Health & Safety Specialist

Carrying out general activities to support the execution of Health & Safety activities.

Your role :

• Ensures that organization understands and meets regulatory compliance requirements.
• Ensures Risk Assessments are completed and significant risk is brought to leadership attention.
• Provides technical support to implement effective H&S programs in line with Philips requirements.
• Measures performance through KPIs.
• Reduction of frequency and severity of accidents and incidents (lagging indicators).
• Measurement of proactive intervention such as Gemba, Kaizen, behavioral interventions, training and communications (leading indicators).
• Prepares and presents management reviews to site leadership.

You're the right fit if :

Educational Qualification: Possess a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.

You have 2-3 years of hands-on experience in the Health & Safety domain, demonstrating a strong understanding of safety protocols, regulations, and risk management.

Effective Communication and Attention to Detail: Your excellent communication skills enable you to convey safety information clearly and concisely, while your meticulous attention to detail ensures proactive risk management.

Proactive Approach: You actively engage in interventions such as Gemba walks, Kaizen initiatives, and behavioral interventions, fostering a safety-conscious culture and preventing incidents.

Employment Equity: The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Only apply for this role if you are a South African Citizen by birth or Naturalization prior to the 27 April 1994.

How we work together:

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. Indicate if this role is an office/field/onsite role.

About Philips:

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.