Health & Safety Business Partner

Company Description

We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection, and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer, and more interconnected world.

Job Description

The Health & Safety Partner will be responsible for Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) activities in one or more business locations, assessing and managing hazards and risk, reducing loss, applying the global Operational Integrity Management System, and meeting or exceeding relevant federal and local regulation. They understand the relationship between safety, quality, and productivity and their combined influence on the profitability of the organization. Additionally, they monitor the HSE-related performance of locations they support and work collaboratively with the HSE Manager and site management and staff to proactively influence desirable results while minimizing the impact of unplanned events.

• Responsible for dissemination and implementation of global SGS Health & Safety Standards, Policies, and strategy
• Leads development and implementation of programs to meet these standards, policies, and strategies as required
• Ensures maintenance of continuous “audit ready” state of compliance with SGS and governmental HSE Standards
• Conducts OI inspections to assess the status of Health & Safety programs, generates reports,
• communicates findings and strategies needed for compliance with the supported Line of Business
• Ensures training needs for all positions within the location are identified and met, as they relate to
• compliance with internal expectations and with federal regulations. Works with the relevant
• management to deliver this training internally or through external sources
• Assists the Industrial Hygiene Manager with the implementation of Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene Exposure Assessment and Monitoring Plans by coordinating and, when needed, participating in IH hazard identification and assessment activities
• Leads an effective implementation and utilization of risk identification, evaluation, and management processes
• Participates in the incident investigation of all HSE-related incidents and “near misses” at supported locations, utilizing formal tools to identify the root cause and develop appropriate corrective and preventive actions
• Collaborates with the SGS Occupational Medical Director and Business Management Team to ensure effective injury case management process is fully implemented, well understood, and functioning as desired
• Serves as the Business HSE technical expert, providing technical expertise/coaching as needed in all areas and initiatives of the function including capital project review and risks management associated with non-capital modifications
• Effectively supports geographically dispersed locations via in-person, remote, or electronic means

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, or Engineering, Chemistry, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, etc required.
• 2-5 years of experience in practical OHS advisory capacity in a related industry required
• Experience resolving health, safety, and environmental questions and concerns in a timely manner required
• Experience with risk management, incident investigation, program development, behavioral-based safety, job hazard analysis, and root cause analysis

Additional Information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and Indigenous status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.