Health & Safety Specialist

at  Philips

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Health & Safety, Environmental Specialist will implement, maintain and improve a Philips Health & Safety Management System. Identify and prioritize the most significant H&S risks and implement programs to reduce any impacts from such risks to an acceptable level. Set and achieve objectives to continually improve EH&S performance to meet changing business and regulatory needs. Communicate the Health & Safety policies to employees stakeholders and worked on improving safety culture. Train and develop employees to enable them to support EH&S programs.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Coordinating Environmental, Health & Safety activities and EHS project in all Poland.
• Coordinating Environmental, Health & Safety failure investigation and verify effectiveness of corrective actions implemented.
• Providing EHS & Fire Prevention training for new employees, as well as visitors and contractors employees.
• Maintaining and updating Philips Corporate Safety Standards
• Performing Risks Assessments according with Philips Corporate Safety Standards and Polish legislative requirements for all activities.
• Providing H&S support with the activities in Offices, Research and Development locations, Field Service Operations and other activities including activities at Customer and Supplier premises, trade shows, conferences, travelling on business etc.
• Continuous Improvement of the Environmental, Safety and Health performance at the site, with the reduction/elimination of recordable incidents, to avoid fines due to not compliance with legal requirements, to enhance the Safety culture improvement.
• Organizing and coordinating the EHS activities of the site in order to achieve the company expectation and goals.
• Working closely with the EH&S Leader to implement EHS Plans and EHS goals for the region.
• Implementing and coordinating the EHS Programs, Policies and Procedures for the location. Monitor and take action to ensure compliance with local EHS regulations
• Supporting the H&S leadership team in managing H&S in Philips as required.
• Acting as technical expert in Accident Investigation

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Higher education, necessary according to Polish legal requirements in Occupational Health and Safety;
• More than 5 years in EHS management experience
• Language skills: Fluency in English is required
• Demonstrated ability to set and lead priorities, resources, performance targets and project initiatives in a global environment.
• Strong H&S risk assessment skills
• Experience of managing Safety Programs
• Being familiar with Occupational Health and Safety management systems standards such as ISO 45001 is required