Senior EHS Specialist (M/W/D)

An excellent opportunity to join the EMEA EHS team in a position where you will be able to engage with production, office and lab teams to promote our EHS standards to ensure sustainability and the drive for continuous improvement.

Safety is the core of our culture. You will be key in the effort to engage with all company staff operating within the Dortmund site to ensure adherence to Environment, Health and Safety (EHS). Work with your key stakeholders to identify priorities and create an EHS focused environment where staff feel comfortable raising concerns and helping to minimize any EHS risks. Participate in different European projects that drive innovation and exceed customer expectations.

Tasks

What will you do?

• Serve as the focal point for support and implementation of the corporate EHS programs and software systems.
• Lead and/or participate in incident investigations, near misses and hazard identifications and ensure appropriate root causes are identified and corrective actions are implemented in line with corporate requirements. Perform EHS audits/inspections and ensure appropriate corrective actions are developed and implemented on a timely basis.
• Provide support of appropriate occupational hygiene related policies and programs.
• Support and maintain the implementation of the Company’s EHS management systems strategy (ISO14001 and 45001)
• Provide EHS knowledge, guidance, coaching and training to establish a positive progressive EHS culture. Act as a key resource for EHS training requirements.
• Become the technical expert to implement the Corporate EHS online training system
• Serve as a technical resource in the coordination of emergency preparedness on the site.
• Work closely with the Regional EHS Manager, Local/Regional Engineering, site operations and the external firms to effectively identify and manage loss prevention issues.
• Coordinate with Operations/Engineering personnel work around MOC processes.
• Coordinate with Local/Regional Engineering on any facility construction/demolition projects
• Supervise EHS consultants and contractors hired to perform EHS services such as EHS legal compliance audit, samples collection, noise measurements, air emissions, industrial hygiene testing, fit testing, etc.
• Interact with regulatory agencies during compliance inspections. Responds to written correspondence and inquiries from outside regulatory agencies
• Analyze and interpret regulatory requirements and permit conditions that apply to Quaker Houghton operations (manufacturing locations and chemical management activities) and work closely with plant management to address EHS requirements and concerns.
• Coordinate with other members of EHS department at EMEA, specially from the other German facilities.

Requirements

What do we look for?

Experience

• Solid experience in the Environmental, Health & Safety discipline, with a strong focus on safety; ideally in chemical, oil & gas, food, or related manufacturing industries.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of professional certification, formal EHS training, and relevant practical experience.
• Advanced certification (e.g. Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit) and/or additional specialized environmental or safety education required in cases where a bachelor’s degree is not held.

Technical skills:

• Solid understanding of regional/national EHS regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of and some implementation experience with applicable industry standards including but not limited to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, Responsible Care, etc.
• Solid technical and regulatory expertise in relevant regional and national product safety/stewardship regulatory requirements and associated management systems and programs.
• Process risk management best practices.
• Strong incident investigation and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply hazardous materials legislation, storage and handling rules, and industrial risk controls.

Language

• Fluent German and English (written and spoken).

IT Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office, MS Teams, and O365, with the ability to quickly learn new IT systems.

Location

• Within commuting distance of Dortmund, NRW.

Soft Skills

• Autonomous and proactive working style.
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and listening).
• Practical problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong team playe