Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Manager

Company description

Tessenderlo Kerley International is part of Tessenderlo Group (Euronext: TESB), a global industrial group that focuses on agriculture, valorizing bio-residuals, machinery, mechanical engineering, electronics, energy, and industrial solutions for water management. With its headquarters in Belgium, the group is active in over 100 countries, and it has a global team of more than 7,500 employees. At the heart of the strategy of Tessenderlo Group lies the conviction that “Every Molecule Counts”: in everything we do, we seek to further valorize our products and our processes, and to add value. For more information about Tessenderlo Group, please visit www.tessenderlo.com.

At Tessenderlo Kerley, we take Health, Safety, and the Environment seriously. Are you passionate about creating safe, healthy, and sustainable work environments? Do you have the expertise to lead efforts that protect people, property, and the planet? As an essential part of our leadership team, you'll play a key role in promoting a culture of safety and environmental responsibility while Continuously improving our systems and processes. As the HSE Manager, you will lead the HSE team and help improve the organization through HSE excellence and continuous development.

If you're ready to use your skills and passion for HSE excellence in an organization that values innovation, integrity, and sustainability, we’d love for you to apply and help shape the future of our workplace. We are looking for an experienced and proactive Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Manager to lead our efforts in ensuring safety, compliance, and environmental responsibility.

This role is based at our production site in Ham, part of the Tessenderlo Kerley Business Unit of Tessenderlo Group.

Responsibilities

• Establish strong working relationships with internal stakeholders & be able to influence.
• Motivate your colleagues and imbed excellent safety behaviors.
• Lead by example – live & breathe our safety first approach and uphold high standards.
• Have accountability for risk assessments, accident / incident investigations and the sharing of best practice initiatives. 
• Identify areas of weakness and produce & deliver improvement plans.
• Remain competent in H&S legislation & best practice to ensure compliance.
• Train, influence and provide technical expertise to the operational teams.
• Analyse leading and lagging performance trends to develop appropriate response plans to improve safety compliance and outcomes.

Profile

• You are a strong leader with 10-15 years of experience in a management position and a passion for improving safety and environmental processes. You have experience leading teams and driving change.
• You possess strong empathy and persuasion skills, which are essential for creating a culture of safety and responsibility. You have a results-oriented approach and can work both independently and as part of a team.
• You have the ability to work effectively within a matrix structure and can network well to promote collaboration across departments.
• You have in-depth knowledge and experience in implementing continuous improvement processes and operational excellence within a chemical production environment.
• You ideally hold a diploma as a Safety Advisor and/or Environmental Coordinator.
• You are fluent in Dutch.