Safety Specialist

Safety Specialist

Are you passionate about the work environment and safety at your workplace? Do you have experience of systematic work environment and safety work, want to work in an organization where you have great opportunities to influence and develop yourself. Then this is for you! Essity Lilla Edet is expanding its Safety team and seeking a new Safety Specialist who will support the factory and the managers in leading the focus on work environment and safety.

Essity Edet Bruk is a paper mill with an annual capacity of approximately 100,000 tonnes of paper. The mill consists of several production stages: steam plant, pulp processing, paper production, conversion, logistics and support functions. Edet Mill, with around 400 employees, has a 140-year history and is described by the employees as a familiar and pleasant workplace where the focus is on safety and continuous improvement.

Essity has a strong commitment towards a safe and healthy work environment. To support this, we have our global ICare framework. You can learn more about that here : Essity: I Care - YouTube

About the role

Safety and the work environment are a prioritized part of Essity's operations, and we invest heavily in proactive and systematic work environment and safety work. We have an ambitious risk prevention program to minimize the number of accidents and create a healthy and safe working environment for all employees. The position means that you work out in the organization in a supportive and active role, where you will have the opportunity to influence how the work should be developed within the factory.

Your main responsibilities and tasks are to:

• Work preventively and support the factory and managers as an expert in work environment and safety.
• Based on Essity's standards and directives, control, develop and implement safety standards.
• Adapt legal and Essity requirements into clear and easy-to-follow routines, which requires you to become familiar with the laws and regulations.
• Plan, implement and lead the risk analysis work.
• Monitor, develop and coordinate the company's work environment management.
• Coordinate overall analysis of risks, observations, incidents and accidents, and participate and lead investigations.
• Participate in projects and be an expert in the field of occupational health and safety.
• Work with our work environment management system (ISO 45001) and participate in internal and external audits.
• Train employees in the field of occupational health and safety

Who are you?

• Education within Safety or relevant working experience
• Safety is a topic you are passionate about
• Demonstrated experience working within work environment and safety
• Experience working within structured methods of risk management such as HAZOP, HAZI, HIRA or similar is desired
• Good communication skills and curiosity to build strong working relationships
• Comfortable to provide presentations and trainings
• Business-level skills (written and spoken) in both English and Swedish

The position is a permanent position, with no probation period.

Application

Please submit your application before the deadline and in English.

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Working at Essity means a chance to improve well-being for people and opportunities to drive positive change for the society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to an organization where you feel valued and supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us