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HSE Manager, Japan

Synthorx

Synthorx

Tokyo, Japan
Posted on Monday, August 5, 2024

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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