Health & Safety Officer

Safety expert who makes a difference on the shop floor. You support the organization in promoting safe and healthy working within the production environment, with the mission that everyone goes home safe and healthy every day. You are the substantive point of contact regarding occupational health and safety and contribute to broad safety awareness within the organization.

• Completed MBO education, preferably in technology, safety, or process engineering.
• Additional training in Operational Safety Science (OVK) or Intermediate Safety Science (MVK).
• Relevant work experience in a similar role within an industrial or production environment.
• Knowledge of production processes and risks within an industrial work environment.
• Able to work independently and be a team player at the same time.
• Being able to communicate clearly, take initiative, and dare to address colleagues about their behavior.
• Proactive work attitude with an eye for safety and detail.

• Monitoring compliance with safety, occupational health and safety, and environmental regulations and checking the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Identifying unsafe situations and actions and recording deviations and points for improvement.
• Assisting with the execution and updating of Risk Inventories and Evaluations (RI&Es) and other safety analyses.
• Identifying risks within work processes and workplaces and contributing to improvement measures.
• Registering incidents and near misses and conducting initial incident investigations.
• Contributing to and implementing measures to prevent recurrence.
• Conducting toolbox meetings and safety instructions, and participating in safety consultations.
• Informing and instructing new employees about safety rules and addressing employees regarding safe behavior.
• Checking work permits and safety measures.
• Assist in drafting and updating safety instructions and contribute to the further development of the safety policy, in collaboration with the QESH Manager.
• Collaborating with operations and technical services to improve safety in production.

• Independent position with a direct impact on safety and operations.
• Working in a close-knit team with short lines of communication.
• 26 vacation days and a fixed year-end bonus.
• Travel allowance.
• Internal and external training and career advancement opportunities.

ESD-SIC is the global standard in the field regarding sustainability, the environment, energy supply, safety, greening, CO2 reduction, and supply chain collaboration. The plant in Farmsum is one of the largest silicon carbide plants in the world and employs more than one hundred dedicated professionals.