Safety & Health Manager

Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Business Unit

BAMG - Wilson

Management Level

Management

Job Category

Legal, Compliance & Audit

Position Summary

Leads and coordinates all safety and health related activities for the Wilson, NC facility. Develops and implements a comprehensive safety management system including providing leadership and support for the line driven behavior based safety process. Continuously monitors safety systems for improvement opportunities. Leads and directs Safety team.

Employee/Labor Health & Safety work encompasses activities related to the wellbeing of employees including:

• Developing and implementing policies and practices to identify/mitigate hazardous conditions within the workplace.
• Identifying potential workplace hazards, unsafe equipment, work practices, and working conditions.
• Investigating accidents and liaising with engineers, management, and health and safety regulatory authorities to identify causes of accidents and prevent their recurrence.
• Providing advice and training on safety protocols and conducting audits to ensure compliance with organization and government standards related to employee health and safety.
• Maintaining and analyzing records of workplace injuries, illness, and absences to identify areas of concern and provide information required by regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Manages experienced professionals who exercise independent discretion and/or manages a functional area or process that may or may not have direct reports.
• Implements policy and strategy for short-term results and influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices and procedures.
• Decision making is guided by strategic objectives of specialization.
• Influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices and procedures.
• Must be able to communicate with executive leadership.
• Supports relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree; 6 y+ years of relevant experience including 3-5 years management or direct/indirect leadership experience

Or Master's degree; 4+ years of relevant experience including 2-4 years management or direct/indirect leadership experience

* Relocation Assistance provided with Full Benefits package

What we offer

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and growth, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.