Global SQEHS Process Lead

2362 Seco Tools B.V.; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Seco Tools B.V. is seeking a senior SQEHS process leader to shape and simplify our global quality, environment, health and safety processes. You will own the framework, drive improvements, and ensure alignment with ISO standards across regions.

You will coordinate ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 management systems, lead the internal audit network and support external certification efforts, translating regulatory demands into practical, scalable solutions for a diverse, multinational organization.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in SQEHS and quality management.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into practical processes.
• Lead Auditor certification or audit experience.
• Experience using process-management tools such as ARIS or a similar platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continuous improvement of the global SQEHS process framework.
• Own and coordinate the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems, including certification activities.
• Lead and develop the global internal audit network and coordinate external certification audits.
• Monitor process performance and translate regulatory and ISO requirements into practical business solutions.
• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives, training and awareness activities across the organization.

Skills

SQEHS

Process leadership

ISO standards

Audit coordination

Tools

ARIS

Job description

About the job

Shape how Sustainability, Quality, Environment, Health & Safety (SQEHS) processes support sustainability and operational excellence across Seco’s global organization. Within the Global Quality Assurance organization, we’re looking for an experienced process leader who simplifies complexity, turns strategy into practical ways of working, and drives meaningful change across functions and regions.

Job responsibilities

Lead the development and continuous improvement of the global SQEHS process framework. Own and coordinate the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems, including certification activities. Lead and develop the global internal audit network and coordinate external certification audits. Monitor process performance and translate regulatory and ISO requirements into practical business solutions. Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives, training and awareness activities across the organization.

Location and flexibility

The position is flexible within Europe, ideally near a Seco or Sandvik site. Regular travel to Sweden and across regions is part of the position for workshops, audits, and improvement activities.

Your profile

You bring extensive experience in SQEHS, quality management, operational excellence, process excellence, or business process management. Comfortable navigating a complex global organization, you understand how to balance governance and compliance requirements with practical business needs.

• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, as well as management systems and compliance frameworks.
• Lead Auditor certification or extensive audit experience.
• Experience driving process standardization and global change initiatives.
• Experience using process-management tools such as ARIS or a similar platform.
• A proven ability to turn business strategy into scalable, user-focused processes.

You’re independent and accountable, combining strategic thinking with practical execution. You challenge established ways of working constructively, influence without direct authority, and communicate effectively with diverse audiences. Moving confidently between technical detail and broader business discussions, you build collaboration in multicultural environments and view processes as business enablers.

Our Seco culture

At Seco, we’re united by a spirit of collaboration and a shared curiosity to learn and grow. We take responsibility for our actions, stay focused on our customers, and believe in winning together. For us, it’s also clear that our diversities form an amazing foundation for achieving great results.

You’re also welcome to visit our LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know usand our products further.

We’re proud to make for makers, invent for inventors, and partner with pioneers.

• Curiosity
• Responsibility
• Winning together
• Customer focus

Propelling the future forward with our own obsession for innovation. In short – if the right tool for the job exists, we’ll deliver it. If it doesn’t, we’ll create it.

We’re also proud to put sustainability at the heart of everything we do, challenging perceptions of our industry, changing the process of manufacturing, and playing our own small part in shaping a brighter looking future.

To learn more, please visit us at www.secotools.com

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact Adrian Cox, hiring manager, [e-mail]

Job ID: R0097687. We aim for an open and fair recruitment process and use different tools to ensure an objective assessment. Later in the process, you may be invited to complete a personality and logic test. For more information about our recruitment process, please contact HR Services at [e-mail].

Union contacts – Sweden

• David Romlin, Unionen, [phone]
• Jörgen Andersson, Akademikerföreningen, [phone]
• Benny Christiansen, Ledarna, [phone]