Remote Europe HSE Lead – Seeds Operations

Syngenta; Saint-Sauveur; Remote; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Syngenta is seeking an Europe Seeds Field Crops HSE Operational Lead – SD & P&S to drive HSE excellence across the Europe Seeds Field Crops organisation, supporting Seeds Development and Production & Supply. You will lead a regional team of up to eight HSE Coordinators and implement harmonised HSE processes and standards.

Occasional travel across Europe Seeds sites is expected. The role emphasizes risk-based decision making through performance intelligence and digital solutions, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Recognised HSE qualification such as a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
• More than five years of practical HSE experience, ideally in Seeds, agriculture, manufacturing or another operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams and working independently within a complex matrix organisation.
• Sound knowledge of relevant statutory provisions, legislative requirements and corporate HSE standards.
• Strong leadership, influencing and stakeholder-management skills across functions, cultures and geographies.
• Structured, analytical and continuous-improvement mindset, with the ability to turn performance data into risk-based actions.
• Experience partnering with site teams to deliver projects and embed change.
• Ability to identify operational needs and translate them into practical, user-centred digital solutions.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the regional HSE Coordinator team, including objective setting, capability development, mentoring, performance management and succession planning.
• Establish and maintain a practical regional HSE management-system framework, including common procedures, minimum standards, templates, visual management and assurance routines.
• Coordinate audits of HSE management systems across sites and satellite locations.
• Lead the regional HSE culture-improvement roadmap, using audit findings, incident learning, workforce feedback and maturity assessments to prioritise interventions.
• Own the HSE performance-management system, including KPI definitions, data quality, dashboard governance, insight generation and regular performance reviews.
• Identify and implement digital solutions that improve reporting quality, visibility, compliance, risk control and frontline usability.
• Facilitate cross-site learning and replication of good practices, ensuring incidents, audit findings and improvement actions lead to sustainable change.
• Partner with relevant stakeholders to align priorities, remove barriers and implement the HSE strategy.
• Support initiatives that reduce the environmental footprint of sites and embed sustainable practices.
• Lead regional change and continuous-improvement projects, monitoring adoption, effectiveness and benefits after implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Analytical thinking

Digital solutions

Change management

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Syngenta is seeking an Europe Seeds Field Crops HSE Operational Lead – SD & P&S to drive HSE excellence across the Europe Seeds Field Crops organisation, supporting Seeds Development and Production & Supply. You will lead a regional team of up to eight HSE Coordinators and implement harmonised HSE processes and standards.

Occasional travel across Europe Seeds sites is expected. The role emphasizes risk-based decision making through performance intelligence and digital solutions, with a focus on