Health, Safety and Environment Engineer

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.

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.

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.

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