Main responsibilities and duties :

The HSE engineer is responsible for providing counsel to the staff concerned. She/he is also entrusted with the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety regulations aiming at preventing Health, Safety Environmental and Energetic risks.

• Is responsible for assessing and monitoring the regulatory compliance of the site as regards to occupational health, safety environment and energy. Performs the impact analysis on safety and environment regulatory developments in the assigned plant;
• Assists and provides advice and guidance to the Plant General Manager in matters relevant to preventive actions, as well as all safety, environment and energetic issues;
• Helps to conduct the risk assessment analyses relevant to Quality and with specific focus on Occupational health, safety, environment and energy (OHS risk assessment: individual risk assessment document/form);
• Is entrusted with enforcing regulatory requirements, as well as other requirements (customers, insurers…) in accordance with environment, energy policies and occupational health and safety regulations applicable to the site;
• Implements in conjunction with the departments concerned, preventive action related to environmental, occupational safety and health, and energy matters;
• Coordinates and/or performs training programs and awareness initiatives to promote Health, Safety, Environment and Energy good practices;
• Ensures (with the Plant General Manager support) the follow-up of corrective and preventive actions to address Health, Safety, Environment and Energy occupational health, safety, environment and energy nonconformities (excluding SMQSE² audit) or dysfunctions;
• Collects and analyzes the promote Health, Safety, Environment and Energy data
• Coordinates with the concerned department, the implementation of action plan in case of gap in the HSE2 indicators.
• Is bound by the duty to alert his manager in the event of Health, Safety, Environment and Energy risks with no identified satisfactory solution.
• Performs periodical QSE² audits, conducts the action plan definition with the department managers and ensures the follow up and efficiency of the actions;
• Must participate to the new product, new processes, machines, tools (mold) design and validate their safety and environment compliance prior to their implementation;
• Conducts the dysfunction treatment (Health and Safety accident or incident, environmental issues, etc) and/or proposes the most appropriated method/tool (specific 8D for HSE²), and ensures the 8D for HSE² are recorded and monitored through the 8D database.
• Attends to the local HSE² meeting held with the H&S representative;
• Plays an active role in maintaining the site safety plan up-to-date;
• Must apply all Quality, Environmental, Safety and Energy procedures and operating instructions within the framework of operations linked to his/her job and the rules defined by the Group.

Requirements :

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, reinforced by 3 years minimum HSEE experience in the automotive industry,
• B class Occupational Health and Safety Specialist certificate from Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

Professional abilities:

• Rigor, interpersonal skills, autonomy, synthetic thinking, coordination and coaching skills;
• Ability to establish and manage a budget.

Technical knowledge:

• Knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 14001 standards, OHSAS 18001 and/or ISO 45 001 Safety Standards, ISO 50 001 Standard, and of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to facilities, networks, machines, equipment and operating procedures in effect on the site;
• Fair command of local legislation.

If you are interested in this role and believe that you meet the requirements, please forward your CV and cover letter at: hr.vbg@akwel-automotive.com or HR department.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.