Specialist, Health & Safety

What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.
Job Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Adheres to Magna's Group Management Guidelines to achieve the principles of Magna's Employee Charter.
• Ensures Company's compliance to the Magna Employee's Charter. Protects the interests of the employees and the Company in accordance with Company policies, Employee's Charter Principles, and applicable employment laws and regulations.
• Oversees the administration of worker's compensation claims, return-to-work initiatives and accommodation issues.
• If there is a reason to believe that any equipment or physical condition of the workplace is likely to endanger the employee or co-worker, notify management immediately.
• Stays abreast of and ensures the division complies with all formalized regulation (OSHA, MIOSHA, ANSI, NFPA, EPA, EGLE, Magna Corporate)
• Coordinate the Joint Health and Safety Committee and ensure that health and safety concerns are addressed in a timely manner and communicated to employees.
• Coordinate the Ergonomics Committee and ensure that ergonomic concerns are addressed in a timely manner and communicated to employees.
• Adheres to company systems and policies (IATF 16949, 5S, employee handbook).
• Develop and implement all department policies and standards that pertain to Magna EHS requirements.
• Participates in the investigation of accidents including: determination of the underlying occurrence, identifying the need for corrective and/or preventive action, recommending solutions for improvement, tracking and recording corrective actions to closure..
• Organizes and participates in workplace inspections to validate compliance to company systems & policies.
• Recommends the purchase of new equipment to assure manufacturing maintainability, and Health, Safety & Environmental requirements are met.
• Manage all aspects of Magna's health & safety audit, environmental audit and ergonomic audit, including all pen action items, training requirements, records and policy development and implementation.

• Title V Air Permitting and compliance
• Storm Water permitting and compliance
• Spill Response and Planning
• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)
• Pollution Incident Prevention Plan (PIPP)
• Waste Management and Pollution Prevention
• Transportation of Hazardous Materials (DOT)
• EPCRA reporting
• Create EHS training materials, schedule required training, track completion
• Ergonomics

Education

• Bachelors degree with a specialization in Manufacturing Environment, Health, & Safety or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of HSE tools and methods :, 5 why methodology, job instruction, audits, ISO 14001, ISO 45001...
• Working knowledge of OSHA, MIOSHA, ANSI, NFPA, EPA, EGLE, DOT
• General knowledge of automotive production plant technologies
• Hands on environmental experience
• Minimum bi-lingual (English required)
• Working Knowledge of environmental, health and safety systems
• Strong communication skills: verbal, written, and technical presentations.
• Proficient with utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, and database applications

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to successfully complete multiple tasks within established and changing deadlines.
• Demonstrated successful performance with independent problem solving

• Innovation and change management skills

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Seating