Exciting Opportunity: SHE Divisional Business Partner

We are excited to be recruiting for a Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) Divisional Business Partner to join our dynamic team.

As a key member of the Safety, Health, and Environmental team, this role will work collaboratively with business leaders and employees across the division to drive and support the implementation of Element’s SHE programs.

Reporting directly to the HSE Business Unit Director, with a dotted-line relationship to the Divisional Operations Director, this position plays a pivotal role in strengthening our safety culture, promoting employee well-being, and ensuring compliance with both company policies and regulatory standards.

• Implementation of strategic improvements and initiatives for continuous improvement and alignment of SHE management systems across the division
• Achieve a step change in HSE management by building HSE accountability and responsibility through the operational teams
• Coach and lead the SHE community in the development of effective ways of working where learning and development is at the heart of everything we do
• Developing, procuring, implementing and managing organisational SHE policies, programs, practices and procedures
• Raise awareness of SHE through audits and assessments to identify development needs and gaps (both macro and micro) and implement programs to close the gap
• Measure and ensure compliance with Company and regulatory requirements
• Support mergers and acquisitions as necessary

• Responsible for the execution of a company focused SHE program

• Partner with location management teams (General, Operations and Departmental Managers) to understand SHE concerns, opportunities, and gaps and provide solutions to close the gaps

• Develop and deliver SHE training as well as development of SHE programs based on organizational needs

• Determine, and develop a process to track effectiveness of safety programs

• Support locations to maintain general regulatory compliance

• Advise and assist managers and employees in identifying SHE improvement opportunities and actions

• Responsible for the reporting on the performance of the SHE management system, ensuring two-way communication to management, colleagues and any other interested parties

• Support incident and injury investigations and partner with insurance carrier to manage worker compensation and other loss claims

• Champion the development of the One Element – Safety culture to ensure alignment with company guiding principles, business vision and company values

• Establish relationships with outside organizations and institutions as required to develop programs, training content, or to refer employees for outside safety training solutions appropriate to their training needs

• Minimum experience level: 4-8 years of experience in a Safety, Health and Environmental leadership role with management experience
• Exposure to country health and safety standards, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene, ergonomics and environmental compliance
• Able to train and deliver key messages to large diverse groups
• Proven track record of working in and/or influencing relationships where there is exposure to sensitive issues
• Experience working with multiple locations and company leadership
• Must be proficient and experienced working with Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Availability, flexibility, and maturity to represent the company at a broad range of events/projects in the community, with customers and within the company and externally
• Ability to remain calm when faced with mounting pressure related to deadlines and multiple priorities
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills to meet a variety of communication needs. Good interpersonal skills that foster open upward and downward communication built on mutual respect

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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