Head Of Health Safety

Job description

OUR STORY At STMicroelectronics, we believe in the power of technology to drive innovation and make a positive impact on people, businesses, and society. As a global semiconductor company, our advanced technologies and chips form the hidden foundation of the world we live in today. When you join ST, you will be part of a global business with more than 115 nationalities, present in 40 countries, and comprising over 50,000 diverse and dedicated creators and makers of technology around the world. Developing technologies takes more than talent: it takes amazing people who understand collaboration and respect. People with passion and the desire to disrupt the status quo, drive innovation, and unlock their own potential. Embark on a journey with us, where you can innovate for a future that we want to make smarter and greener, in a responsible and sustainable way. Our technology starts with you. Job Description STMicroelectronics Malta is seeking a strategic, visionary, and results-driven Head of Health & Safety to lead our EHS team at the Kirkop site. The job requires a leader—integrating EHS management systems into a broader site culture of innovation and continuous improvement while maintaining full strategic and operational control of our H&S culture. The prospective candidate will be the primary culture-shaper, utilizing ideation and "creativity boosters" to enhance the employee experience while ensuring absolute technical and regulatory excellence supporting the sustainability targets and long-term vision of STMicroelectronics. As a minimum, the candidate will be very disciplined in the following criterias: * Risk Management & Operations: How to perform Risk Assessments and their follow-up. * Hierarchy of Controls: Consistent application of control strategies, prioritizing the Hierarchy of Controls. * Structured Problem Solving: Whilst the pro-active approach is priorities, in case of incident, the application of methodologies such as 8D reporting. * Regulatory Compliance & Governance: Very familiar to Chapter 646 of the Laws of Malta * Safety Communication & Engagement: Such as Toolbox talks * Permit-to-Work (PTW) Management: Strong use of working permits. * Management Systems & Standards * Contractor & Emergency Management Duties & Responsibilities The responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * The Head of Health & Safety plays a critical executive role in strategically directing, maintaining, executing, and continuously improving the site’s Health & Safety management systems in full alignment with ISO 45001 standards and Chapter 646 of the Laws of Malta (Health and Safety at Work Act). This position safeguards all personnel—including employees, contractors, and third parties—while driving a proactive, site-wide safety culture and ensuring uninterrupted operational continuity. * Strategic Leadership & Governance: Formulate and execute site-wide H&S strategies, aligning local operational objectives with corporate sustainability targets, and serve as the principal advisor to site executive management. * ISO 45001 & Regulatory Compliance: Strategic ownership, implementation, audit governance, and management review of the ISO 45001 and RBA frameworks. Seamlessly align site operations with Chapter 646 of the Laws of Malta, ensuring strict compliance to eliminate administrative risks and statutory penalties. * Risk Management & Health Surveillance: Direct site-wide risk assessment frameworks for high-risk industrial operations, oversee occupational health surveillance strategy (including clinic services and medical recommendations), and manage environmental health controls, such as Legionella and water quality testing. * Strategy & Psychological Wellbeing: Champion and execute comprehensive H&S strategies that address both physical safety protocols and workplace psychological wellbeing. * Contractor & Third-Party Management: Establish contractor safety governance, review high-level contractor agreements, and align procurement processes with purchasing to guarantee complete vendor safety compliance. * Incident Prevention & Daily Operations: Oversee H&S operational activities, track high-level key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze trends, conduct root-cause investigations, and ensure site-wide emergency response readiness. * Policy Deployment & Executive Reporting: Establish and communicate site safety policies, track performance metrics, and deliver executive briefings and strategic reports for local top management, corporate entities, and external authorities. * Training & Culture Promotion: Direct comprehensive safety training and competency programs, foster cross-departmental engagement, and champion proactive safety leadership across all plant departments. * External Communications & Liaison: Serve as the primary senior liaison with authorities and external agencies related to H&S, mainly the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA), Civil Protection Department (CPD), External Auditors, and key H&S Equipment Suppliers. * Emergency Response Team (ERT): Exercise strategic governance and overall leadership for the ERT, ensuring resource allocation, high-level readiness, and the organization of advanced training programs for the ERT team. Skills and Qualifications * Education: Preferably a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Sciences, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent/higher-level education. Advanced postgraduate qualifications in EHS Management or Leadership will be considered a strong asset. Deep knowledge and proven mastery of Chapter 646 of the Laws of Malta and ISO 45001 management systems are essential. * Experience: More than 3 years of relevant experience in health, safety, and environmental roles. * Certifications: ISO 45001 experience and knowledge for certified safety management credentials are considered a strong asset. * Legislative Knowledge: Expert-level understanding and proven track record in applying Chapter 646 of the Laws of Malta (Health and Safety at Work Act) and relevant EU H&S directives at an organizational level. * Standards & Systems: Deep expertise in ISO 45001 management system standards, audit governance, and integrated risk management systems. * Compliance: Comprehensive knowledge of statutory compliance, legal frameworks, and occupational health surveillance management. * Analytical Problem-Solving: Dynamic, strategic, and solution-oriented analytical skills to evaluate complex performance data, investigate critical issues, and implement site-wide preventive solutions. * Operational Execution: Proven executive ability to oversee comprehensive safety inspections, govern audit programs, and drive impactful site-wide training and awareness initiatives. * Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional communication, executive presentation, and reporting skills, with proven cross-departmental leadership capabilities to navigate complex matrix organizational structures and align cross-functional management teams. * Mindset: Proactive, highly detail-oriented, strategically focused, and intensely safety-driven. * Leadership: Strong executive leadership, decision-making, and influencing skills to drive a site-wide culture of health and safety, backed by an uncompromising ethical and professional approach. * Resilience: Open-minded, highly adaptable, and fully capable of leading teams independently and reliably under high pressure and during crisis scenarios. * Presentation Skills: Expert ability to create and deliver executive-level presentations and strategic briefings to top management and corporate bodies as part of the management system review. This elevated job description positions the Head of Health & Safety as both a strategic leader and operational guardian, bridging regulatory compliance with executive safety culture. It provides STMicroelectronics Malta with a clear, elevated framework to attract top-tier leadership capable of d