Safety Health Environment Generalist

Your Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lead and drive actions to increase Site culture on HSE.
• Use data driven analysis to perform decision on strategic paths to improve culture.
• Lead and develop team members across the sites; mentors, coaches and maintains a healthy working environment.
• Drive continuous improvement on the management system and safety culture through visible leadership.
• Day to day operations and data gathering for HSE programs to be executed by 3rd party companies and successful candidate expected to manage the programs.
• Acts as the subject matter expert (SME) for safety and environmental programs (OSHA, DOH, EPA, etc.) and guide, mentor, train and coach Program Owners and site personnel (~85 EE) to ensure overall compliance of specific safety programs.
• Ensure the freedom of operation of the site by compliance with legislation and the corporate requirements related to the environment, safety and occupational medicine.
• Lead HSE compliance audits, inspections, and risk assessments, including participation during corporate audits.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with multi-disciplinary groups, such as Site Leads, Regional HSE, Site HSE and technical personnel to establish cost effective and appropriate measures to reduce risks, comply with safety and health regulations, and to realize established objectives.
• Work across teams to oversee the development, implementation and evaluation of site procedures to assure personnel, contractor and facility compliance to regulatory and company requirements.
• Actively champion the collection, dissemination, and execution of best practices sharing within the site teams and across other applicable sites.
• Get acquainted to operations and teams at the site, influencing operations and safety to be one.
• Act as a change agent to effectively identify, communicate, and further evolve continuous improvement efforts with the intent to increase efficiency and reduce risks.
• Ensure completion of incident investigations, root cause analysis, and trend analysis for incidents, including the identification of corrective actions, tracking actions to completion, and verification of the effectiveness of actions taken.
• Support preparation of HSE permits and reports to ensure regulatory compliance with the operation and construction of air permits, waste management, worker protection, and Tier II requirements.
• Provide technical and functional support to capital projects, new equipment purchases, expansions, mergers & acquisitions, divestments, and expense spending related to site improvement plans.
• Influence key partners in a cross-functional environment to drive results, innovation, and collaboration at multi-functional teams.
• Collaborate with HSE Coordinators, Specialists and Technicians across the state to ensure compliance, consistency and use of best practices across different Bayer sites.
• Mentor less experienced Safety technicians and coach employees across the site on basic safety standards.
• Active participation on programs such as CMR.
• Participate daily on applicable Tier 1 to 3 to FUP on Safety concerns.

Who You Are

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications

• B.A. or B.S. in an Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene or Safety management, or related field.
• Technical experience and acumen with OSHA, EPA, and AZ State Specific requirements.
• Working knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards that impact Bayer operations.
• Outstanding leadership & communication skills including the capability to clearly present information to influence others through oral or written means.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability & problem-solving skills.
• Travel 5%-10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of progressive, or Master’s degree and 4 years of professional experience related to HSE within the agricultural, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, research, healthcare, chemical or related industries.
• Experience implementation ISO-like HSE Management Systems.
• Professional designation (CSP, RSO, CIH, CHMM, etc.).
• Ideal candidate will reside in Tucson, AZ area.