Environment, Health & Safety Manager

Umicore; West-Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employee benefits

Job summary

Umicore is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety Manager for our Bruges site. You will oversee all Health, Safety and Environment matters, combining Safety Prevention Advisor and Environmental Coordinator duties, and you will also be responsible for the Bruges plant security.

You will lead safety programs, ensure compliance with environmental permits and group standards, and represent the company in external associations.

Qualifications

• Master degree in a technical field or equivalent
• Officially accredited degree of Safety Prevention Advisor – level 1
• Minimum 5 years of operational managerial experience
• Solid knowledge of applicable legislation (regional, national, European)
• Interest in chemicals and chemical processes
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence at all levels
• Ability to set up, present and defend a strategy and coordinate implementation
• Strong project and people management skills, teamwork oriented

Responsibilities

• Set up, implement and manage a safety strategy for the site and foster a proactive safety culture
• Monitor and report safety performance metrics and KPIs
• Implement and follow Umicore Group Standards
• Be final responsible for EHBO teams and interventions
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and safety audits for chemical and process risks at UMSB
• Maintain environmental permits and ISO14001 certification
• Manage plant security and external Occupational Health Services relationships
• Represent Umicore and USMB in sectorial organizations and with local government

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

People management

Strategic thinking

Safety culture promotion

Education

Master degree in a technical field

Job description

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Cobalt & Specialty Materials

Mastering the cobalt value chain. Umicore’s expertise covers the sourcing, production and distribution of cobalt and nickel products. Umicore’s materials are at the heart of products we use every day such as rechargeable batteries, tools, paints and tyres. Our recycling and refining processes give new life to cobalt and other metals and reduce environmental impacts. To meet the demands of our customers we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.

Job Purpose

We are currently looking for an Environmental, Health & Safety Manager to join our team in Bruges. In this role you will oversee all matters related to Health, Safety and Environment, hence combining the function of Safety Prevention Advisor and Environmental Coordinator within USMB. You will also be responsible for the Bruges plant security.

Your Key Accountabilities

Health and Safety

• You set up, implement and manage an adequate safety strategy and management for the site, sensitizing, motivating employees at all levels at the site in order to foster a pro-active safety culture
• You monitor and reports on safety performance metrics and KPI’s
• You implement and follow up of Umicore Group Standards
• You are the final responsible for the intervention and EHBO teams
• You conduct comprehensive risk assessments and safety audits, for both the chemical and process risks at UMSB

Environment

• You keep the site policies in line with the environmental legal requirements and Umicore group Requirements
• You acquire and maintain the necessary environmental and building permits for the site
• You manage all legal and group communication/reports
• You keep the site ISO14001 certified.

Other responsibilities;

• You are in charge of plant security
• You are the USMB contact for EHS within/outside Umicore
• You represent Umicore and USMB in sectorial organizations and professional associations.
• You set up and maintain good relations with local governmental and city services.
• You are USMB contact with external Occupational Health Services
• You actively follow up on Umicore Group standards and implement across the site and collaborate with management to create and enforce safety policies.

Who we are looking for

• You have a Master degree in a technical branche or equivalent by experience. You have officially accredited degree of Safety Prevention Advisor – level 1.
• You have at least 5 years of operational Managerial experience
• You have a solid knowledge of applicable legislation (regional, national, European, …)
• You are highly interested in chemicals and chemical process
• You have good (spoken and written) communication skills and are well able to communicate persuasive and tactful to all levels of site and hierarchy
• You are able to set up, present and defend a strategy and coordinate implementation and combine short and long time visions
• You combine good project management and people management skills. Team play is key for you
• You are responsible and decisive
• You are a conciliator of green and safety values with industrial/economic objectives

What We Offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?