Business HSE Specialist - Modderfontein at ABB

Your responsibilities

• Reporting HSE incidents, giving feedbacks on lessons learned and best practice from own unit and across ABB to management and employees, reporting progress on implementation of ABB Group HSE and sustainability objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ABB Group, as required
• Ensuring area of responsibility is audited according to program for audit, assisting line managers and supervisors in understanding obligations, liability and how to fulfil their roles, according to local HSE law and ABB Group policy, instructions and standards
• Facilitating HSE risks assessment by line management involving shop floor employees, i.e., those directly concerned by the hazards and ensuring all processes are implemented, driving behavioral change through implementing group-wide performance improvement programs and practicing locally to ensure an exemplary health and safety culture as well as a strong focus on environment throughout the respective organization
• Engaging external (e.g., customers, suppliers and other stakeholders) and internal stakeholders in order to report on, raising awareness and gaining commitment on ABB's HSE efforts and performance and obtaining objective feedback
• Cooperating with other functions, the CoE and business partners to drive HSE/SA performance, ensuring appropriate safety equipment and tools are available and used, identifying, planning and initiating training need, e.g., for employees, site managers, and agree with and ensuring delivery of training from the CoE
• Driving and ensuring compliance with group management systems (e.g., ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001), contributing to and/or planning and executing HSE, sustainability and corporate responsibility (CR) related projects
• Developing and reporting on project objectives, managing project resources such as manpower, financials and other relevant factors, planning, executing, supervising and reporting on sustainability initiatives, performance and progress on the implementation of ABB Group sustainability objectives and KPIs (key performance indicators) for the ABB Group, as required

Your background

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in relevant field
• Experience in internal trade and compliance and should have HSE background
• Fluency in English language is mandatory