Corporate Health and Safety Coordinator - US

Position Summary

Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager, the coordinator is a true leader, a catalyst for accelerating the development of teams towards a culture of prevention (interdependence). The Health & Safety Coordinator supports and assists managers and their teams in deploying, maintaining and improving a healthy and safe working environment.

Responsibilities

• Conveys to others the H&S vision with conviction, passion and "obsession" for H&S.
• Engages and empowers team members by acting as a role model.
• Supports, guides and assists plant teams by detecting needs, trends and potential malfunctions; analyzes them to take preventive action.
• Communicates clearly and respectfully with the teams he advises and develops, setting clear expectations and instructions.
• Makes the H&S approach accessible and easy to understand, adding a dynamic, "fun" and participative element.
• Aims to improve and simplify H&S management processes, programs, tools and methods, and integrates them with our other pillars (quality, productivity, our people).
• Develops professional knowledge and network, seeks out best practices, tools and methods through experience sharing with other industrial organizations (including plant visits), reading, conferences and training courses.
• Ensures that each safety practice, policy, rule is applicable, understood and respected.
• Intervenes immediately in the event of any safety related shortcomings or problems observed, provides guidance and direction as needed until the issue has been corrected.
• Analyzes the overall H&S situation in the field, assesses the progress of the plants, identifies needs, and makes recommendations as appropriate.
• Supports the organization in identifying and correcting hazards and implementing safe work methods.
• Visits the plants, provides support, acts as a coach to supervisors, employees and facilitators. 
• Follows up regularly with H&S facilitators.
• Assists plant leadership in developing and monitoring their annual action plans.
• Participates in various meetings, health and safety committees, risk analyses, audits, investigations and accident analyses, and ensures at a high level, the effective implementation of the corrective measures decided upon.
• Participates in the drafting of programs, procedures, instructions and training materials, and coordinates their implementation (training as needed).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in H&S or related field, or equivalent of education and experience.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in H&S management in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of applicable U.S. laws and regulations (OSHA 30 training), knowledge of ISO 45001 standards preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with ability to coach and influence others.
• Good communicator, credible and respectful, observes, listens attentively, provides feedback and gives individual and collective recognition.
• Project management skills (analysis, planning, prioritization, change management).
• Good computer skills; experience with Microsoft Office suite; comfortable using other programs as needed.
• Able to work independently and with a team.
• Demonstrates innovation, creativity, rigor, managerial courage and attention to detail.
• Be available to travel to assigned plants - 1 week/month.