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Team Leader, Health & Safety

We are searching for a Team Leader, Health & Safety for our Abilene, TX plant. The Team Leader, Health and Safety is responsible for overseeing employee and labor health and safety initiatives. In this role you will focus on ensuring a safe working environment by developing and implementing safety policies, identifying, and mitigating hazardous conditions within the workplace. Identifying potential hazards, unsafe equipment, work practices, and working conditions. As the Team Leader, you will be expected to investigate accidents and liaise with engineers, management, and health and safety regulatory authorities to identify causes of accidents and prevent their recurrence. The selected candidate will provide advice and training on safety protocols and conduct audits to ensure compliance with organization and government standards related to employee health and safety. In addition, you will maintain and analyze records of workplace injuries, illness, and absences to identify areas of concern and provide information required by regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities include managing workers' compensation cases, preparing various reports, maintaining safety recordkeeping information, conducting all IH testing, coordinating employee safety training efforts, administering local SharePoint safety site, implementing Standard Driven Process (SDP) improvements in safety, conducting Standard Based Improvements (SBI) in the area of safety, managing the job safety hazard analysis program (JHA's), conducting safety audits throughout the plant, attending and assisting in documentation of all RRCA investigations, establishing a process to verify that corrective actions are documented and implemented, coordinating all evacuations, shutdown, and means of egress procedures, managing the NFPA 25 fire protection system checklist in collaboration with Maintenance, and establishing fire prevention system when plant system is down.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience, or minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in health and safety or a related field. Technical knowledge and skills include prioritizing, organizing, and setting goals, technical and business understanding of Bandag retread manufacturing processes, working knowledge of federal and state safety regulations, familiarity with the ISO 14001 standard, and proficiency in Microsoft applications, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel. Interpersonal and management skills include self-direction, time management, excellent communication skills, presentation skills, ability to function well as a leader or member of a project team, ability to translate regulatory requirements into required actions at the plant level, good organizational skills, and ability to train plant and/or other BCSG personnel.

Business skills and accountabilities include implementing programs as required by Division Safety Manager, leading job hazard analysis as required by plant staff, entering required performance indicator data into web-based BSAM databases, assessing property conservation status of the facility in collaboration with Maintenance staff, maintaining contact and establishing a rapport with applicable state agency personnel regarding compliance status of the facility, and continuing professional development through training courses and seminars.

Working conditions require medium physical effort to maneuver throughout departments, including climbing stairs, and considerable standing. You will be exposed to loud noises, chemicals, and moving machinery on the production floor. May sit at a computer for a prolonged period. Depending on priorities and schedules, the incumbent may be required to work extended hours.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be. We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self 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. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. 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 fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to "Serve Society with Superior Quality", for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, 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.