Ehss&s Manager Belgium

Job Summary

Avantor®, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. One of our greatest strengths comes from having a global infrastructure that is strategically located to support the needs of our customers.

At Avantor, we set science in motion to create a better world. To achieve this mission, we are currently looking for an experienced Manager EHSS&S Belgium.

In this role you will provide tactical and strategic direction for the organization and will be part of the Belgian Senior Leadership Team. This position will be the interface between the EHSS&S and the overall Belgium organization. Furthermore, you will coordinate countrywide with stake holders to create new environmental, health and safety, security and sustainability standard operating procedures (SOP) and maintain existing SOPs in accordance with the company-wide.

You will be leading the Belgium EHSS&S Team with direct and dotted line reports.
- YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads and develops topics in accordance with the Environmental, Health, Safety, Security, and Sustainability (EHSSS&S) organization for Belgium.
- Responsible for Seveso III site compliance, oversees the induction and training process in relation to Seveso III regulations.
- Serves as EHSS&S point of contact for government, customer and internal safety audits.
- Supports introduction and monitoring of full-spectrum EHS processes for all Avantor businesses, including Manufacturing, Production, Distribution, Analysis Laboratories and Services.
- Consulting on risk assessment (planning, implementation, and operations) for all site locations.
- Manages incident investigations.
- Collects, evaluates, and documents best-practices Belgium wide and introduces them as appropriate for regional and international business operations.
- Develops, maintains and coordinates the (standardized) Audit program Belgium wide; aligns with the overall European organization for ISO certification (45001, 14001, 9001).
- Develops, maintains, and coordinates the audit set-up for all off-site processes regarding internal VWR/Avantor procedures.
- Functions as a Senior Auditor/Lead Auditor according to the standards OHSAS 18001 (ISO 45001), ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
- Cultivates a strong safety management culture. Works with all functional areas to drive standardization, improve efficiency, and reduce injury rates.
- Supports the Security organization to assess the security risks of the operations.
- Supports the Director of EHSS&S to drive improvement by developing and providing leadership, training, and resources for EHSS&S. Key aims include achieving optimal levels of safety, quality, productivity, and delivery to assure internal and external customer satisfaction.
- Works closely with Site EHSS&S Managers, the site management and the EHSS&S management to support environmental-friendly, sustainable and social behavior.
- Supports the EHSS&S organization to collaborate with cross-functional teams and plan for and respond to emergencies including labor interruptions, pandemics and other business interruptions.
- Interacts with the EHSS&S Leadership Team to advise necessary continuous improvement efforts so that systems and processes are in line with overall company strategy, quality policy, Federal, State, and Local regulations.
- Oversees the introduction of new IT systems for EHSS&S purposes, closely coordinating with other VWR organizations, to streamline workflows and maintain “corporate memory” for best practices and SOPs in that area.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in sciences, occupational safety or related fields.
- Experience in the chemical industry.
- Certification Preventieadviseur niveau I, as Milieucoördinator A/B would be a strong asset but is not a requirement.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience within a global, matrix organization in a similar role.
- Languages: Dutch, French, English, any other European language a bonus.
- YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Knowledge of Seveso III.
- Knowledge of manufacturing, production, distribution, analysis laboratories and services businesses general and chemical industry.
- Excellent analytical and technical skills.
- Working knowledge: ISO requirements, Belgium/European occupational health and safety legislation, local governing agencies.
- Experienced auditor (ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001) in international settings.
- Willingness to travel regularly, also internationally (estimated at 30% of time across Belgium).
- You are a self-starter, independent and driven.
- You are motivated and able to lead multiple teams.
- Influence wider organization
- Ability to train and present in front of a wide organization as well as in front of governing bodies.
- WHAT WE OFFER
- The opportunity to be part of an upcoming and dynamic company in a