Environmental Health Safety Specialist

The position is responsible for planning, developing, implementing and directing health and safety programs and activities throughout the Company to evaluate, prevent, control, or correct unsafe physical and environmental working condition and hazards.

The job responsibilities include:

• Safety related upgrades/changes with the Manufacturing Engineering group and analysis of trends and development of action plans to reduce frequency and severity of near miss incidents.
• Liaison with respective government authorities for achieving required compliance.
• Return to Work programs (caused due to injury/accidents)
• Health & Safety Committee
• As Management Certified Member, Co-Chair, and take minutes and frame action plans.
• To build a stronger committee and create an overall culture of working safely with every employee
• Training/retraining for committee members
• Safety Committees outside the Company and represent HPS India as applicable.

Corporate Responsibilities

• H&S resource for all other locations in the Company on issues they are unable to deal with (meeting legal requirements, complying with orders issued by government inspectors – safety, fire, etc.)
• To align the health and safety processes/practices with local regulations and also with H & S specialists in the US, Canada and Mexico in addressing safety issues and sharing best practices.
• Corporate policies/guidelines/SOP and assist with development of site specific policies by each factory location.
• Health & Safety statistics from each location to combine into corporate report for senior management.

Health & Safety Policies

• Recordkeeping and reporting
• Current guidelines, policies and Emergency Preparedness Plans.
• Safety talk sessions for monthly team meetings
• Policies/SOPs are reviewed annually and updated as needed based on legal changes, procedural changes, etc.
• Testing (air quality, noise levels) is performed as required and the results are presented as required by law.

Education:

1. Graduate with Diploma/Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, or similar field
2. Certification on Safety Occupation Health and Safety, Industry Safety

This position plays a crucial role in promoting a culture of safety, environmental stewardship, and regulatory compliance within the organization. They balance the needs of the company with legal requirements and ethical considerations to create a safe and sustainable workplace.