HSE Coordinator 
 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Development and Implementation of HSE Policies: creates, updates, and monitors health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures
• Receives the Group strategy from the Executive Committee and verifies its implementation at the coordinated sites
• Assist the employer (Datore di Lavoro) as the Safety Manager (RSPP) of the Tirano plant and as a Safety Assistant (Assistente della Sicurezza) of the Mendrisio one
• Compliance with Regulations: ensures that the company complies with all local, national, and international health, safety, and environmental regulations
• Reviews and monitors internal and external environmental communications
• Keeps abreast of current legislation and applies new requirements to the Coordinated Sites
• Manages the preparation of the Periodic Safety Meeting according to article 35 of Legislative Decree 81/08, both for Mendrisio and Tirano sites
• Organizes and conducts training sessions for staff on HSE topics
• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks associated with business operations
• Conducts investigations into workplace injuries and incidents, determines causes, and implements preventive measures
• Prepares periodic reports on HSE performance and maintains necessary documentation
• Promotes a company culture oriented towards health, safety, and environment through initiatives and campaigns

Output & Key Result Areas 

• Informs the HSE management about the results of safety and environmental audits in the company (internal, second and third party) and in the supply chain of the coordinated site
• Application of the necessary safety measures resulting from risk assessments and the analysis of significant environmental aspects
• Prevention of accidents, injuries, occupational diseases and work-related health problems and for the remediation of hazardous areas
• Analysis of the causes of accidents, injuries, near misses, property damage, dangerous and/or unhealthy situations and behaviors across all business functions
• Identifies potential and actual areas of improvement and assists in setting and formulating goals and tools for their achievement
• Ensures that the company safety expectations are communicated to the workforce

Interface, Collaboration, Stakeholders

• Verifies/coordinates the application of the company and intercompany safety plans as well as HSE standards at the coordinated sites (Mendrisio and Tirano)
• Collaborates with the site in the development of operational, health and safety instructions for the coordinated sites
• Promotes synergetic information exchange with the coordinated sites and the Group HSE department
• Assists the sites with HSE certification and second party audits

Required education, experience, knowledge

• Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health and Safety. Equivalent work experience is also highly recommended for this position
• RSPP / ASPP certificates (modules A, B and C) are mandatory
• SLPS safety assistant and SLPS specialist certificates are preferred
• Stays up to date on the latest HSE regulations and technologies improvement and safety excellence
• At least 3 years’ experience

About Oerlikon Luxury

Oerlikon Luxury, the business unit part of Oerlikon’s Surface Solutions division, is a global leader for the production of metallic parts for the fashion luxury industry. The business unit is an expression of Riri technologies and expertise through the specificities of two brands: Oerlikon Riri, which includes zippers and buttons branded Riri and Cobrax respectively, and Oerlikon Fineparts, which presents a combined offer with regard to metal components and fashion jewels, bringing together the companies from Tuscany recently acquired by Riri (Amom, DMC and CMH) and the French company Coeurdor.

Oerlikon Luxury, headquartered in Mendrisio (CH) counts approximately 1500 employees in 12 sites located in Italy, Switzerland, France and Portugal as well as sales offices in New York, Paris and Shanghai.