Health & Safety Specialist

We’re creating our own future 

At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to be the leader in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. What we all have in common at Volvo Cars is our passion for protecting lives, our endless curiosity, and our dedication to create a new future for the automotive industry. Our human centric focus is what separates us from all other car companies.

Are you passionate about health, wellbeing and safety and would like to join us in our wellbeing journey?

Then this is a unique career opportunity for you.

As Health and Safety Specialist you will be a part of our Volvo Cars Košice plant Health and Safety team.

The Health and Safety team has the responsibility to secure Volvo Cars Kosice plant prerequisites to fulfill legal compliance and corporate strategic ambitions within work environment, including occupational health, safety and wellbeing program.  Volvo Cars need you to push the boundaries in your area of responsibility, so that we can reach our ambition of being the world’s safest and healthiest workplace for all our employees. Your mission: It’s not about cars. It’s about people. For Life. At Volvo Cars, everything we do starts with people. We care about people, and nothing is more important than their safety and wellbeing. Volvo Cars are strong in health and safety and now we want to take next step to world class.

Your role will be to support Plant, Project team and Health & Safety team in the area of Health & Safety. 

Your role will be to:

• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to integrate safety principles and legal requirements into workspace design
• Deliver safety related instructions and risk analysis
• Deliver safety training sessions and workshops for employees and leaders to ensure high level of preventive mindset
• Stay updated on industry trends, regulations, and best practices in Health & Safety area to continuously improve processes and solutions
•  Learn and take impressions from other plants within Volvo Cars
• Support Health and Safety manager, Plant and Project team in other topics related to Health and Safety

Your Skills and Potential

For us in this role it is important that you have a passion for Health and Safety. You are a true team player who collaborates across teams, levels and locations. You are a self-starter that thrives in a fast-paced environment. 

Required Qualifications:

• Documented qualifications in the Health & Safety area 
• Knowledge of Slovakian legislation in the field of health, safety and work environment 
• Proved Industry experience in Health & Safety
• Experience with stamping, welding or casting processes is an advantage
• Fluent in English and Slovak, both written and spoken

Where you’ll be?

You will be based at Volvo Car Kosice plant in Slovakia.

The salary for this position starts from 2,189 EUR, per month, brutto.

* The salary amount represents the minimum guaranteed amount of the basic salary component applicable to the job. Final salary is negotiable and will be adjusted in accordance with seniority level and previous experience of candidate. In addition to the monthly salary, there is also a 13th salary paid in an aliquot amount and a performance bonus depending on the company's financial results and individual performance.

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.