Job details
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Location:
Groot, Bijgaarden Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Job Category:
Risk / Health, Safety & Env
Job Number:
WD30245384
Job Description
What you will do
The Site EHS Specialist provides advice, support and help in Environmental, Health and Safety matters to Operational Managers and other stakeholders, to comply with relevant legislation. They effectively support the implementation of the company EHS management system and best practices. The Site EHS Specialist provides support across the entire company, within their remit. This onsite position reports directly to the EHS North and West Manager and is based in Brussels.
How you will do it
- Act as a subject matter expert to operational management and develop formal, annual plans to drive continuous improvement within the organization
- Meet regularly and present EHS data to business unit leaders and their management teams
- Provide support for effectively assessing and controlling risk in the workplace. Identify gaps and provide solutions to ensure compliance is achieved
- Create, maintain and enhance effective working relationships with Clients, Managers, Supervisors and Employee representatives and other key stakeholders
- Promote and support the continuous development of a positive EHS culture
- Monitor and measure compliance with legal standards and establish effective follow up procedures to ensure any weaknesses are quickly and reliably addressed
- Contribute to the proper drafting and effective communication of the Company’s EHS policies
- Evaluate, develop, promote and support the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive and effective EHS management system by contributing to the development of the system
- Identify EHS training and development needs, and act on them
- Assist in the solving of audit items contained in both internal, external and self-audit reports to ensure effective action is taken to solve these issues and concerns.
- Manage an internal audit programme for the facility and complete audits against plan. Support action item closure.
- Issue reports and work with local managers with regard to their EHS Data, identify trends and champion EHS Initiatives.
- Conduct regular customer visits with the operational teams to provide general support and problem solving, as needed.
- Participate in safety council/committee meetings and management meetings to ensure key points are discussed and that suitable action is taken on the matters raised.
- Carry out detailed investigations of more serious incidents in the workplace and draft appropriate reports including determining the root cause or causes of the incident.
- Liaise with enforcing authorities when issues are raised and deal with any follow up investigation or enforcement action to reduce or mitigate risk to the Company.
- Participate in Compliance forums to keep up to date with best practices and network with other EHS professionals to keep abreast of the latest innovations and developments in order to drive forward continuous improvement within the Company
- Manage and maintain all environmental aspects and their associated impacts, through the development of an effective compliance calendar and implementation of an appropriate management system
- Assess all contractors’ processes and procedures to verify they meet the Company’s expected EHS standards and that their performance is satisfactory measured against agreed targets.
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