EHS Leader Central Europe

The EHS Leader Central EMEA reports to the Sr. EHS Manager EMEA. The Leader is responsible for complex organizational and technical work in a wide range of EHS disciplines. Will work on tactical and operational improvement initiatives to reduce risk and enhance compliance levels. This person will work with a team that supports the region. In addition to leadership responsibilities, the individual is as comfortable to hands-on support day-to-day operations in managing safety and processes. Topics contain but are not limited to personal protective equipment, traffic, safety training, electrical, emergency response, fire, equipment safety, ergonomics, energy, chemicals, environmental, health risk management and audits.

The primary responsibility of this position is to lead the development and execution of the EHS management initiatives, risk reduction and stakeholder engagement throughout multiple countries and locations within the region. The candidate must work well on both self-initiated projects and those driven by concerns and issues reported by market leaders, managers, safety representatives and employees. The ideal candidate takes pride in their leadership, organizational, and communication skills, as well as their analytical abilities and attention to detail. They value an environment where superior work is encouraged, recognized, and rewarded.

• Develop, implement and execute short, mid and long term plans with EHS objectives in the region. 
• Continuously improve and drive health and safety programs within the region by engaging leaders.
• Manage legal compliance in the regions and support and educate leaders, managers and safety reps.
• Develop, implement and maintain EHS policies, plans, trainings, instructions, processes & procedures.
• Interface with local and regional regulatory agencies on permitting, reporting and related issues.
• Perform EHS safety audits and risk assessments in your regions, and address recommendations.
• Assist leadership with the incident reporting and analysis process and the implementation of actions.
• Human organizational performance and operational learning to understand the context drivers.
• Record and maintain workplace incidents and near misses and corrective/preventive analyses.
• Design safe workspaces and create policies for employees that minimize job-related hazards.
• Manage safety programs such as risk reduction, hazard communication, emergency and fire safety.
• Ensure activities related to waste management are executed in compliance with regulations.
• Maintain relationships with all levels of the organization to integrate EHS into operational focus.
• Conduct education and training for health and safety required within the EHS Management System.
• Analyze EHS data and reports trends in order to recommend and supports plans for corrective action.