Vacancy: Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Coordinator

About Sonoco

Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a global provider of innovative packaging solutions for consumer goods, industrial products, healthcare, and protective applications. Today, Sonoco employs approximately 28,000 people across more than 300 sites worldwide, partnering with many leading international brands.

Our integrated packaging solutions help brands strengthen their identity, create unique customer experiences, and improve the quality of products as well as people’s lives. All in line with our mission: Better Packaging. Better Life.

The Mechelen site is part of our European division and specializes in the production of snack packaging. Our office is located in the heart of the production environment, where production, engineering, logistics, quality, and supporting services all come together to deliver reliable and innovative solutions to our customers every single day.

Your role

As an EHS Coordinator, you are the key contact for everything related to safety, health, and environment within Sonoco Belgium. Your main focus will be our Mechelen site, while also providing support to the sites in Puurs and Brussels.

With your expertise, you will help us strengthen our safety culture and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. You translate policies into practical solutions on the shop floor, guide colleagues and supervisors, and launch initiatives that support sustainability and continuous improvement.

In short: you make sure that everyone at Sonoco can work every day in a safe, healthy, and future-oriented environment.

What will you do?

In this role, you combine policy-related responsibilities with hands-on follow-up on the shop floor. Your key tasks include:

• Monitoring and implementing EHS legislation and internal guidelines
• Developing and coordinating safety and environmental procedures
• Organizing training sessions, toolbox talks, and awareness campaigns
• Supporting supervisors in guiding and coaching their teams on safety and well-being
• Following up and analyzing incidents, accidents, near-misses and ensuring corrective actions
• Coordinating inspections, audits, and risk analyses
• Initiating projects on sustainability and environmental impact (energy, waste, emissions)
• Reporting on EHS performance and actions to management and employees

What do you bring?

You combine technical knowledge with a people-oriented approach. You are detail-minded but above all know how to engage colleagues in the story of safety, health, and sustainability.

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in a technical or prevention-related field
• A recognized Prevention Advisor certificate (level 2 or 3), or the willingness to obtain one
• Experience in safety, health, or environment within a production or industrial setting is a plus
• Strong communication skills: you know how to convince, coach, and motivate colleagues
• An analytical yet practical mindset: you spot improvement opportunities and turn them into concrete actions
• Fluency in Dutch and English

What do we offer?

At Sonoco, you will join an international production environment where safety, sustainability, and teamwork are at the center. We not only offer you an exciting position, but also the opportunity to grow your expertise and make a real impact.

• A permanent contract (39-hour workweek) with flexible working hours
• An attractive salary package, complemented by extra-legal benefits:

• Company car with energy card
• Smartphone
• Meal vouchers and eco vouchers
• Group and hospitalization insurance
• Non-recurrent result-based bonus (CAO90)
• 12 additional ADV days, 2 extra-legal vacation days, plus seniority days
• Option for bike leasing

• A laptop and remote working possibilities after the onboarding period
• Internal training and career development opportunities within Sonoco
• A healthy work-life balance thanks to generous leave and flexible hours
• A professional work environment with room for personal growth and development

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.