Health, Safety & Environment Specialist

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to improving Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) performance in your assigned area of responsibility to cultivate a culture with a focus on HSE. Each day, you will support the business by applying in-depth HSE knowledge and offering solutions and advice. You will also showcase your risk management skills by ensuring effective risk management through HSE excellence along the ABB value chain.

• The work model for the role is: #LI-onsite.
• This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions in Pinetops, NC.

You will mainly be accountable for

• Reporting HSE incidents.
• Providing feedback on lessons learned as well as best practices from both own unit and across ABB, to management and employees.
• Reports progress on the implementation of ABB Group sustainability objectives and KPIs (key performance indicators) for the ABB Group, as required.
• Implements policies and standards and ensures the area of responsibility is audited.
• Assists line managers and supervisors in understanding obligations, liabilities and role fulfillment, according to local HSE law as well as ABB Group and business-specific requirements.
• Facilitates HSE risk assessment by line management of shop floor employees, ie, those directly affected by hazards, and ensures all processes are implemented.
• Implements behavioral change through the local implementation of Group-wide and business-specific performance improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering is highly preferable.
• 5+ years of HSE experience.
• Robust knowledge towards ISO standards.
• Candidates must have work authorization to work in the US.

What's in it for you

• We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence.
• You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals.
• Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

Abb Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

• [excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
• Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to
• Health, Life & Disability
• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

• Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
• Ready to make an impact?