HSSE Specialist Lead

You will carry out HSSE management activities to eliminate or reduce occupational health, production safety, environmental and fire risks within company premise and to ensure the normal operation of the company in accordance with national occupational health, safety, environmental and fire related laws and regulations and company HSSE requirements.

In your role as an HSSE Specialist Lead at Hitachi Energy you will be part of our success by:

• Leading a team of HSSE resources to support assigned area.
• Acting as a coach and advisor toward the leadership team concerning HSSE management.
• Assuring the organization's compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal HSSE regulations under your scope of responsibility.
• Help maintain and execute the HSSE management systems and carry out inspections and audits, analyze the results, and manage the corrective actions.
• Ensure the effectiveness of corrective actions to ensure prevention of reoccurrence.
• Managing the incident reporting, investigation, and analysis program for your area of responsibility.
• Assisting with emergency planning and response activities.
• Analyzing and monitoring trends regarding incidents, inspections, audits, and corrective measures and keep the site HSSE Manager informed.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of various Group and Business Unit HSSE programs and procedures (ergonomics, lockout, inspections and scheduled audits, etc.)
• Organizing activities to promote employee and supervisor awareness, increase their participation and encourage the adoption of safe behaviors.
• Responsible for assisting in HSSE strategic planning to help move the organization towards achieving all KPI's as well as target and objectives
• Assist in up skilling the organization regarding risk assessments and risk mitigation techniques
• Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business

Focus areas:

• Culture - Assist with initiatives to improve the HSSE culture including Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) tools and integration of HSSE into the transformers integrated management system (ITM).
• High-risk activities and serious injury prevention - Monitor high-risk activities (confined space, hazardous energy, working at heights, etc.), assist with managing training, tracking certifications, and sharing best practices to prevent high-risk related incidents
• Risk assessment - Work with reports, engineers and supervisors to develop high quality risk assessments for safety, health, and environmental hazards and identify appropriate controls. Track implementation of control improvements.
• Machine safety - Inspect equipment to company and OSHA standards. Create and track action plans to reduce or eliminate hazards.
• Talent development & coaching - Plan and coordinate training and development of assigned HSSE resources.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in an HSSE or engineering related field.
• Five years of relevant HSSE experience including some managerial experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members and site leadership.
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office and plant specific software systems.
• Team player and approachable.

Preferred:

• Professional certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, CHMM).
• Experience with behavior-based safety programs and culture change initiatives.
• Experience and/or familiarity with ISO45001 & ISO 14001.
• High comfort level with digitized management tools.
• Experience with represented workforce.
• Ability to operate within and support matrixed leadership and functional teams.