Trouw Nutrition HSE Manager

Nutreco; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutreco is seeking a senior HSE Manager for Europe Central Asia to lead regional HSE efforts across 10 countries and drive the Zero Harm culture. This role influences senior leaders, implements global guidelines and champions safe, compliant operations.

You will develop regional HSE plans, manage budgets, and partner with the Global HSE team to align governance and improve safety performance across multi-site environments.

Qualifications

• A degree in HSE, Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of HSE experience, including regional/global, multi-site environment.
• Strong project management skills, with a proven ability to deliver initiatives effectively and optimise resources.
• Strong expertise in ISO 45001 / ISO 14001, operational risk and behavioural safety.
• Ability to lead through influence and work in a matrix organisation.
• Fluency in English (additional languages are an advantage).

Responsibilities

• Drive awareness, consistency and compliance of HSE policies, standards and programs across the ECA region.
• Lead the regional rollout of HSE initiatives, ensuring practical and effective implementation at local level.
• Develop regional yearly HSE plans, objectives and budgets, and ensure execution following approval.
• Strengthen safety culture by driving behavioural change programs and proactive risk awareness.
• Advise, support and challenge local management teams on complex HSE topics, incidents and improvement actions.
• Work closely with the Global HSE organisation to ensure alignment, governance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

English fluency

Education

HSE / Engineering degree

Job description

Get ready to Own impact as an HSE Manager Europe Central Asia (ECA) at Nutreco, an SHV company. As global leaders in animal nutrition and aquafeed, our shared purpose of Feeding the Future is about more than performance – it’s about protecting people, operations and the environment. Our Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) organisation is structured across Global, Regional and Local levels. For the Europe Central Asia (ECA) region, we are looking for a senior HSE leader to support and coordinate HSE efforts across 10 countries. The role is responsible for driving our Zero Harm culture, ensuring that HSE delivery aligns with industry standards and Nutreco’s global guidelines, and that policies and improvement initiatives are effectively implemented across the region. While there is no direct line management of local HSE teams, the position plays a critical influencing role in guiding and driving effective regional HSE implementation. Success depends on strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to lead behavioural and cultural change across diverse operating environments.

What you’ll do

• Drive awareness, consistency and compliance of HSE policies, standards and programs across the ECA region
• Lead the regional rollout of HSE initiatives, ensuring practical and effective implementation at local level
• Develop regional yearly HSE plans, objectives and budgets, and ensure execution following approval
• Strengthen safety culture by driving behavioural change programs and proactive risk awareness
• Advise, support and challenge local management teams on complex HSE topics, incidents and improvement actions
• Work closely with the Global HSE organisation to ensure alignment, governance and continuous improvement

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a seasoned HSE professional who is responsible, credible and ready to Own this role in a complex regional environment. You are comfortable influencing at senior level and navigating multi‑country, multi‑stakeholder settings.

• A degree in HSE, Engineering or a related discipline
• 10+ years of HSE experience, including several years in a regional / global, multi‑site environment
• Strong project management skills, with a proven ability to deliver initiatives effectively and optimise resources
• Strong expertise in areas such as ISO 45001 / ISO 14001, operational risk and behavioural safety
• The ability to lead through influence rather than hierarchy and work effectively in a matrix organisation
• Fluency in English (additional languages are an advantage)

What you’ll receive

• A competitive reward package
• 30 vacation days and a solid pension scheme
• Opportunities for professional development within Nutreco and the broader SHV group
• Regional exposure with approximately 30% travel across the ECA region

How and why to find out more

We offer a career with real meaning and influence – where your expertise helps protect people, strengthen culture and support sustainable food production worldwide.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Nutreco is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Nutreco is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.

Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.

Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Its two global company brands Skretting (aqua feed) and Trouw Nutrition (animal nutrition) have sales in over 90 countries. Our purpose Feeding the Future captures a big challenge: feeding 9 billion people in 2050. Our responsibility is twofold: we need to make a significant contribution to meeting the rapid increase in worldwide demand for food; on the other hand, we need to find the right balance in order that we can realize growth while making also responsible choices for people and planet.

To know more about us, please visit our website https://www.nutreco.com.