Health & Safety Coordinator

Job purpose

As an H&S Coordinator you animate, monitor and control all H&S topics within our Distribution Center in Zeebrugge. You are responsible for following the correct utilization of our H&S tools (B-SAFE, Bridgestone & legal standards), making sure that the defined H&S roadmap is running effectively. You are the bridge between different stakeholders: warehouse supervisors, operational teams, local management and Bridgestone’s Central LSCM team, managing the relationship between all the parties and securing a proper delivery of the shared targets.
You also drive all initiatives with the purpose of defining best practices and solutions for common issues identified in the network.

Main Responsibilities

• Focus on strong and weak points of the local H&S organization, proposing to local management and central LSCM team possible adjustment to reinforce the H&S guidance.
• Coach and train the local team on global standards and corporate programs, site safety and security procedures, ergonomics.
• Coordinate all activities related to Bridgestone’s B-Safe program.
• Report on accidents and near misses and initiate preventive actions.
• Coordinate and train the local First Intervention Team and ensure its operability. 
• Monitor the First Aid team and follow up on their training programs.
• Organize and perform evacuation drills, both internally and with external parties like fire brigade.
• Monitor, through periodical audits, the level of compliance with the LSCM policies and guidelines.
• Standardize the H&S documents (manual and procedures), by proposing guidelines and supporting the sharing of good practices, where existing.
• Drive the digitalization of H&S processes by rolling out digital tools.
• Promote best practices identified in the LSCM network.
• Maintain, promote and further develop the Health and Safety management system.
• Coordinate external audits with 3rd party bodies (Insurance companies, AIB Vinçotte, …) and assure compliance to all legal requirements.
• Coach the local operational team on target definition and develop clear and transparent KPI’s.
• Set up and follow up on mandatory activities: year action plans, DRBS, GPP, IDPBW, CPBW, …

Requirements

• Strong values in line with Bridgestone’s behavioral expectations (Agility, Courage, Ownership).
• Hands-on person with high level of accuracy.
• Analytical mindset with eye for detail.
• Adapt to fast change easily in an efficient way.
• Pro-active and solution oriented.
• Able to communicate clearly your thoughts, ideas, solutions to different type of audiences, internal and external.
• Able to manage projects.
• Autonomous and capable to take decisions.
• True team player.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Supply Chain, Management, Engineering or a related field.
• Prevention Advisor level 2.
• > 5 years’ experience in a H&S role, preferably in a warehouse environment.
• Management of mid/large-size projects.

Desirable Requirements

• Management System standards (ISO9001) and audits techniques.
• Technical expertise in H&S and disaster prevention.

Languages / Others

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in Dutch & English.