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Schneider Electric

Global energy management and automation provider

Safety Performance Leader

Environmental Health & SafetyUpdated on Nov 11
Full-timeNormandy, France

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bac +5 qualification from an engineering school, a master's degree in HSE or occupational risk prevention, or equivalent is required.
  • At least 8 years of experience as a safety prevention specialist or in health-and-safety management is required, ideally in industrial and multisite environments.
  • Successful experience leading projects and supporting change is required.
  • Knowledge of chemical risks and the associated regulations is required.
  • Ability to bring people together through cross-functional leadership without direct hierarchical authority is required.
  • Expertise in occupational health and safety management systems, including ISO 45001, occupational risk assessment (DUERP/EVRP), accident analysis, and associated regulatory requirements is required.
  • Ability to assess and control chemical risks and knowledge of associated regulations—from product identification and substitution through prevention and protection measures—is required.
  • Ability to structure and lead transformation projects, coordinate stakeholders, and manage implementation through to concrete results is required.
  • Ability to engage teams around safety and influence stakeholders without hierarchical authority is required.
  • Ability to communicate accessibly and adapt communication to varied audiences, from operators and management to employee representatives, is required.
  • Ability to work autonomously, adapt, analyze, prioritize, take initiative, and adjust to multisite realities is required.
  • Comfort with digital tools and learning new processes is required.
  • Fluency in French and English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy new safety processes and tools, support sites and activities in adopting them, and measure their effectiveness.
  • Share feedback, benchmarking, and good practices across sites in the assigned scope.
  • Contribute to safety engagement across the campus, activity, organization, and France.
  • Identify areas for improvement and initiate necessary actions.
  • Maintain regular communication between sites, campus/activity leadership, and France Safety Management.
  • Connect site safety stakeholders with the France and Europe Safety organizations.
  • Support sites in assessments, including EHSA, SPS, IMS, and internal and external audits.
  • Escalate critical situations to France Safety Management.
  • Contribute to safety regulatory compliance and support sites with their legal obligations.
  • Ensure risk analyses, including EVRP, ergonomics, and machine safety, are completed and continuously improved.
  • Optimize shared use of safety resources and organize backup coverage between sites.
  • Identify skills needs and develop safety stakeholders.
  • Help managers and teams embed a safety culture in daily work through observations, coaching, and on-site presence.
  • Participate in site transformation projects and organizational changes, including delegation of authority and the Long Term Industrial Plan.
  • Promote a positive, collaborative, continuous-improvement dynamic throughout the assigned scope.

About the Company

Schneider Electric

Global energy management and automation provider

Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management and automation. It helps homes, businesses, and industries run electricity more efficiently by selling electrical products, automation hardware, software, and related services. Its offerings cover electrification, automation, and digitization, and solutions connect devices, collect data, and control systems to optimize energy use in smart industries, resilient infrastructure, and data centers. The company distinguishes itself with a broad, end-to-end portfolio and a worldwide presence in over 100 countries, combining hardware, software, and services to address sustainability and reliability. Its goal is to help people and organizations use energy more efficiently, reduce environmental impact, and improve uptime and reliability.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Founded
1836

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