Senior ESH Specialist

The Senior ESH Specialist is responsible for supporting and ensuring continuous improvement in the areas of occupational safety and health at the plant location. The Senior ESH Specialist will also collaborate with divisional safety & health (S&H) management.  Task include the following items:

• Follow up on legal regulations and evaluate possible impacts on processes and facilities.     
• Ensure that all legally required permits are applied for in due time and that permit conditions are evaluated and implemented.                                   
• Check compliance with legal and internal regulations and implement measures
• Represent Continental in negotiations with responsible authorities about ESH matters             
• ESH Programs include, but are not limited to Federal Regulation and Consensus Standards (example OSHA, EPA, TSCA, NFPA, IBC, IFC, and DOT); and State and Local rules and regulations 
• Ensure a structured management system of waste, waste water, air emission, handing of substances plan, security, fire protection and medical response is established and implement ESH investments 
• Implement and maintain ESH related processes                                       
• Ensure the training and awareness of employees for ESH matters to achieve continuous improvement.  
• Develop methods and provide regular training to avoid accidents and occupational sickness, environmental contamination and fires                           
• Conduct risk analyses, and ensure emergency preparedness/response plans are current and effective                                                                             
• Initiate ESH improvement projects            
• Develop and manage departmental budget, including support needs identified by internal and external customers
• Effectively communicate ESH strategy and objectives with Senior Leadership.
• Support creation of health, safety and environmental (ESH) goals for the site management and appropriate activity-based goals for the leadership team, functional managers, and front-line supervisors to drive ESH culture, compliance and results.
• Ensure the training and awareness of employees for ESH matters to achieve continuous improvement
• Develop methods and provide regular training to avoid accidents and occupational sickness, environmental contamination and fires
• Ensure safety checks/reviews are completed during commissioning of all equipment             
• Ensure Continental contractors are aware of site rules and procedures 
• Maintain management systems according to ISO 14001, OSHA and ISO 45001 and internal standards
• Develop ESH concepts, policies, procedures and work instructions, reviewing regularly and improving as required
• Monitor plant specific KPIs to measure performance and provide reporting on corporate / divisional KPIs as required                                   
• Conduct structured root cause analyses of incidents, also defining and implementing sustainable improvement measures                                   
• Manage the safety awareness and culture of the entire facility to achieve and continuously improve ESH goals, objectives
• Establish and achieve audits to track and identify gaps in the local compliance with Continental (ESH) policies and procedures.
• Actively participate in business team meetings,  ensure the CBT approach is being applied within the cross functional business team. 

BASIC QUALIFICATION 

• B.S. degree in Industrial Technology or related field
• 2+ years of experience with Occupational Safety. 
• Previous supervisory/leadership experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

• 2+ years with direct hands-on safety experience in a warehousing, manufacturing or transportation operation. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

EEO-Statement:

EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to Careers@conti-na.com or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.

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THE COMPANY

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary.

With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two-wheel and specialty tire segment, the Tires group sector stands for innovative solutions in tire technology. Intelligent products and services related to tires and the promotion of sustainability complete the product portfolio. For specialist dealers and fleet management, Tires offers digital tire monitoring and tire management systems, in addition to other services, with the aim of keeping fleets mobile and increasing their efficiency. With its tires, Continental makes a significant contribution to safe, efficient and environmentally friendly mobility.

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