Global Business Health and Safety Specialist (flexible location)

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Global Business Health and Safety Specialist (flexible location)
At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.
This position reports to
HSE Business Head

Your role and responsibilities
As the Global Business Health and Safety Specialist, you will play a critical role in strengthening Health and Safety performance within the Motion Business by fostering a proactive and learning-driven safety culture. Rooted in Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles, you will champion “doing safety differently” by focusing on understanding how work happens, identifying and mitigating critical risks, and embedding pre- and post-incident learning. The work model for the role is: hybrid ; #LI-Hybrid The role is contributing to the Motion Business Area in globally. You will be mainly accountable for: • Champion for Manufacturing Safety: Supporting global and local divisions by promoting global processes and tools related to manufacturing safety. • Policy and Standards Creation: Developing specific safety policies and standards in alignment with ABB Group policies, focusing on continuous improvement and proactive risk management. • Lead Safety Investigation Program: Overseeing incident investigations, training staff in root-cause analysis, facilitating learning teams, coaching investigators, and managing documentation to ensure continuous safety improvements. • Strategic Planning and Training: Contributing to strategy and continuous improvement of global safety processes, creating long-term plans, supporting implementation in manufacturing plants, and delivering training programs to foster a culture of proactive learning and risk awareness.

Qualifications for the role

• Minimum 10-12 years of Health & Safety experience working at a senior expert level.
• Proven experience in leading safety investigations, incident investigations, risk assessments, facilitating learning teams, and mentoring investigators to ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Familiar with ISO 45001 and 14001 Management system and Competent in conducting ISO 45001 (OHSAS18001) audits.
• Familiar with machine safety standards like EN ISO 12100:2010, ISO 13857, ISO 13854, ISO 13850, ISO 13849, ISO 13855, ISO 14119.
• Experience in running safety programs, like risk management, safety leadership.
• Robot safety, machining safety, rotating machinery safety and related safety technologies.
• Overhead crane lifting safety, lifting tool safety, moving of cabinets, forklift safety, warehouse safety, contractor safety, working at height.
• Proven track record in a global manufacturing organization with expertise in critical risk management and knowledge of Human Organizational Performance.
• Confidence in navigation around legislations for area of responsibility.
• Fluent English language skills.

More about us
ABB Motion, a global leader in motors and drives, is at the core of accelerating a more productive and sustainable future. We innovate and push the boundaries of technology to contribute to energy efficient, decarbonizing and circular solutions for customers, industries and societies. With our digitally enabled drives, motors and services we support our customers and partners to achieve better performance, safety and reliability. To help the world’s industries outrun – leaner and cleaner, we deliver motor-driven solutions for a wide range of applications in all industrial segments. Building on over 140 years of domain expertise in electric powertrains, our more than 22,000 employees across 100 countries learn and improve every day. go.abb/motion We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.

Locations
TBD, Global

, USA

Stockholm, Sweden

Jüri, Estonia

Shanghai, China