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Eaton Corporation EHS Leader in Redditch, United Kingdom
Eaton Lakeside
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EHS Leader
This position provides support to EHS Manager and department for all environmental, health, safety and security elements for the site.
Individual is accountable for: directing EHS activities at his/her location(s); establishing EHS objectives and targets; internal reporting of EHS performance; communication of national, area, and local regulatory requirements.
Position is responsible for: maintaining site ISO certifications; facilitation of a Zero Incident Safety Culture; assuring accurate and complete EHS reporting of metrics; assuring closure of MESH and regulatory agency findings on a timely basis; completion of required training for EHS personnel; managing interfaces with the public and governmental authorities with adverse findings and enforcement actions; directing actions during crises; site security, creating a strong EHS culture that engages employees throughout the site in EHS teams and processes.
Essential Functions:
Ensure all legislative requirements are met for health, safety and environment and advise management of any changes that are required to ensure the company complies. Maintain an up to date knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation
Take appropriate action to ensure that the site maintains it 18001 & ISO14001 registrations and that it achieves the requirements of MESH.
Develop and implement plant programmes, policies and procedures to conform with Eaton mandates, i.e MESH (Management of Environmental, Health & Safety). Ensure that management of change process is completed in detail in order to reduce/eliminate any risks associated with change.
Promote the responsibility for health and safety to employees at all levels of the organization, through safety briefings, health & safety committee, sharing of best practices from the wider Eaton, Safety Week etc.
Participate fully in the specification of new equipment OR modification of existing equipment to ensure all required safety standards are met in respect of any new machinery/ modified equipment or process introduced on site prior to commission. Engage with maintenance in the proper specification of plant infrastructure improvements such that the site complies with latest health & safety requirements.
Carry out regular inspections on plant, facilities and activities to ensure compliance with legislation and company policy is being achieved as well as leading weekly site safety and monthly security gemba walks with plant leadership.
Work with supervisors and managers to ensure all general and specific risk assessments are completed and reviewed in a timely fashion.
Develop an annual safety plan and communicate progress to management utilizing the site EHS roadmap tools cascaded from Division/Aerospace.
Lead with the Plant Manager meetings of the site safety committees and present accident statistics, legislative changes and general health, safety and environmental information.
Establish training plan and deliver, with the help of internal and external resource, training for all employees. (including frequency of refresher training for employees/contractors)
Provide Management with information for safety briefings and input any key safety messages/initiatives via all-hands brief.
Work with supervisors and managers to ensure accident investigations are completed within the requirements of the company policy and report any statutory reporting requirements are met.
Liaise with the medical department on health related matters.
Advise on and participate in safety audits within the division.
Oversee safety aspects of the use of forklift trucks and coordinate training.
Ensure processes are in place to maintain fire safety.
Produce statistics for the plant, division and corporate measures and develop action plans for improvement.
Ensure that new contractor/employee safety inductions are completed at both site level and work centre level and review and approve standard work instructions for conformance with the safe working practices required to complete the task.
Experience Required
Degree/NEBOSH diploma
Experience of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) processes
Understanding of UK EHS legislation
Experience of manufacturing processes
Good communication skills and abillity to communicate at all levels
What Eaton offers?
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Contract in fast growing global company
Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
Great promotional opportunities – We encourage internal promotion, whenever possible
Excellent working environment – safety and ethic are important for us
Candidates applying to the vacancy will be subject of the background screening
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