-depth knowledge of industrial hygiene legal requirement and international best practices

At least ~ 5 years of practical experience in industrial hygiene in the chemical or pharmaceutical industry

Managerial and social skills

good communication and social skills

English mother language or fluency.

Knowledge of one or more of the official languages is a plus.

Excellent advisory skills

Drive for performance

Good knowledge of local IH/OH laws and regulations.

Education: Bachelors Degree

Certification: Certified Industrial Hygienist