Sanofi
pharmaceutical
ChampionHSE
“Champion HSE at Sanofi. Skills: Hygiene, Safety, Environment and Security (HSES), Risk management, Incident management, Safety culture, Regulatory compliance. Deploy Sanofi HSES policy within the Engineering & Maintenance department, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (Labor Code, ICPE, ISO standards) and group standards. Lead industrial risk management: update the DUER, identify hazardous situations, define and monitor prevention measures”
What You'll Achieve.
Protection of employees; Site regulatory compliance; Strengthening the department's safety culture; Ensuring proper application of the permit to work system; Reporting of HSES performance indicators
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Risk analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Significant experience in an HSE/HSES role in an industrial environment, ideally in the pharmaceutical, chemical, or biotechnology industry, Proven experience in conducting audits, incident management, and safety program facilitation, Mastery of French and European HSE regulations (Labor Code, ICPE, REACH, CLP), Expertise in industrial risk management (DUER, risk analysis), Knowledge of pharmaceutical environments and GMP requirements, Skills in project management and change management, Rigour, organizational skills, ability to unite and influence without direct hierarchical link, Pedagogy and ability to simplify complex technical subjects, French fluent, Professional English (read, written, spoken) required in an international group environment
Nice to Have
A complementary certification (NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent) would be an asset
What You'll Do.
Deploy Sanofi HSES policy within the Engineering & Maintenance department
ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (Labor Code
ISO standards) and group standards
Lead industrial risk management: update the DUER
identify hazardous situations
define and monitor prevention measures
Coordinate the processing of incidents and accidents (root cause analysis
corrective action plans
lessons learned) and ensure follow-up of CAPAs until closure
Design and conduct HSES training and awareness sessions for employees and service providers
to strengthen the department's safety culture
Supervise the permit to work system (hot work
lockouts) and ensure its proper application by internal and external teams
and report HSES performance indicators (frequency rate
action progress) for management and regulatory bodies
Act as the HSES contact for the department with control authorities (DREAL
Labor Inspectorate) and corporate HSES teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional coordination; Influence without direct hierarchical link; Liaise with corporate HSES teams and control authorities
Communication Scope
Ability to simplify complex technical subjects
Process & Methodology
Project management, Change management
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