Safety Department Manager

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Seraing, Luik, Belgique John Cockerill Temps plein 110 000 € - 150 000 € Contrat

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Are you ready to contribute to a global industrial group shaping sustainable solutions for tomorrow?

Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large‑scale technological solutions to meet the needs of its time: facilitating access to low‑carbon energies, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security, and installing critical infrastructures.
Its offer to companies, State and communities consists of services and associated equipment for the sectors of energy, defence, industry, the environment, transports, and infrastructures.
With over 8,000 employees, John Cockerill achieved a turnover of €1.417 billion in 2024, operating in 28 countries across 5 continents.
As a diversified international Group, John Cockerill relies on strong corporate functions to support its businesses, drive performance, ensure governance, and foster sustainable growth across all activities.

Your role

As Safety Department Manager, you will lead the governance of Safety at Group level, acting as the direct link between the Corporate Safety function and the Businesses. You will define, promote and deploy the Group Safety strategy, and drive its consistent application across all sectors — without substituting yourself for local organizations, but ensuring alignment, coordination and a shared safety culture.
You will act as the right hand and potential successor to the Director of Group Safety, deputizing for him during his missions abroad, including representation on employee‑relation bodies (CPPT and others) and, occasionally, presentations to the Management Board.
This position is exclusively dedicated to Safety. Environmental matters are managed by the separate Corporate Environment function, with which you will maintain close coordination.

Your key responsibilities

Define, promote and deploy the Group Safety strategy
Lead and coordinate the network of Business Safety representatives (SHEES network), currently ~15-20 people Group‑wide, with the ambition to grow it to around 30
Harmonize safety standards, methodologies and best practices at Group level
Ensure ethics, compliance and the correct application of Group safety requirements across the Businesses
Steer Group safety KPIs, analyse trends, and share lessons learned/return on experience
Support the Businesses in their continuous improvement and safety maturity growth
Develop the Group’s safety culture and reinforce the accountability of line management on safety topics
Develop the skills of the Safety network, identify talent, and prepare future Business Safety leaders to ensure continuity of the function
Oversee, with IT, the rollout and reporting of the Group’s safety data through the tool
Review and challenge field‑level safety procedures, applying a pragmatic 80/20 approach (clear, actionable procedures rather than bureaucratic ones)

Your team

You will report directly to the Director of Group Safety, within a small, close‑knit Corporate team. You will work in a culture based on trust, autonomy and direct communication, with regular feedback and a strong focus on transparency. You will also interact closely — though without hierarchical authority — with Business Safety representatives across all sectors, requiring influence, credibility and a collaborative mindset rather than command‑and‑control management.

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Experience & technical skills

Minimum 10 years of experience, including significant experience in a transversal / cross‑functional role
Ideally a background in an industrial environment, with genuine field/site exposure
Solid knowledge of safety regulations and standards; a “Conseiller en Prévention” certification (niveau 1 or 2) is an asset but not mandatory
Ability to write and review procedures clearly and effectively (action‑oriented, adapted to shop‑floor / site users)
Comfortable analysing Group‑level data and identifying trends

Personal & behavioural skills

Strong communication skills and genuine field presence — a “doer” rather than a pure policy expert
Charisma and ability to influence without formal hierarchical authority over the Business Safety network
Pragmatic and structured, without being overly bureaucratic
Direct, transparent, trustworthy — comfortable giving and receiving straightforward feedback
Able to say “stop” on safety matters when needed, and to do so diplomatically
A good sense of internal politics
Autonomous, with a genuine appetite for Health & Safety topics
Willingness to travel: approx. ~20% on average — mainly short trips (1‑3 days) to

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