Job Description

SHE Officer (Safety, Health & Environment)

Job Purpose

The SHE Officer is responsible for supporting and driving the Safety, Health and Environmental management system at site level, ensuring compliance with legal, corporate, and internal standards, while actively contributing to a strong safety culture and continuous risk reduction across operations.

The role acts as a partner to Operations, Quality, Engineering and Logistics, ensuring SHE requirements are embedded in daily activities, projects, and change management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Safety, Health & Environmental Compliance

• Ensure compliance with local SHE legislation, permits, and corporate standards.
• Support implementation and maintenance of the SHE Management System
• Monitor compliance with internal rules (PPE, LOTO, mobile phone policy, contractor safety, etc.).
• Support audits and inspections (internal, customer, authority).

2. Risk Assessment & Incident Management

• Lead or support risk assessments (TRA, JSA, LMRA, ATEX where applicable).
• Ensure hazard identification, near-miss reporting, and corrective actions are effective and timely.
• Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and follow-up of actions.
• Track actions in the relevant SHE tracking system and report progress.

3. Training & Safety Culture

• Coordinate and deliver SHE training (baseline, site-specific, and job-specific).
• Support onboarding and refresher training for employees and contractors.
• Promote safety leadership, stop-work authority, and employee engagement.
• Support Gemba walks, observations, and shop-floor safety dialogues.

4. Environmental & Chemical Safety

• Ensure proper management of chemicals, waste, emissions, and spills
• Support compliance with dangerous substances and environmental permits.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness and response (fire, chemical spill, evacuation).
• Monitor environmental KPIs and improvement actions.

5. Projects & Change Management

• Support SHE input for new projects, insourcing, layout changes, and equipment installations
• Participate in Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Ensure SHE requirements are integrated early in design and execution phases.

6. Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Prepare and present SHE KPIs, trends, and dashboards.
• Support site SHE meetings and steering reviews.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aligned with SHE pillars.
• Share best practices and lessons learned across sites when required.

Key Interfaces

• Plant Manager & Site Leadership Team
• Production, Maintenance, Engineering, QA/QC
• Logistics & Warehouse teams
• Contractors and external service providers
• Regional / Corporate SHE teams

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Safety, Health, Environment, Engineering, Chemistry, or related field

Experience

• Experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment (chemical preferred).
• Practical experience with risk assessments, incident investigations, and audits
• Familiarity with SHE management systems and regulatory requirements.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong field presence and ability to engage shop-floor teams.
• Structured, detail-oriented, and action-driven.
• Good communication skills (shop-floor to management level).
• Ability to challenge unsafe behaviors in a constructive and professional manner.
• Comfortable working in a cross-functional environment
• Proficient in Dutch, French, and English