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HSE Specialist

AT Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy

HSE Specialist

Hitachi, Japan

Mission statement:

Hitachi Energy High Voltage Products is renowned worldwide as a specialist for power transmission and distribution. The Service unit is responsible for the worldwide after sales support of generator circuit-breaker (GCB) systems and gas insulated switchgears (GIS), including training, installation and commissioning, scheduled maintenance, added value services, troubleshooting, extensions, retrofits and replacements. Are you engaged and motivated? Do you like to change the working behavior regarding safety, health, and environment in the field of construction sites? Is continuous improvement part of your DNA? Do you enjoy working with people? As the HSE Specialist, you proactively lead to ensure safe working practices and programs are further developed and maintained throughout the organization. As well as ensuring accountability and high-level safety performance throughout the organization. Through, coaching and support at all levels of the organization you realize an exemplary safety culture as part of our total commitment to quality and reliability.

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Your responsibilities:

  • You will demonstrate a strong commitment towards health and safety standards and guidelines, management systems and procedures.
  • You will communicate health and safety initiatives, processes, and procedures throughout the organization to ensure all persons have a common and uniform understanding and monitor compliance of health and safety requirements and handling non-conformance issues according to relevant procedures.
  • You will assist and guide all levels of management, supervisors, and employees on-site to implement incident prevention activities plus where necessary provide an interface to Contractors/Clients.
  • You will roll-out, where necessary, initiate and maintain quality input of a health and safety management system.
  • You will carry out safety audits, investigate incidents and root causes, introduce, and supervise corrective actions.
  • You will ensure appropriate HSE equipment and tools are available and used on site, identify, plans and initiate training needs for employees, site managers and contractors and provide HSE related trainings and presentation to different stakeholders e.g., HSE Webinar, Townhall Meetings etc.
  • Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

  • You hold bachelor's degree.
  • You will be understanding of health and safety in project/customer sites and the role a safety system plays in managing the overall risk profile of a site, pragmatic, action- and result-oriented.
  • Practical "hands-on" experience in developing and managing safety systems with the ability to dig into site-specific details and develop solutions to complex safety issues.
  • Ability to build trust with various stakeholders at all levels of management and take actions, make decisions, overcome problems by yourself.
  • Good understanding of change management principles, working experience in Safety-related positions.
  • Solutions-oriented personality with a strong engagement and knowledge of and belief in the 5 HOP principals.
  • Strong decision making and solution finding skills, ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, potentially on short notice.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

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Client-provided location(s): Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-89465
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • On-Site Gym
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Summer Fridays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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