Sr. Manager, Technical Safety (Remote)

Job Overview

The role requires the ability to collaborate to develop strategy and drive execution across 3 TE Segments and 10 TE Business Units (BU).  This is a crucial leadership role that will be an essential member of the Global EH&S team and for leading high-level reviews with top leadership.  We seek a highly skilled and dedicated Sr. Manager of technical Safety to show our organization's technical safety programs and initiatives. This role will lead technical solution creation to safety risks throughout our enterprise and guide the EHS and operations team to create an entirely safe environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical safety solutions and procedures, exceptional training and leadership skills, and a passion for creating a culture of safety.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive technical safety strategies tailored explicitly to manufacturing engineering operations, ensuring adherence to local, national, and international safety standards.
• Provide technical perspective on Lockout-Tagout (LOTO) procedures to control hazardous energy sources during equipment maintenance, repair, or servicing and ensure compliance with LOTO regulations.
• Establish processes to ensure technical safety is imbedded into designing and implementing effective machine guarding systems to minimize exposure to machinery hazards and prevent accidents.
• Assess and manage safety risks and recommend and implement automation systems, robotics, and advanced manufacturing technologies solutions to engineer safe and productive processes.
• Collaborate closely with the TE Center of Excellence (CoE) cross-functional teams, including engineers, production managers, and health and safety officers, to integrate functional machine safety measures (including Control Reliability) into the manufacturing process.
• Lead and mentor a team of safety professionals, providing technical guidance, training, and support to ensure a culture of safety awareness and compliance.
• Continuously evaluate and improve safety protocols, policies, and procedures, keeping them updated with evolving regulations and industry best practices.
• She assisted with incidents, investigations, accidents, or near misses, analyzing root causes and implementing corrective actions to prevent a recurrence.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies, participate in audits, and ensure all necessary permits and certifications are acquired and maintained.
   

What your background should look like:

Candidate Profile 

• At least eight years of relatable experience in H&S and technical safety, safety management, and implementation, with a preference for corporate or industrial settings.
• Global experience with at least five years of leading related teams in a global structure.
• Prior experience and knowledge in the manufacturing industry are strongly preferred.
• Ability to prioritize and manage complexity in a fast-paced environment.
• Very Strong problem-solving skills.
• University degree in a related field, engineering, or equivalent.

Summary of Key Attributes: 

• Culture: drives and has the resilience to sustain a winning culture and required organization structure that is responsive and adaptable to change; collaborative yet accountable; ensures the right example is set in providing specific feedback to encourage performance/professional development of those on the team and across the organization. 
• High engagement & ownership: a hands-on executive who develops a granular view of the business and can dig deep as needed into the business/issues and lead by example, sets the right operating cadence, and is personally accountable for the organization's results, rolls up their sleeves to get to work and help solve problems when required. 
• Pace & energy: high energy, sets a quick pace, demonstrates a real sense of urgency, and ensures the proper focus on things that matter most to create value.
• Results-focused: results-oriented, delivers consistently against both short-term and long-term plans, constantly raises the bar on performance, and leads the organization toward higher achievement. 
• Customer & market orientation: demonstrates knowledge & insights about the overall market and experience in dealing with the customer base; understands competition; creates a compelling vision for the organization and drives focused action plans; is passionate about winning.
• Leadership style: Humble team player yet highly competitive and motivated by opportunity & challenge to drive the business forward and build a sustainable organization. Firm, crisp, credible communication skills instill confidence in the organization and create strong followership. 
   

Competencies