EHS Specialist I

Parker Hannifin; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Quality, Lean & HSE Specialist for our Saudi manufacturing site. The role leads Quality, Lean/Continuous improvement and Health, Safety & Environment activities to ensure compliance and performance.

The successful candidate will promote safety, lead audits, support training programs and drive continuous improvement initiatives across operations to maintain audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Appropriate education meeting minimum requirements.
• Qualifications in Health & Safety, Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting or leading local manufacturing standards, audits, contractor management and permit-to-work.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Promote a strong safety culture through active presence and engagement.
• Lead on quality standards to meet local requirements.
• Drive Health, Safety & Environment performance and training programmes.
• Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain EHS policies and procedures.

Skills

Health & Safety

Quality management

Lean/Continuous improvement

Auditing

Incident investigation

Root cause analysis

Training delivery

Risk assessment

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Engineering or Health & Safety background

Relevant manufacturing education

Job description

Position Summary

Quality, Lean & HSE Specialist is responsible for implementing, leading and coordinating Quality, Lean/Continuous improvement, and Health, Safety & Environment activities across the Saudi manufacturing site.

Responsibilities

• Promote a strong safety culture through visible floor presence, coaching, employee engagement and proactive hazard recognition.
• Lead on quality standards, ensuring manufacturing meets appropriate local standards and requirements.
• Drive Health and Safety and Environment performance and EHS Training programmes for employees, ensuring compliance to regulatory standards.
• Provide Technical and Quality Management expertise
• Investigate incidents and near misses, determine root cause and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Work to develop, implement and maintain EHS policies, programs, and procedures to assure personnel safety
• Perform safety audits, inspections and investigations of work environments, processes, and operations in compliance with government regulations and industry standards and corporate and divisional procedures.
• Maintain required permits, records and reports to ensure audit and regulatory readiness
• Support warranty monitoring and control by providing technical support to warranty manager as well as cost estimates for completion of any warranty actions.
• Monitor team performance for estimating cost of issues at resolution stage.
• Implement EHS, Quality and LEAN standards
• Reduce workplace injuries, near misses and unsafe conditions through prevention- focused programs
• Complete timely incident investigations and drive closure of corrective and preventative actions.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators.
• Maintain accurate and audit ready documentation and reports inn readiness for internal, external or regulatory audits or inspections.

Qualifications

• Appropriate education meeting minimum requirements
• Qualifications in Health & Safety, Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting or leading:
  • Local legislative standards for manufacturing,
  • internal and external audits,
  • contractor management,
  • permit-to-work systems,
  • behavioural safety initiatives,
  • emergency preparedness and response.
• Excellent communication skills (ability to relate to staff of all levels / disciplines).
• Team player with ability to positively influence others.
• Strong working knowledge of local health, safety, and environmental legislation
• Proven ability to identify hazards, assess risk, and implement effective control measures.
• Experience in incident investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action management.
• Ability to develop and review risk assessments, safe systems of work, and operational procedures.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to deliver training, toolbox talks, and practical safety guidance to operational teams.
• audit, inspection, and compliance monitoring capability.
• Good organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of EHS systems