Senior Health & Safety Specialist

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.

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.

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We are seeking a Senior Health and Safety Specialist like you to join our Wilson, NC Passenger Tire manufacturing plant. As a Senior Health and Safety Specialist, you will be developing and implementing policies and practices to identify/mitigate hazardous conditions within the workplace. You will be Identifying potential workplace hazards, unsafe equipment, work practices, and working conditions. You will be investigating accidents and liaising with engineers, management, and health and safety regulatory authorities to identify causes of accidents and prevent their recurrence.

You will also be providing advice and training on safety protocols and conducting audits to ensure compliance with organization and government standards related to employee health and safety. You will be maintaining and analyzing records of workplace injuries, illness, and absences to identify areas of concern and provide information required by regulatory agencies.

In this role, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Leading projects or processes of diverse scope, while working independently with limited supervision.
• Supporting continuous improvement activities.
• Using advanced analytical/technical problem solving to develop new solutions to existing problems/procedures.
• Supporting relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Required:
  
  Bachelors degree in Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene or Environmental Safety & Health and 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Relocation Assistance Provided with Full Benefits Package

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you…