Principal Health & Safety Fire Protection Engineer

Job Title

General Environmental Health & Safety

General Environmental Health & Safety work encompasses activities related to the environment including the broader community impacted by environmental hazards including:

• Developing and implementing environmental health and safety programs, processes, and procedures.
• Developing, maintaining, and improving an environmental accident and investigation process to identify root causes and perform corrective actions.
• Delivering training, learning and development requirements to employees.
• Ensuring the organization is fully compliant with all legislative and organization requirements for safeguarding the environment, while protecting lives and assets.
• Maintaining relationships with the community, environmental groups, and other stakeholders impacted by the environmental performance of the organization.

Personal Characteristics:

• Possess high principles of integrity, and honesty.
• Dynamic, inspirational, and personable leader with bias towards action and flexibility.
• Possesses a passion for what s/he does and a desire to learn about the business functions, organizational structure, strategic goals, and global initiatives.
• Strong strategic orientation—balances time and resources to drive longer-term strategies.
• Data-driven, analytical, and action-oriented.
• Exceptional communicator who generates confidence and trust within the organization.
• A hands-on, "roll-up-your sleeves" style and approach with a commitment to accountability and ownership.
• Collaborative and team-oriented.
• Possesses excellent judgment, personal integrity, intelligence, and compassion.

Job Tasks:
Includes all operations reporting to Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

• Develop company fire protection specifications for manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations.
• Participate in the company's Disaster Prevention Governance Committee and act as the fire protection subject matter expert.
• Review third party's lost control inspection reports for comments.
• Assist locations in interpreting third party recommendation and assist with resolution.
• Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems.
• Inspect existing locations or new building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials.
• Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques, and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance.
• Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues such as work performed and proposed review schedules.
• Assist in fire investigations and determine root cause and future prevention measures.
• Direct the purchase, modification, installation, maintenance, and operation of fire protection systems.
• Consult with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary.
• Company representative when engaging with local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) in defining and complying with local jurisdictional matters.
• Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to present or obtain information regarding fire prevention and protection.
• Develop training materials and conduct training sessions on fire protection.
• Evaluate fire department performance and the laws and regulations affecting fire prevention or fire safety.
• Help to build up the development of a Center of Excellence providing support to businesses (Manufacturing, Logistic, Retail, ..) regarding system/technical expertise.
• Support the validation process of machines and working environments from Disaster Prevention and machine safety perspective.
• Cooperate with central Engineering subject Matter Experts for specific machine/process matters.
• Consolidate outstanding risks, track progress of mitigation plans, developing appropriate KPI's.
• Perform Disaster Prevention and machine safety audits across businesses E2E.
• Support External Bodies for the periodical assessment and support to building and tracking improvement plans.
• Perform feasibility studies for new technologies risk assessment and mitigation plans.
• Define and…