Safety & Health Officer

- University degree in engineering
- Postuniversity course in Work Security
- Postuniversity course in Risk Evaluation
- Previous experience in a similar position

Main purpose of the job:
Develops, implements and follows up the Safety & Health policies and action plans within the Group, to prevent any risk of accident or professional illness within Schindler Romania;

Responsibilities:
- Compliance with Safety & Health laws and regulations and Group's policy.
- Adapts the Group Safety & Health policy locally.
- Plans, organizes and coordinates the Safety & Health activity on sites.
- Assesses the risks of accidents and professional diseases, based on each job specifics, together with the work medicine services provider.
- Proposes active measures for risk factors elimination.
- Supervises the action plans implementation and proposes corrective actions.
- Promotes Safety & Health actions through periodically training programs.
- Trains and supports the branch managers outside Bucharest in order to insure that all the work safety rules and measures are respected.
- Acts in compliance with law, when a work accident occurs or a professional disease is identified within the organization
- Direct communication with the Group on related issues and specific written reports

Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group employs around 44 000 people worldwide and comprises two core areas of business: Elevators & Escalators, which contributed 70% of sales in 2006, and ALSO, an IT distributor in Europe.

Schindler has chosen to be a leader through customer service, hence our statement of intent: "Leadership through Service".

In Romania, Schindler is active since 1999, currently employs around 130 persons (in Bucharest and 2 branches).