HSE Manager CommOps Spain & Portugal

• Site Head of HSE -Leads the HSE function in a country or mono platform site, ensuring site compliance with Novartis HSE documents and legal requirements.
• Build a strong relationship with the business and establish effective governance mechanisms to promote collaboration and service efficiency.
• Direct connection to the Site Leadership team. Acting as a role model in HSE and ensuring alignment between the global HSE framework and the local needs.
• Establishes and maintains a strong communication network between sites -Strong management of the risk portfolio. Ensures timely reporting and escalation of incidents at site level and right quality CAPA implementation at site level.
• Leads root cause investigations and lessons learned sharing of incidents at site level -Develop HSE capabilities in the line managers and coach them to act as point of contact for HSE issues
• Participates in and actively contributes to the development of HSE Services strategies, objectives, goals and targets.
• Ensures that the provided services and tools are based on business needs, of appropriate quality and in compliance to internal and external requirements in the most economical way
• Subject matter leaders that develop the discipline in alignment with the HSE strategy. Alternatively leads a specific project at defined level and ensures accurate data is supplied to ECN and HSE Governance Board"
• Monitors the HSE regulatory requirement climate, respective trends and determine associated applicability to Novartis businesses, facilities and products
• Act as Coordinator of the Joint Prevention Service (Servicio de Prevención Mancomunado) in Spain, ensuring its effective coordination and operation in accordance with applicable Occupational Risk Prevention legislation:

o Coordinate the preventive activities and disciplines within the scope of the Joint Prevention Service, ensuring an integrated and interdisciplinary approach. o Coordinate and/or perform occupational risk assessments and preventive activity planning within the scope of the Joint Prevention Service. o Coordinate the annual preventive activity program and annual report, and maintain the preventive documentation required for the operation of the Joint Prevention Service. o Coordinate internal and externally provided preventive activities and support the adequacy of the resources required for the effective operation of the Joint Prevention Service.

Essential Requirements

• Minimally, should have a college/university degree in safety management, industrial hygiene, environmental science, occupational health and/or medicine, engineering, or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience related to HSE.
• Should have Country relevant HSE qualification / certification in the three technical specialties (Safety, Hygiene and Ergonomics and Psychosocial). "Grado superior"
• Working knowledge of Spanish, and at least an advance level in English is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and operate in a highly matrixed environment. Has advanced knowledge and competence in several functional areas in HSE&BCM.
• Strong stakeholder management and organizational savvy. Capable to interact with different levels in the organization.

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