PLANT EHS SPECIALIST

Michelin Reifen; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Michelin Reifen is seeking an experienced Plant EHS Specialist to join the UCH Site EHS team. You will be the trusted reference across Safety, Environment, and Hygiene, supporting leadership and strengthening the site’s risk management systems.

The role requires a strong background in EHS legislation, audits, and regulatory compliance, with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of relevant experience in EHS.
• Sound knowledge of EHS legislation, regulatory compliance, risk assessment, audits, and management systems.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, lead cross-functional initiatives, and communicate technical topics clearly.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and follow-through skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor safety requirements and perform gap assessments with practical action plans for site compliance.
• Lead and maintain risk assessments with defined priorities, controls, and improvement plans.
• Provide input for design projects, new machinery, and organizational changes.
• Investigate safety events, escalate concerns, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Share best practices across the site and participate in safety community meetings.
• Prepare and present annual safety-domain reviews as part of management-system reviews.
• Support safety governance, training, and site events.

Skills

EHS knowledge

Risk assessment

Audits

Stakeholder influence

Regulatory compliance

Project leadership

Education

M.Tech Industrial Safety

Diploma in Industrial Safety

Job description

Plant EHS SpecialistJoin our Michelin UCH Site EHS team and help build a safer, compliant, and continuously improving workplace.**About the opportunity** We are seeking an experienced safety professional to serve as the site’s safety specialist and trusted point of reference for many of the EHS domains viz Safety, Environment, Hygiene, etc. You will support site leadership, strengthen the effectiveness of the environmental and risk-prevention management system, and ensure that applicable internal and external requirements are understood and implemented.## What We’re Looking For* **Qualification:** Full-time 2 years M.Tech. in Industrial Safety from a college recognized by the Government of Tamil Nadu, or a one-year full-time Diploma in Industrial Safety from a Regional Labour Institute.* **Experience:** Around 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in the EHS field.* Sound knowledge of EHS legislation, regulatory compliance, risk assessment, audits, and internal & external management systems.* Ability to influence stakeholders, lead cross-functional initiatives, and communicate technical topics clearly.* Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and follow-through skills.## What You’ll Do* Monitor applicable legal, regulatory, and internal safety requirements; perform gap assessments and recommend practical action plans to maintain site compliance.* Lead and maintain comprehensive risk assessments, ensuring that priorities, controls, and improvement plans are clearly defined and followed through.* Provide formal safety input for design projects, new machinery purchases, equipment modifications, and organizational changes.* Investigate operating abnormalities and safety events, escalate critical concerns, and coordinate corrective actions.* Share good practices across the site and wider professional network, and participate in or facilitate safety community meetings.* Prepare and present the annual safety-domain review as part of the site management-system review.* Support teams through safety governance, management-system activities, steering committees, training, and site events.* Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders, contractors, authorities, and external technical partners.* Provide technical support during management-system audits, regulatory inspections, and crises affecting the safety domain.* Lead cross-functional safety improvement projects and coordinate actions across departments.* Contribute to safety audits at other sites and, where appropriate, lead audit activities.Support wider coordination of the safety domain at country or regional level when required