Health & Safety Specialist

Vesuvius; Kraków; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vesuvius Poland is seeking a Health & Safety Specialist to foster a safe working environment and promote safety culture across the site. You will ensure compliance with Polish health and safety law and internal Vesuvius standards, lead risk assessments, investigations, and advise site leadership on prevention and improvement actions.

Responsibilities include conducting inspections, maintaining records, delivering inductions, and collaborating with managers and suppliers to manage safety

Qualifications

• Higher education in occupational health and safety, environmental protection, EHS or related discipline.
• At least three years of relevant Health & Safety experience; industrial/manufacturing/construction exposure is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Polish occupational health and safety legislation and responsibilities of the safety service.
• Knowledge of hazard identification, risk assessment, hierarchy of controls, ergonomics, and protective measures.
• Experience in inspections, risk assessments, incident investigations, corrective actions and documentation.
• Proficient with MS Office for reports, analyses and presentations.
• Languages: Polish fluent, English capable for international communication.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe working environment and raise safety awareness across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with Polish legal requirements and internal standards.
• Inspect workplaces, identify hazards, document findings and drive corrective actions.
• Lead risk assessments and participate in accident investigations with root-cause analysis.
• Provide safety training and engage with employees and contractors on safety practices.
• Support engineering and operations during changes to processes and equipment.

Skills

Occupational health

Risk assessment

MS Office

Polish regulations

Communication

Languages

Education

Higher education in OHS or related

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Key Responsibilities

The Health & Safety Specialist helps create a safe working environment; strengthens safety awareness across the organization; ensures compliance to the extent that occupational health and safety activities are delivered in accordance with Polish legal requirements and internal Vesuvius standards; acts as a trusted advisor to site leadership, managers and employees.

Health & Safety Governance and Compliance

• Fulfil the responsibilities assigned to the occupational health and safety service under applicable Polish legislation, while ensuring alignment with Vesuvius policies and other internal standards.


• Prepare, at least annually, a comprehensive review of workplace health and safety conditions, including organizational and technical recommendations to prevent injury and ill health and improve working conditions.


• Keep the site leaders informed of identified occupational hazards, compliance gaps and emerging risks, and recommend proportionate corrective and preventive measures.


• Conduct systematic workplace inspections and verify compliance with legal requirements, safe-working rules, internal instructions and management directives.


• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions, escalating overdue or ineffective measures where appropriate.

Risk Management, Incident Investigation and Prevention

• Coordinate and contribute to occupational risk assessments, ensuring that hazards are identified, controls are practical and employees receive clear information on residual risks.


• Participate in investigations of workplace accidents and commuting accidents; apply structured root-cause methods, develop recommendations and follow through on agreed actions.


• Advise managers and employees on legal obligations, safe-working principles, ergonomics, hazardous and harmful factors, and the selection of appropriate collective and personal protective measures.


• Analyze safety performance, accident trends and recurring hazards to identify priorities for prevention and continuous improvement.

Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain complete and accurate registers and documentation relating to accidents, occupational diseases and suspected occupational diseases, workplace-environment measurements and other statutory Health & Safety records.


• Prepare clear, timely Health & Safety and accident reports, ensuring data quality, appropriate communication and follow-ups.


• Use available digital reporting tools and MS Office to track actions, analyze data and communicate performance.

Training, Engagement and Safety Culture

• Deliver general Health & Safety induction and contractor training, ensuring that content is accurate, practical and adapted to the audience.


• Initiate and develop activities that promote safe behaviors, risk awareness and employee participation in workplace safety.


• Participate in internal committees and examination boards dealing with occupational safety, including activities related to the safe operation of powered industrial trucks.


• Build constructive working relationships with employees and managers at all organizational levels and encourage timely reporting and resolution of safety concerns.

Fire Safety, Occupational Health and External Cooperation

• Oversee fire-safety matters including cooperation with service providers maintaining fire-protection equipment, providing fire safety and first aid training.


• Cooperate with the Polish State Sanitary Inspection and internal and external laboratories to organize workplace-environment testing and measurement of harmful or onerous factors.


• Cooperate in the management and appropriate provision of personal protective equipment, workwear, safety footwear and hygiene products in accordance with internal rules.

Engineering, Investment and Operational Change

• Provide Health & Safety input in case of production process changes or capital investment projects, ensuring that technical and organizational safeguards are considered from the design stage, recommend changes needed to meet safety and ergonomic requirements.


• Participate in the acceptance and commissioning of new or modified buildings, production equipment and other installations that may affect working conditions or employee safety.


• Review and provide professional input to role-specific and workplace-specific Health & Safety instructions.

Experience, knowledge, skills

• Higher education or a postgraduate qualification in occupational health and safety, environmental protection, EHS or a closely related discipline.


• At least three years of relevant Health & Safety experience. Industrial, manufacturing or construction environment is a plus.


• Strong working knowledge of Polish occupational health and safety legislation and the responsibilities of the workplace Health & Safety service.


• Sound knowledge of hazard identification, occupational risk assessment, hierarchy of controls, ergonomics and the selection of collective and personal protective measures.


• Practical experience supporting workplace inspections, risk assessments, incident investigations, corrective actions and statutory documentation.


• Very good command of MS Office tools, with the ability to prepare accurate reports, analyses and professional presentations.


• Languages:

Polish – fluent

English – level enabling effective communication, reporting and participation in an international business environment.

• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to provide clear, evidence-based advice and challenge unsafe practices constructively.


• Ability to design and deliver engaging, effective training for employees and contractors.


• Collaborative approach and proven ability to work effectively with employees, managers, technical teams and external partners at all levels.


• High level of accuracy, integrity and personal accountability when managing compliance records, investigations and sensitive information.