Senior EHS specialist

at  Sandvik

Are you up for the challenge within the area of environment, health and safety?
Are you passionate about increasing safety in the workplace? Do you take full interest in your area of expertise? Are you a team player who likes to challenge and knows how to deliver? Do you have excellent interpersonal skills and are you leading by example? Do you take your own initiative and are you self-guided with strong problem-solving attitude?
If yes, then you might be the right person to become our new colleague and join our team in Tampere, Finland.
Sandvik Tampere factory is currently looking for an experienced Senior EHS Specialist. You will assist site leadership with maintaining site specific policies and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, developing and implementing EHS reporting globally and locally, ensure a safe healthy, and accident-free work environment, and help create a strong EHS culture.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement EHS policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all local EHS regulations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure that all key EHS operational controls are in place, EHS action items are resolved on a timely basis and investigation of incidents, injuries and near misses are accomplished and properly documented.
• Conduct safety walks to detect existing or potential environmental, fire, safety and health hazards, determine corrective or preventative measures where indicated, and follow up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Develop and implement EHS global and local reporting.
• Lead and manage EHS projects and programs.
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and regulatory changes to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

Background & Skills:

• Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in an EHS role preferably in mobile equipment manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of EHS regulations and standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills both in Finnish and English.

Furthermore, we expect that you have:

• Knowledge of Finnish Environmental, Safety & Health laws
• Strong, presentation, training, facilitation and project management skills
• Analytical skills to analyze safety & health data
• Advanced skills using the Microsoft 365, including Excel, PowerPoint, and databases.
• Experience in implementing or maintaining EHS Management Systems, e.g. ISO 14001, ISO 45001

What is in it for you?
We offer you an interesting role in an international business environment, extraordinary products, great colleagues and opportunities for your professional development.
At Sandvik, we believe in finding that perfect mix between work, family life, and interests, and we happily support our employees in balancing this. We have hybrid office/home working environment. We are a company with an open-minded culture, actively working to create a workplace that is characterized by diversity and inclusion. We offer you an interesting role in an international business environment as well as opportunities for your professional development.
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Contact Information:
For further information about this position, please contact:
Tiina Ärrälä, Tampere Site EHS Manager, +358 40 5619 147 (calls on Thursdays at 15-16 EEST)
For further information regarding the recruitment process please contact:
Sandvik’s HR Services, Finland, tel. +358 800 1 44444 (weekdays at 9-11 and 13-15).
Interested?
Send your CV and application with salary request by June 16th 2024.
When applying in our system, please make sure to also attach your introductory letter when asked to upload your CV. Read about Sandvik and apply at home.sandvik/careers.
Job ID: R0067372
About our company
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service, digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. In 2023, sales were approximately 66 billion SEK with about 17.000 employees

• Develop and implement EHS policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all local EHS regulations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure that all key EHS operational controls are in place, EHS action items are resolved on a timely basis and investigation of incidents, injuries and near misses are accomplished and properly documented.
• Conduct safety walks to detect existing or potential environmental, fire, safety and health hazards, determine corrective or preventative measures where indicated, and follow up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Develop and implement EHS global and local reporting.
• Lead and manage EHS projects and programs.
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and regulatory changes to ensure compliance and continuous improvement