QHSE Project Leader: Machinery Safety & Change Management

Pauwels Consulting; Olen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is recruiting a QHSE Project Leader to drive organization-wide safety and quality initiatives in Olen, Belgium. You will translate strategic objectives into concrete project plans and ensure the implementation of technical and process safety standards across multiple platforms.

Key requirements include 8+ years in industrial project management, 5+ years in QHSE project and process management, and 3+ years specifically in Machinery Safety.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in project management within an industrial environment.
• 5+ years of project and process management experience within a QHSE scope.
• 3+ years of specialized experience with Machinery Safety.
• Certificate as a Prevention Advisor Level 2 (niveau 2).
• Strong technical safety background and ability to translate complex standards into workable tools.
• Proactive and solution-oriented with maturity to adopt new standards independently.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement end-to-end QHSE projects, managing scope, planning, milestones and risks.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for technical safety domains and safeguard methodologies and content quality.
• Manage the Management of Change (MOC) process and oversee Machinery Safety standards implementation.
• Coordinate with operational managers and technical experts to ensure practical safety protocol adoption.
• Monitor and harmonize safety processes, translating group requirements into actionable approaches.
• Track project progress and KPIs, reporting to management and ensuring smooth handovers to the structural organization.

Skills

Project management

QHSE

Machinery Safety

Education

Prevention Advisor Niveau 2 certificate

Job description

Pauwels Consulting is recruiting a QHSE Project Leader to drive organization-wide safety and quality initiatives in Olen, Belgium. You will translate strategic objectives into concrete project plans and ensure the implementation of technical and process safety standards across multiple platforms.

Key requirements include 8+ years in industrial project management, 5+ years in QHSE project and process management, and 3+ years specifically in Machinery Safety.