Safety Coordinator

Date: Jan 17, 2023- Employment Schedule: Full time- Location: Eeklo, BE**Safety Coordinator**:
Ontex is a worldwide developer and manufacturer of personal hygiene products for baby’s, women and adults. Our highly recognised products are sold in more than 100 countries. We manufacture own brands as well as private label products for our retail customers.

At Ontex Eeklo, 500 colleagues are responsible for the daily high-tech development and production of sanitary towels, panty liners and baby diapers. To strengthen our Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) department, we are looking for a motivated (M/F):
**EHS Officer**

As EHS Officer, you are responsible for providing environmental health and safety support to all site operations. In this capacity:

- You evaluate the workplace environment and develop safety-management policies that assure the safety of all our employees;
- You practice safe working techniques and re-enforce the safety policies, guidelines and procedures set out by the company;
- You provide daily guidance and direction in EHS programs at employee/supervisor level to ensure a common and effective approach;
- You identify and analyse (possible) incidents and accidents, including reporting (severity, frequency) and action plans to prevent or correct;
- You maintain and update safety operating procedures for all safe work practices and equipment and utilize them in day to day training;
- You ensure all workplace tools and equipment meet industry standards and are installed properly, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
- You manage and control EHS capital expenditure requests and budget for upcoming EHS projects;
- You define and implement emergency plans & procedures;
- You report to the Site Manager and you work closely with the departments production, maintenance and supply chain.

**Mission and Key Tasks**:
**Background and Experience**:
**We are looking for**
- You combine a technical background and an EHS degree (preferably level 2) with a similar working experience in an industrial environment.
- Being a communicative team-player, you are eager to learn and you have a big interest in the complete value chain of a company.
- You have good ICT (MS Office) and language skills (Dutch, English).

**We offer**
- Working for a leading Belgian multinational, including an inspiring and entrepreneurial local culture.
- An exciting and varied job with lots of space for autonomy and personal development.
- A competitive salary, topped with meal vouchers, group and hospitalisation insurance, incentive scheme, 10 additional holidays,

**Interested?