Hermès HSE and Maintenance Manager

About Hermès

This prestigious fashion house, renowned for its timeless elegance and innovative designs, is a part of a leading global luxury conglomerate. The brand is committed to excellence and offers a dynamic environment where creativity and business acumen are equally valued.

Role & Responsibilities

• Develop the sites’ health, safety and environmental culture and deploy the PVDS division’s HSE policy across both sites.
• Lead the HSE action plan for the two sites in line with the Paris Val de Seine division’s HSE roadmap.
• Propose measures to reduce incidents, workplace accidents and occupational illnesses.
• Lead analyses of HSE incidents, including minor incidents, hazardous situations and workplace accidents, in coordination with the CSSCT, relevant managers and first-aid-at-work personnel; review the related statistics.
• Prepare and lead the work required for the CSSCT.
• Lead and analyse the results of behavioural safety visits.
• Coordinate ergonomics activities with identified and trained ergonomics representatives—one per workshop—and ensure that Méthodes Repères are properly followed.
• Manage actions arising from HSE lessons learned.
• Deploy the annual communications plan.
• Contribute actively to developing HSE culture at both sites, in coordination with the HSE managers’ network of the PVDS division and HMS.
• Ensure that management conducts behavioural safety visits.
• Organise and monitor HSE audits and the associated action plans.
• Engage the management team in preparing and conducting HSE culture self-assessments and audits.
• Engage a community of craftspeople serving as ergonomics and/or HSE representatives in the workshops.
• Develop employees’ skills and culture in health, mental health, ergonomics and safety through awareness-raising, on-site presence, initial and ongoing training, and support for craftspeople and support functions.
• Keep the Single Risk Assessment Document, risk analyses and associated prevention plan up to date.
• Maintain the chemical risk assessment and manage its associated action plan.
• Ensure periodic general inspections of equipment and machinery, their compliance upon installation, and building compliance in coordination with General Services.
• Ensure compliance with the Prefectural Order authorising operations under the ICPE regulations, in coordination with Production and General Services.
• Monitor regulatory developments in safety and environmental matters on an ongoing basis using dedicated tools.
• Unite employees around sustainable development and lead initiatives on energy conservation, waste management and corporate philanthropy.
• Establish and monitor a preventive maintenance schedule for the machinery fleet.
• Manage maintenance interventions within deadlines and cost targets to ensure the machinery fleet remains operational.
• Contribute to defining requirements for new machines.
• Receive new machines on site in coordination with users and an inspection body.
• Ensure machine compliance in coordination with the PVDS division’s Maintenance Manager.
• Analyse failures of critical equipment and define resulting action plans.
• Coordinate and schedule equipment-use training with the team and Production.
• Act as the main contact for General Services on building-related works.
• Manage a three-person team: a Maintenance Manager, a Maintenance Technician and an HSE apprentice.
• Monitor HSE, continuous improvement and maintenance investments and expenses with the site’s Management Controller and Production Director.

Qualifications

• Higher education, such as an engineering degree or equivalent, or significant experience in HSE and maintenance, ideally including continuous improvement.
• At least 6 years of experience.
• Ability to unite teams around projects and lead organisational change.
• Knowledge of ergonomics is preferred.
• Rigour, organisation and communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-oriented approach.
• Enjoys working in the field and takes initiative.
• Persuasive and influential.
• Analytical and synthesis skills.
• Autonomous and well organised.
• Good command of IT tools, including Excel, Word and CMMS.

Skills

Experience

At least 6 years

Education

Higher education, such as an engineering degree or equivalent; alternatively, significant experience in HSE and maintenance, ideally including continuous improvement.

Culture

The company fosters a collaborative and innovative culture, encouraging employees to push the boundaries of creativity while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices.

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