Location: DTC – Van Buren Township, Michigan - Onsite

Role ID: 2023-2412

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

We are a leading energy management manufacturing company dedicated to excellence in Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental (QHSE) practices. At the heart of our global organization, QHSE plays a crucial role in ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements while driving continuous improvement initiatives. We are currently seeking a motivated and experienced QHSE Advisor to join our team on a part time contract and contribute to our mission of excellence. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert guidance on QMS and HSE matters to management and staff within our A&I division at US locations, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Take charge of monitoring, reporting, and investigating incidents and hazardous occurrences using our Safety Reporting System, facilitating timely interventions and preventative measures.
• Deliver comprehensive monthly reports on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to quality, health, safety, and environmental performance, enabling informed decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure strict adherence to all relevant legislation by establishing and updating policies, procedures, and guidance materials as needed, always safeguarding regulatory compliance.
• Offer specialized QMS and HSE support for client bids and ongoing projects, ensuring compliance and excellence in delivery while fostering strong client relationships.
• Conduct thorough internal audits to maintain and enhance the effectiveness of our management systems, executing inspections, local audits, risk assessments, and process reviews to identify areas for improvement.
• Coordinate and actively participate in site emergency exercises, contributing to robust Business Continuity Planning procedures and fostering a culture of preparedness and resilience.
• Facilitate local and North America joint QMS and HSE meetings, fostering collaboration and alignment across teams and regions to drive collective success in QMS and HSE initiatives.
• Lead initiatives to monitor, report, and minimize A&I's environmental impact, driving sustainability efforts and promoting responsible environmental practices throughout our operations.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to drive continual improvement across all facets of QMS and HSE and management systems, ensuring that our company remains at the forefront of industry standards and practices.
• Ensure accessibility to relevant and effective training programs to uphold QMS and HSE standards and best practices, empowering employees to excel in their roles and contribute to our culture of safety and excellence.

Essential Skills and Behaviors:

• Currently working to or with OSHA qualification, environmental knowledge, and QMS knowledge.
• Positive attitude and belief in the benefits of a good QMS Advisor.
• Report with honesty and integrity.
• Proficiency in ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and energy management.
• Familiarity with OSHA/CCOHS including specific state requirements.

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place. We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on.  Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance 

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, creed, gender identity. sexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital or parental status (IL only), height, weight, national origin, citizenship status, age, domestic violence victim status, arrest record or conviction record (MI only), genetic information, military or veteran status or disability, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or municipal law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via recruit@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.