EHS & Quality Manager

Aurorium; Geleen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurorium seeks an EHS&Q Manager to lead site health, safety, and quality programs across the location in Geleen. You will drive compliance with local and corporate requirements, oversee audits, and promote a proactive safety culture.

The role requires a strong background in health and safety with chemistry/engineering, at least five years in a chemical production setting, and experience leading a technical team. Excellent leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher in Health and Safety with relevant chemistry/engineering background.
• Minimum 5+ years in production/operations in the chemical industry in the Netherlands.
• Experience coaching and leading a small technical team; ISO quality management exposure.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal and external ESH&Q audits, inspections, and recordkeeping.
• Perform industrial hygiene monitoring and assessments.
• Oversee safety and quality programs at own site and tolling sites.
• Manage safety training and incident investigations.
• Coordinate regulatory filings and audits with authorities.

Skills

Leadership

Training

Auditing

EHSQ management

ISO 9001

Regulatory compliance

Problem solving

Communication

Team leadership

Education

B.S. in Health and Safety with chemistry or chemical engineering background

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Company Overview

Aurorium is the materials innovation partner that helps global manufacturers harness the power of possibility making the world a better place. Their specialty ingredients and high-performance materials enhance quality of life, support health and wellness, and enable customers to deliver value-added solutions.

Key industries served include healthcare, personal & home care, mobility, infrastructure, and specialty paper & packaging. A Responsible Care® company, Aurorium follows the highest regulatory standards across all manufacturing facilities. The company’s global integrated supply chain offers the customer product consistency, easy access, supply security, and reasonable turnaround on delivery. Aurorium is committed to operating at the highest levels of manufacturing consistency, quality control, and safety.

Description

The EHS&Q Manager is a combined role:

For the EHS part, the manager is responsible for managing the site to prevent occupational- and process safety incidents. The manager is responsible for promoting the safety culture at the site to a proactive, interdependent culture. He/she ensures that both legal- and corporate requirements are met in the field of health, environment and safety at the entire location.

For the quality part, the manager is responsible for the quality management system (ISO 9001) including audits and complaint handling and the correct functioning of the QC lab.

Job Details

Role Specific Responsibilities

• Conducting internal and external ESH&Q audits, inspections & recordkeeping
• Industrial hygiene monitoring and assessments
• Perform on both own plant environment as well as externa tolling-sites
• Equipment inspections, safety performance tracking and reporting
• Safety and health training of employees (in cooperation with training officer)
• Incident investigation and corrective action tracking
• Manage required reporting and filing relative to local, site and national regulatory agencies.
• Responsibility and Authority to oversee the development, implementation, review, maintenance, and management of the on-site Quality program
• Approves all plant procedures and any changes that may affect the Quality of the product
• Maintains all regulatory documents and forms including licenses
• Manages and facilitates all compliance activities for ISO, cGMP, etc. and provides training programs (in close cooperation with training officer)
• Manage daily workload and ensures efficient and safe operations of the QC lab
• Trends data and reports potential problems to Management
• Coordinates all on-site regulatory and customer audits and reporting
• Coordinates investigation of all customer complaints/dissatisfactions and reporting
• Responsible for auditing of both contract laboratories and processors including evaluation of proposed new and alternate raw material suppliers.
• Develops and implements new and/or improved programs to assure continual Quality improvements
• Maintains authority over budget and scheduling for areas of responsibility

Compliance

• Complies with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures, and arrangements
• Reports all Health, Safety and Environmental accidents, incidents and near misses promptly
• Acts in a safe and responsible manner at all times

Problem Solving and Innovation

• Active participation in continuous improvement activities
• Participates in problem-solving
• Takes responsibility and ownership for own learning and development in the spirit of continuous improvement of both self and the business
• Assists in the training, mentoring, and assessment of other team members
• Exercises autonomy and judgement subject to overall direction or guidance

Education and Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Health and Safety with chemistry or chemical engineering background or a related field plus minimum of 5+ years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience Desired

• 5+ years’ experience in Production/Operations environment in the chemical industry in the Netherlands
• Experience with coaching and leading a small team of technical experts
• Experience of min 2 years with ISO quality management system.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Provide in comprehensive leadership, support, and guidance to management and direction to various personnel on implementing the company’s Health, Safety, Security and Quality Management Programs
• Excellent leadership, coaching and communication skills
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations
• Ability to work in a team environment within a multi-functional, organizational structure and exhibit robust interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and ability to work within a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to flex own style as needed to influence and drive results
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills analysis
• Strong time management and prioritization skills
• Active participation in continuous improvement and other lean manufacturing initiatives
• Participation in problem solving
• To take responsibility for own learning and development in the spirit of continuous improvement of both self and the business
• To assist in the training, mentoring and assessment of other team members
• To exercise autonomy and judgement subject to overall direction or guidance
• Excellent proficiency within Microsoft products (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• General understanding of ERP-systems
• Embodies the core values of Aurorium:
• credible: keeps their word and honors their commitments, acts with integrity, and holds themselves accountable to their decisions and actions
• outcome-oriented: adheres to an unparalleled standard of excellence in everything they do, to deliver results with real impact
• driven: passionate about delivering authentic, world-class experiences that engage customers and inspire greatness
• empowered accountability: empowered to achieve common goals and accountable for delivering performances and results that exceed standard

Status

Active