EHS Manager

LEAR CORPORATION; Tychy; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Annual bonus

Medical care

Group insurance

Holiday and Christmas subsidies

Meal subsidies

MultiSport benefit

Job summary

LEAR CORPORATION in Tychy, Poland, seeks an experienced EHS Manager to lead environmental and safety initiatives across its manufacturing sites. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with local laws and promoting a safe working environment through team leadership and continuous improvement strategies.

The ideal candidate will possess a B.S. degree, minimum 4 years in a managerial H&S role, and strong communication skills in Polish and English. LEAR offers stable employment, internal development opportunities, and a friendly, diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of H&S managerial experience in an industrial environment.
• Ability to support multi-site operations effectively.
• Experience in regulatory compliance for environmental safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 5 direct reports in EHS initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ISO14001 and ISO45001 standards.
• Conduct risk assessments for safety and ergonomics.

Skills

Understanding of Polish environmental and safety laws

Excellent communication skills

Proactive leadership

Microsoft Office proficiency

Influencing skills

Education

B.S. Degree with H&S qualifications as per Polish law

Job description

Job Description

As a member of the EHS team, the EHS Manager will be responsible for environmental and safety topics at Lear Corporation Poland Tychy location (2 manufacturing facilities and central functions), analyze trends to provide guidance and technical advice and lead in implementing solutions in the area of safety, environmental, sustainability and ergonomics to ensure employees are provided a safe working environment and ensure environmental requirements are in place to protect the environment and keep facility in compliance with all applicable requirements.

Responsibilities

• Play an active role in leading, implementation, and overall culture of employee engagement, Lear leadership model, continuous improvement, and adherence to safe, efficient, regulatory compliant, and consistent environmental practices and conditions.
• Lead a team of 5 direct reports.
• Maintain environmental data and prepare and submit various environmental reports to the European and Global EHS team.
• Ensure emergency response occurs as required.
• Perform daily walk‑thru of production and logistics area looking for hazards.
• Attend / lead safety committee meetings.
• Attend daily production and/or plant manager meetings.
• Ensure incident reporting continues as procedure directs.
• Work with and cooperate with department leaders.
• Support multi‑site operations.
• Maintain ISO14001 and ISO45001 certifications of management system.
• Conduct both safety & ergonomic related risk assessments for risk control, directives, equipment, industrial hygiene, PPE, chemicals, emergency drill, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead implementation of sustainability projects at the plant to reduce energy consumption, reduce waste generation, and increase recycling.
• Maintain and monitor energy, waste and water data and other metrics at required frequency, collect, maintain and provide information to Corporate EHS on environmental and safety programs.
• Lead the plant safety committee in the ergonomic evaluation of plant manufacturing tasks with an emphasis on collaboratively working with engineering to implement sustainable controls that will eliminate or mitigate the identified risks.
• Actively participate in plant Kaizen Projects to ensure that the recommendations for change are based on sound ergonomic principles, body mechanics and efficiency.
• Provide continued training support to new safety committee, continuous improvement, engineering and production to ensure continued use of ergonomic tools and training.

Advantages Of Working At Lear In The EHS Group

• Advancement within the corporate EHS group for recognized skills and leadership.
• Gain broad experiences from the different operations within Lear.
• Learn from the global resources for world‑class programs in sustainability, leadership and development.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree and required by Polish law qualifications to perform H&S role.
• Minimum 4 years of H&S managerial experience in an industrial or manufacturing based field.
• Understanding of the Polish environmental and safety laws and regulations. Working experience and strong knowledge of regulatory environmental and safety requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Able to support multi‑site operations.
• Strategic and tactical thinker with strong presentation skills and ability to influence others.
• Proactive leader with ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Possess a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point.
• Excellent human relations skills.
• Communication in Polish and English.

We Offer You

• Stable employment: leading automotive supplier, for 27 years on the Polish market
• Development: 68% of our managers have been promoted internally
• International collaboration
• Working environment that values diversity: 48% of our specialists and managers are women
• Friendly atmosphere: the highest rated factor in internal employee satisfaction surveys
• Opportunity to participate in community support activities (CSR)
• Additional benefits: company car, annual bonus, medical care, group insurance, holiday and Christmas subsidies, meal subsidies, MultiSport.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.