Health & Safety and ISO Coordinator

Job purpose

As a H&S Coordinator you animate, monitor and control all H&S topics within our Distribution Center. You are responsible to follow the correct utilization of our H&S tools (B-SAFE, Standards, etc. , 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 drive all initiatives with the purpose of defining best practices and solutions for common issues identified in the network.

For the ISO Quality management part, you are the driving force to maintain and further improve the ISO9001 Quality management system.

Main responsibilities:

1. H&S

• 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 assure 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, …

2. ISO

• Maintain and further improve the ISO9001 Quality management system.
• Schedule internal and external audit plans
• Perform internal audits
• Follow up on non-conformities and opportunities for improvement
• Organize and animate periodic ISO meetings and actively support management reviews
• Manage the site training plan and budget and follow-up on results
• Periodical reporting of KPI’s (Claims, training, audits, …)

Required capabilities

• 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 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

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Desirable

• 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

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