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HSE Manager, Japan

Tokyo, Japan Permanent Date posted Aug. 09, 2024
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The Health, Safety and Environment (“HSE”) Manager works with the Country Lead and all the Business Unit Leaders to:

  • Continually improve employee and third party (contractors, temporary workers, suppliers) health and safety, environmental protection, in all Sanofi activities.
  • Lead in the development, implementation, and maintenance of HSE strategies and programs that ensure safe working practices and a proactive safety culture.
  • Develop systems to ensure compliance with all legal regulations, industry guidelines and company policies and procedures.
  • Drive all training and continuous improvement activities and develop & / or deliver HSE training, such as Road Safety and Ergonomics.

Key Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain an exceptional safety culture and HSE leadership.
  • Identify legal obligations and develop strategies to ensure HSE compliance.
  • Assist Management Teams in the development of policies and procedures to mitigate compliance breaches.
  • Identify compliance risks in Health, Safety, Environment and Workers Compensation and assist Managers to develop strategies to achieve compliance.
  • Ensure that Sanofi Management is aware and informed of all statutory obligations, industry codes of practice and Sanofi policies and Requirements.
  • Minimize the environmental impact of the business operations.

Major Challenges

  • Promoting a proactive safety culture across all areas of the business.
  • Influencing and supporting Managers and employees through change.
  • Developing systems to ensure HSE compliance.
  • Development and deployment of health promotion programs.
  • Completion of in HSE risk assessments.
  • Improvement of participation rate of EatWell and FeelGood.

Key accountabilities

Leadership & Culture

  • Support Country Lead and Business Unit Leaders to promote HSE culture and values.
  • Develop & maintain the HSE committee.
  • Promote HSE good practices & raise HSE awareness to support a proactive organization including training, HSE events, communication programs.
  • Conduct regulatory compliance review & gap analysis.
  • Deploy health promotion and wellness programs.

Organization & Systems

  • Implement the HSE Management system including (but not limited to):
    • Risk assessment
    • Road Safety Policy
    • PASS (HSE & Security Annual Action Plan)
    • Contractor HSE Compliance
    • Ergonomics Assessments
    • Training, audits & inspections
    • Medical Surveillance
    • Accident reporting and Investigations
    • Other elements outlined in the Sanofi HSE Policy and Requirements
  • Investigate Safety incidents and develop improvement programs.
  • Complete monthly and annual reporting by leading Workplace Experience Team (SHERPA, QualiPSO, Dashboard)

Facilities & Equipment & Site Services

  • Monitor HSE regulations, company standards and ensure compliance.
  • Ensure that the Fire Protection system maintenance schedules are coordinated.
  • Proceed with regular facility audits and monitor corrective action plans.
  • Lead energy efficiency, recycling programs and environment initiatives.
  • Support Workplace Experience department to promote the safety, sustainability, and wellbeing of employees in their operation.
  • Manage employee health by supporting the Medical Room and its related operations, including budget management.
  • Manage HSE related-costs and their budgeting by working with Workplace Experience.

Environment

  • Establish, develop, and maintain a relationship with:
  • Sanofi Workplace Experience Manager – Office Safety and Sustainability Program implementation
  • Road Safety Chair and Each GBU – Road Safety Program and Car Fleet Audit
  • Tokyo Operacity Building Management Office (Landlord) – Office Safety    
  • Sanofi Security Manager
  • Medical Room, Occupational Physician, P&C, Wellbeing Taskforce – Employee health, Medical Room Contract Management       

Required Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

Essential Skills and Experience

  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels including presentations.
  • Coaching and influencing skills at all levels
  • Problem solving
  • Strong research and analytical skills
  • Sound understanding of legislative issues.
  • Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining management systems
  • English at the business level and Japanese at the native level are preferred

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