EHS Manager
Tenneco
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Herdorf • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Act as the lead specialist for occupational safety in accordance with § 6 ASiG
- Serve as the emissions protection, major-incident (Störrfall) officer and waste officer
- Investigate workplace accidents and document findings
- Inspect plant installations and technical work equipment prior to commissioning
- Responsible for implementing the plant’s strategic and operational objectives for Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) in cooperation with the local management team, taking into account legal and internal company regulations
- Serve as the point of contact for all occupational safety, health and environmental protection issues for managers, employees, employee representatives and external authorities
- Lead and develop the EHS team (3 employees)
- Conduct and evaluate EHS audits and develop tailored improvement measures
- Promote awareness of the importance of occupational safety measures among managers and employees
- Carry out site inspections, workplace and risk assessments
- Create safety policies, operating instructions and provide/document safety-related records
- Report and analyze safety-related incidents and initiate prevention and corrective actions (e.g., for occupational safety, environmental protection and security deficiencies)
- Advise management on occupational safety and environmental protection aspects, for example in the context of structural, technical and organizational measures
- Further develop the company safety concept and continuously implement the concept
Requirements
- University degree in engineering or natural sciences (Diploma or Master’s), ideally with a focus on occupational safety and/or environmental sciences
- Minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in occupational safety, health and environmental protection and associated management systems
- Professional experience in a manufacturing environment
- Certification as a Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit (Safety Specialist) and as an internal auditor for ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and ISO 19011
- Solid knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and standards, as well as BG (German statutory accident insurance) rules
- Proof of expertise as waste officer, emissions protection and major-incident officer; knowledge of fire protection is an advantage
- Desirable experience in machinery safety and the relevant legal requirements and standards
- Experience managing external service providers and working with external authorities, the Berufsgenossenschaft and internal bodies such as the works council
- Strong implementation capability combined with a high sense of responsibility and pragmatic approach
- Strong organizational skills, a proactive working style and the drive to continuously improve processes
- Excellent communication skills
- Ideally leadership experience and ability to collaborate across departmental boundaries
- Good English skills, written and spoken (language level B1), and fluent German
Benefits
- 30 days vacation
- Occupational health management (active breaks, company physician)
- JOBRAD (company bike leasing)
- Company cafeteria
- Permanent full-time employment
- Flexible working hours with the option to work remotely
- Parking available
- Relocation assistance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
occupational safetyenvironmental protectionEHS auditsrisk assessmentssafety policiesISO 45001ISO 14001ISO 50001ISO 19011machinery safety
Soft skills
leadershiporganizational skillscommunication skillsimplementation capabilityproactive working stylesense of responsibilitycollaborationprocess improvement
Certifications
Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheitinternal auditor for ISO 45001internal auditor for ISO 14001internal auditor for ISO 50001internal auditor for ISO 19011