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Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist
Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.
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Health, Safety & Environmental Manager
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to improving Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) performance in your assigned area of responsibility to cultivate a high-performance culture with a strong focus on HSE. Each day, you will support the business by applying in-depth HSE knowledge and offering solutions and advice. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring effective risk management through HSE excellence along the ABB value chain. The work model for the role is: #LI-Onsite This role is contributing to the Motion System Drives. You will be mainly accountable for: Act as the primary liaison for one of three business divisions represented in an expanding facility. Work with other HSE team members to drive a consistent HSE message across divisions. Promote and ensure the health and safety of employees and protection of the environment through responsive and proactive HSE programs along with other members of the HSE Team. Protect employees and the environment from incidents and hazards while ensuring compliance with regulations. Aids the HSE Manager in strategic planning and tracking of progress through periodic metric monitoring. Act as consultant to management in health, safety, & environment related issues. Identify opportunities for improvement in the HSE program regarding compliance, management systems, and culture. Develop, recommend, and implement appropriate corrective measures. Previous experience with management of electrical safety, material handling equipment, and third-party contractor safety programs preferred. Maintain HSE management systems including training, control of documents and records, operational control procedures, and continuous improvement. Support the incident investigation process to ensure proper root cause, corrective actions, and preventative measures are taken. Train and develop operations leadership in effective incident investigation. Support sustainability initiatives and monitor energy, water, and waste consumption metrics. Develop, recommend, and implement appropriate controls to reduce use or disposal. Establishes systems to ensure availability, reliability, and readiness of safety equipment, protective clothing, and devices; and first aid supplies. Our team dynamics You will join a dynamic, talented, and high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.
Qualifications for the role
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety Engineering, or a directly related area and minimum of 2 years of directly related experience in a manufacturing environment required.
- Previous experience with management of electrical safety, material handling equipment, and third-party contractor safety programs preferred.
- Travel up to 10% required.
- Strong verbal, written, analytical, and employee relations skills is required.
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization is required.
- Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US
What's in it for you?
- Get exposed to cutting-edge technology in Motion and have a visible impact on the future
- Evolve in your career: through trainings and our Open Job Market, your career development continues!
- Work in a company with a strong technology legacy and deeply rooted in local communities
More about us
ABB System Drives is a global supplier of high-power, high-performance drives, drive systems and packages for industrial processes and large infrastructure applications. With our industry leading technology and global support, we help our customers, partners and equipment manufacturers with asset reliability, performance improvement and energy efficiency in mission critical applications. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. We all together make the difference for our customers every day. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-###-####. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-###-#### or by sending an email to ...@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.