EHS Senior Specialist

Driving the future of automotive. We’re Lear For You.

Company Overview: Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 39 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is making every drive better by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500.

Position overview: An exciting new role has opened as EHS Senior Specialist in our Redditch Plant. Reporting directly to the EHS Manager, you will be in charge of providing specialist EHS support to the Redditch plant to ensure it meets its business objectives and compliance with applicable legislative and corporate requirements. You will also maintain the EHSMS to ISO 14001 and 45001 standards, by adapting and promoting a continuous improvement culture in health, safety, welfare, and sustainability. As a member of the EHS Team, the EHS Co-ordinator will provide EHS expertise; structure, and support to the business by driving EHS excellence through various means, effectively coordinating the EHS, and by providing technical and logistical support in the maintenance and continual improvement of the EHS management systems (EHSMS) and in new projects. This would also include the ownership of the EHS reporting requirements, training and EHS program awareness. The role will also require updating, hazard identification, risk assessment, risk control, safety audits, incident investigation, ISO 14001-45001 certification, and management of change documentation. Cross-functional team engagement at all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deputise for the EHS Manager in their absence.
• Encourage a positive safety culture across the facility.
• Be a source of specialist advice and support to the management team, supervisors on health, safety, and environmental matters.
• Support the EHS Manager to analyse trends and lead in implementing solutions in the area of safety, environment, sustainability and ergonomics.
• Work towards achieving the sites EHS targets published annually with an aim of working towards zero harm.
• Continually develop and maintain the EHSMS.
• Coordinate incident management through the timely reporting and investigation of accidents, incidents, near misses and hazard observations.
• Identify risk reduction opportunities through planning and performing of risk assessments, audits, and workplace inspections.
• Provide individual training, coaching, and mentoring on individual and groups.
• Actively promote and drive a positive safety culture, identifying, sharing, and standardising good ideas and best practice across the facility and the business division.
• Support completion of data collation and timely reporting for corporate and other reporting requirements.
• Support relevant departments in accident and near-miss investigations/ 8Ds and ensure all root causes are identified and corrective actions are implemented promptly.
• Take part in new program and launch reviews to ensure EHS considerations are discussed at an early stage of the design process.
• Facilitate and attend EHS Committee meetings monthly.
• Drive, promote and implement EHS safety campaigns and initiatives and as required in accordance with the EHS scorecard.
• Develop and maintain plant health, safety, and environmental improvement plans, ensuring that actions are closed out in a timely manner.
• Lead visual management of EHS across the plans involving employees.
• Visitor and contractor management- review risk assessments, method statements, liability insurance and relevant training.
• Ensure that Lear Corporate Directives are fully implemented, and reporting requirements are met.
• Track and update all EHS data (including energy performance).
• Ensure that the site's ISO 14001 Environmental and ISO 45001 OHS Management Systems are maintained.
• Support the internal and external ISO 14001 and 45001 audits.
• Co-ordinate OHS and environmental risk assessments.
• Lead Ergonomic Team and complete assessments on the ergonomic software.
• Deliver required Environmental, Health and Safety training for all employees, including the ISOPA training.
• Ensure compliance with the EHS legal requirements.
• Assist in the development and implementation of emergency response plans and procedures.

Key skills and Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent literacy skills and excellent verbal and written communications skills are required, with the ability to deliver effective training, and interface at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, preferably with specific knowledge and understanding of automation, assembly and ergonomics.
• Able to prioritise in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001- 45001 standards.
• Investigation tools and techniques.
• Ergonomics, WRULDs, MLD risk management.
• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• ISO 14001 and 45001 internal auditor qualification.

Why Lear: We offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places its people first.

What We Offer:

• Access to Learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunities to give back to the community.
• Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resumes for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear.