Site HSE Head

• Location: Rzeszow

About the job

At Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi , we build trusted and loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. Our mission is to enable better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view. To achieve this, we need people who can shape the future of our business and help us on our journey to becoming the best fast-moving consumer healthcare company in and for the world.

About the Opportunity

An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen within Opella as a HSE Head in industrial site.

You will be responsible for driving a HSE culture program to embed a safety mindset at all levels and driving performance excellence. 

Key responsibilities

Co-ordination of all safety and environmental activities at a manufacturing industrial site

Managing a group of two people in a department

Ensures the implementation and follow up of the health, safety and environmental policies at Opella for all employees at the Rzeszow site, including:

• initiates activities to avoid accidents at work and occupational diseases

• provides opinions, justifies and submits health and safety and environmental proposals to the Plant Director

• assures the setting up, managing and controlling the implementation for safety, health and industrial hygiene rules and procedures resulting from law and the company's internal guidelines (Opella's Safety and Environmental Department) for the plant's employees as well as the employees of external companies working on the site

•   contributes to raising the competence and awareness of employees with regard to the compliance of their performance with the Environmental, Health and Safety Policy and the procedures and requirements of the Integrated Environmental, Health and Safety Management System

• directly or indirectly carries out safety audits and inspections in all departments and oversees the implementation of any corrective and preventive actions

• co-operates in the handling of health, safety and environmental projects for the analysis and elimination of occupational hazards.

• provides induction training on health and safety at work and fire protection

 Interacting with the social labour inspector, occupational physician  and the company trade unions on measures to improve working conditions

About You

To excel in this role you will need to have:

• University degree

• Experience: A minimum of 3  years experience on managerial position connected with HSE, experience from an international company would be a strong plus

• Team management skills

• Ability to build good relations with employees, communication skills, conscientiousness, reliability and accuracy.

• Participation in HSE-related projects

• Knowledge of labour law, health and safety regulations and environmental protection

• Requirements for qualification for the occupational health and safety service – as plus

• Qualifications of a fire protection inspector – as a plus

• Good English language skills, Proficiency in Microsoft Office, excel, Power point

• Strategic thinking skills

• Ability to work in an international environment

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
 

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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!