Health, Safety & Environment Manager

mars; Groningen; On-site; EUR 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars Food & Nutrition Oud-Beijerland site is seeking an experienced HSE Manager to lead safety, environmental, and security performance. You will chair the Safety Pillar, drive cultural change, and integrate HSE priorities across operations.

You will coach the HSE team and work with site leadership to ensure regulatory compliance, manage incidents, and foster a proactive safety mindset among all associates.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in Health, Safety, Environment, or Security within manufacturing or FMCG environments.
• Solid understanding of Safety Pillar Management within MSE/TPM frameworks.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 and Dutch environmental and safety regulation.
• Fluent Dutch and English (spoken and written).
• Ability to drive behavioral safety initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Experience executing root-cause analyses and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute site HSE strategies with ambitious targets.
• Lead the Safety Pillar under the Mars Supply Excellence framework and standardize safety protocols.
• Coach and empower the HSE team and site leaders to foster safety culture.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and manage environmental/regulatory relationships.
• Investigate incidents and near-misses, driving learning and corrective actions.
• Monitor HSE metrics and report insights to site leadership to influence decisions.
• Represent the site in global forums and share best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Cross-functional leadership

Behavioral safety

Root-cause analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

Job description

Segment: Mars Food & Nutrition

Location: Oud-Beijerland

Type of contract: Permanent, onsite, full time 40h - Monday - Friday office hours.

Benefits & Compensation: €81,000 - €122,000 gross per year (including holiday allowance and bonus), depending on experience and skills

Mars is one of the world's largest family-owned consumer goods companies, home to iconic brands like Snickers®, Pringles®, Royal Canin®, Pedigree®, Whiskas®, M&Ms®, Dolmio® and Ben's Original®. With over 150,000 Associates worldwide, we're driven by a clear purpose: to create a better world for people and pets. Our decisions are guided by The Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom.

At our Mars Food & Nutrition site in Oud-Beijerland proudly known as the \"Home of Sauce\" more than 100 dedicated Associates work everyday to produce beloved pasta and cooking sauces under the brands Dolmio®, Ben's Original®, Miracoli®, and Suzi-Wan®.

Make safety meaningful. Lead with purpose. Create sustainable impact.

At Mars, people, safety and sustainability come first. As our HSE Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping a safe, healthy, and sustainable manufacturing environment. You will be a trusted advisor and active member of the Site Leadership Team, taking responsibility for the site's Health, Safety, Environment, and Security performance. This role is more than compliance it's about influencing behavior, leading change, and protecting what matters most: our people.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Strategy & Leadership
• Develop and execute site strategies for Health, Safety, Environment, Security, setting ambitious targets and inspiring others to achieve them
• Drive cultural transformation by integrating HSE priorities into operational and strategic decisions across the Site Leadership Team
• Act as the champion and Chair of the site Safety Pillar under the Mars Supply Excellence (MSE) framework, standardizing safety protocols and methodologies across the factory floor. Empower a cross-functional pillar team to lead localized safety initiatives. Drive a comprehensive skills matrix to elevate the safety capability of lead operators, area leaders, and shifts.
• Lead, coach, and empower the HSE team consisting out of 1.5 direct reports, coaching the factory's lead-operators, area leaders while influencing all site associates to embrace a strong safety and environmental mindset
• Compliance & Risk Management
• Ensure compliance with corporate safety standards, and legal requirements, including local environmental regulations and progressing actions following the Risk Inventory and Elimination program
• Oversee emergency response and response teams, Mars business continuity program, and asset conservation policies, fostering accountability across the site
• Serve as the main contact for regulatory bodies, ensuring environmental and safety compliance
• Incident Management & Continuous Improvement
• Lead investigations of incidents, near misses, and security events, driving learning, accountability, and corrective action
• Champion behavioral safety programs, risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate HSE metrics, trends, and insights to influence behavior and support decision-making
• Advise site leadership and associates on environmental, energy, safety, and security matters, fostering ownership and competence
• Represent the site in Global forums, sharing best practices and promoting a culture of continuous improvement

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a visible, inspiring leader who can combine technical HSE expertise with the ability to transform culture and empower teams:

• Proven Leadership: Extensive experience in Health, Safety, Environment, or Security leadership within manufacturing, FMCG, or high-speed supply environments.
• Safety Pillar Mastery: Solid practical understanding of Safety Pillar Management within a Manufacturing / Mars Supply Excellence (MSE) or Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) framework. You know how to utilize this pillar to systematically identify hazards and build Associate capabilities.
• Technical Compliance: Strong working knowledge of ISO 14001 , ISO 45001 , and Dutch environmental and occupational safety legislation.
• Dual-Language Fluency: Fluent Dutch and English language skills (spoken and written) are essential to effectively engage with both local factory floor teams and international stakeholders.
• Cultural & Behavioral Driver: Demonstrated ability to drive bottom-up behavioral safety initiatives (such as Near-Miss reporting and peer-to-peer coaching) and champion continuous improvement.
• Leadership Capabilities: A natural coach with a track record of setting vision and purpose, building trust, prioritizing key objectives, resolving conflicts, and executing highly effective root-cause analyses (RCAs) and correcti