Health, Safety & Environment Specialist

ABB•Ormond Beach, FL

About The Position

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world. This position reports to: Business Health, Safety & Env Manager __ Job Description Summary Contributes to improving Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) performance in their assigned area of responsibility to cultivate a high-performance culture with a strong focus on HSE. Supports the business by applying in-depth HSE knowledge and offering solutions and advice. Ensures effective risk management through HSE excellence along the ABB value chain.

Requirements

In-depth HSE knowledge
Ability to offer solutions and advice
Effective risk management skills
Understanding of local HSE laws and group/business-specific requirements
Ability to drive behavioral change
Ability to embed an exemplary health and safety culture
Ability to ensure appropriate HSE-related equipment and tools are available and used effectively
Ability to develop project objectives and report progress
Ability to implement ABB policies and standards
Ability to ensure own area of responsibility is audited
Ability to drive and ensure compliance with group management systems
Ability to draw on worker(s)' expertise and insights
Ability to engage with external stakeholders
Ability to collaborate with other functions and business partners
Ability to identify the need for, plan, and initiate training
Ability to support HSE Manager in managing project resources

Responsibilities

Facilitates HSE risk assessment conducted by the line management and ensures all necessary preventive measures against the identified hazards are implemented.
Reports HSE incidents to the management and relevant stakeholders and takes appropriate actions.
Facilitates, assists, and provides guidance on incident investigations to learn better ways for mitigating risks.
Provides feedback to the management and employees on lessons learned and best practices from within their own unit and across ABB.
Supports the HSE Manager in reporting progress with respect to the implementation of the group-level HSE objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), as required.
Assists the line managers and supervisors in understanding their obligations, liabilities, and requirements for role fulfillment, as per local HSE laws and group/business-specific requirements.
Supports and drives behavioral change through the local implementation of group-wide and business-specific performance improvement programs and practices.
Supports and embeds an exemplary health and safety culture with a strong focus on the environment across their respective organization.
Ensures that the appropriate HSE-related equipment and tools are available and used effectively.
Contributes to and/or plans and executes HSE-related projects.
Develops project objectives and reports the progress to management.
Implements ABB policies and standards in their assigned area.
Implements policies and standards and ensures their own area of responsibility is audited.
Drives and ensures compliance with group management systems.
Draws on worker(s)' expertise and insights to gain a deeper understanding of actual work processes, enabling continuous improvement of systems and controls.
Engages with external stakeholders (e.g., customers, suppliers, relevant authorities) and internal stakeholders to report on, raise awareness of, gain commitment to, and obtain objective feedback on ABB's HSE efforts and performance.
Collaborates with other functions and business partners to drive HSE performance.
Identifies the need for, plans, and initiates training for employees, Site Managers, and other stakeholders.
Supports the HSE Manager in managing project resources with respect to staffing, financial management, and other relevant aspects.