Mid-Level
Health & Safety Specialist
About the Role:
We are looking for a motivated Health & Safety Specialist to join our manufacturing plant in Pozzuolo Martesana (MI), Italy. This role offers the opportunity to play an active role in ensuring a safe workplace, supporting the business in meeting legal requirements and internal standards, and contributing to the development of a strong safety culture on site.
Main Responsibilities:
As a Health and Safety Specialist, you will ensure that working conditions comply with all relevant legal requirements and internal standards. This includes keeping risk assessments up to date, completing training plans, managing contractors, handling incidents, and defining and monitoring action plans. You will be responsible for preparing and maintaining all necessary health and safety documentation for external agencies, firms, and government bodies.
You will oversee periodic reporting on health and safety KPIs and support various departments by ensuring the consistent application and control of procedures and corporate policies. Your role will also involve advising on the interpretation and implementation of mandatory health and safety laws, offering technical expertise where needed.
Through regular audits and inspections, you will monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement. You will receive guidelines from both Group and Country levels and will be expected to promote the revision and updating of local operational instructions and procedures in key areas such as Lo.To.To, traffic management, change management, and confined spaces.
You will lead training and coaching initiatives on health and safety topics, and actively contribute to the integration of health and safety within LEAN manufacturing practices, including KPIs, Gemba Walks, SOPs, OPLs, RCA, Safety Maps, PPE Matrices, KK, and SMED. Additionally, you will help organize and implement communication campaigns and wellbeing activities, such as Safety Days.
Finally, you will be responsible for creating and updating procedures within the Health and Safety Management System, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with best practices.
About You:
You will bring your degree in Engineering, "Tecniche della prevenzione nell’ambiente e nei luoghi di lavoro", or an equivalent qualification, and have developed a solid foundation in Health & Safety within structured organizations, preferably in a manufacturing context.
You take ownership of your work and approach challenges with curiosity and initiative, operating confidently in fast-paced environments while managing multiple priorities and sensitive topics with a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset. You collaborate effectively across functions, communicate clearly at all organizational levels, and balance a hands-on operational approach with analytical thinking and strong attention to documentation and compliance.
You are certified as ASPP or RSPP and open to working in an international and multicultural environment. You are proficient in MS Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Forms, and Power BI. Fluency in both Italian and English is essential to succeed in the role.
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About Ferrero:
Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.
DE&I at Ferrero:
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding. Find out more here.
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