Health & Safety Manager - MVO

Overview

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Health and Safety Manager to identify, develop, implement and manage health and safety programs and initiatives consistent with company business plans and in compliance with federal, state and local regulations and Volvo requirements. The Health and Safety Manager will also be responsible for establishing internal policies that will create and maintain a safe workplace.

As the Health and Safety Manager, the ideal candidate must have excellent attention to detail to identify hazards and potential exposures. The Health and Safety Manager will provide leadership to the organization and be able to identify opportunities for improving conditions and execute various safety programs and initiatives. The ability to communicate guidelines to a multidisciplinary workforce is essential.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Health and Safety plans in the workplace to reduce work related injuries and illnesses, in accordance with established regulatory requirements as well as Volvo safety directives.
• Prepare policies to help establish a culture of Health and Safety
• Evaluate practices and procedures to assess risk and adherence to the regulations; establish internal plant wide policies, and review and update as necessary to ensure compliance.
• Conduct training and presentations on Health and Safety matters and incident prevention
• Monitor current and future legal and other requirements applicable within operations and planned operational changes or new equipment / processes. Ensure potential impacts and controls are communicated to operational management.
• Provide support to ensure incident investigations are effective to discover causes and ensure appropriate actions are identified, implemented and monitored.
• Recommend and lead solutions to issues, improvement opportunities and initiatives, or new prevention measures
• Define, drive and Report on Health and Safety goals, actions, awareness, issues and statistics
• Partner with GTO organizational leadership and Corporate Regional Center of Expertise for H&S to establish health and safety strategic plans and priorities and to develop, implement, and continuously improve health programs and performance
• Manage and develop programs to support the Return-to-Work program (i.e., transitional work for employees injured on the job) ; evaluate, and place employees, as appropriate
• If applicable, participate in collective bargaining contract negotiations, and establish process to administer and monitor adherence with established contractual health and safety language.
• Represent the Company working closely with regulatory agencies, community groups and other interested parties related to health and safety matters.

Minimum Education / Experience Necessary

Other Requirements

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Group Trucks Operations encompasses all production of the Group’s manufacturing of Volvo, Renault and Mack trucks, as well as engines and transmissions. We also orchestrate the spare parts distribution for Volvo Group’s customers globally and design, operate and optimize logistics and supply chains for all brands. We count 30,000 employees at 30 plants and 50 distribution centers across the globe. Our global footprint offers an opportunity for an international career in a state-of-the-art industrial environment, where continuous improvement is the foundation. As our planet is facing great challenges, we - one of the largest industrial organizations in the world - stand at the forefront of innovation. We are ready to rise to the challenge. Would you like to join us?

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