We are looking for a motivated Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Engineer to join our team in Vrchlabí, Czech Republic, supporting our Health, Safety and Environmental activities across the site.
Please note: This is an on-site position, and working from the office is required.
In this role, you will actively promote a strong health, safety and environmental culture while applying your technical knowledge to develop, implement and maintain effective HSE programs, processes and risk control measures.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with Cummins internal requirements, applicable legislation and industry standards, while supporting continuous improvement across the site.
To Be Successful in This Role, You Will Need
- Knowledge of health, safety and environmental regulations, management systems and risk assessment methodologies.
- Understanding of hazard identification, risk prevention and control principles.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate incidents and identify root causes.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and build effective working relationships.
- A proactive and solution-oriented approach, with the confidence to address challenges and drive improvements.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with different teams.
- An interest in continuous learning and professional development in the HSE field.
Education and Experience
- A technical degree in Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering or a related field is required.
- Professional HSE certification is considered an advantage.
- Relevant experience in health, safety and environmental management is required, with opportunities for candidates at entry to intermediate level.
- Fluency in Czech is required to ensure effective communication and collaboration with employees and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Promote a strong HSE culture: Encourage safety awareness, employee engagement and safe working practices across the site.
- Identify hazards and assess risks: Lead hazard identification, environmental aspect assessments and risk assessment activities to identify potential risks and improvement opportunities.
- Implement risk control measures: Develop, implement and maintain effective hazard prevention and control systems to reduce or eliminate risks.
- Ensure regulatory compliance: Support compliance with Cummins internal HSE requirements, applicable legislation and relevant industry standards.
- Investigate incidents: Support and lead incident investigations and root cause analyses, ensuring effective corrective and preventive actions are implemented to prevent recurrence.
- Drive continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to improve HSE processes, procedures and performance in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Monitor HSE performance: Analyze HSE data, audit findings and compliance results to develop risk-based, data-driven improvement plans.
- Deliver training and communication: Develop and deliver HSE training, support employee skills development and promote awareness of safety and environmental responsibilities.
- Maintain HSE documentation: Ensure technical documentation, policies and procedures are accurate, up to date and properly controlled.
- Support HSE management systems and audits: Contribute to annual management system reviews and participate in internal and external audit preparation and activities.
- Collaborate and coach: Provide technical guidance and support to employees, managers and cross-functional teams, helping strengthen HSE knowledge and practices
