Health and Safety Specialist

Your tasks

• Provides guidance on the general functions of the company’s safety and health programs. Evaluates work areas, work procedures, the working environment, accident/injury data and other aspects relating to safety and ergonomics. Make recommendations; create and implement action and training programs as they relate to continuous improvements.
• Remains current with best practices, and ensures that the company remains compliant with the relevant policies and procedures. Creates and implements programs to comply with regulations.
• Make recommendations for policies, safety and health related training programs and activities; create and implement plans/programs where needed. Provides training where qualified and coordinates external resources for training when necessary.
• Manages and controls health and safety documents, employee training, and templates, both electronic and hard copy.
• Ensure investigations of spills, accidents, incidents and injuries, including “near misses” and first aid report injuries to 3rd party and ensure updated internal documents and reports.
• Leads the Health & Safety committee to conduct workplace inspections, investigations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provides training, information and advice on internal guidelines, customer requirements that pertain to issues. Identify and implement plans/programs to address opportunities for improvement or changes where necessary.
• Follow requirements of Brose Safety and Health guidelines.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as required.