What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Health & Safety Specialist position at Bridgestone Americas?
Company Overview
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.
Position Summary
Employee/Labor Health & Safety work encompasses activities related to the wellbeing of employees including:
• Developing and implementing policies and practices to identify/mitigate
hazardous conditions within the workplace.
• Identifying potential workplace hazards, unsafe equipment, work practices, and working conditions.
• Investigating accidents and liaising with engineers, management, and health and safety regulatory authorities to identify causes of accidents and prevent their recurrence.
• Providing advice and training on safety protocols and conducting audits to
ensure compliance with organization and government standards related to
employee health and safety.
• Maintaining and analyzing records of workplace injuries, illness, and absences to identify areas of concern and provide information required by regulatory
agencies.
Responsibilities
• Leads projects or processes of diverse scope, while working independently with limited supervision.
• Coaches and reviews the work of lower-level professionals.
• Supports continuous improvement/automation activities.
• Uses advanced analytical/technical problem solving to develop new solutions to existing problems/procedures.
• Supports relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
- Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, or Industrial Hygiene.
- Or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
