HSE Manager & Prevention Advisor

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The HSE Manager & Prevention Advisor is responsible for a safe, ergonomical, and sustainable work place for all Biocartis employees worldwide.

The HSE Manager & Prevention Advisor will be assisted by a team of internal & external HSE experts.

Accountabilities

The role includes, but is not limited to, the following accountabilities:

Health, Safety and Environment

• Develop and operationally deploy the Biocartis Corporate HSE policy in close cooperation with the different internal stakeholders (Operations, R&D and G&A).
• Manage a team of internal & external safety and environmental experts.
• Provide guidance in risk management and risk analysis, including safety audits on the shop floor (Gemba walks).
• Master the current HSE related legislation and is aware of the latest developments.
• Be an active member of the Safety, Health and Environment Committee.
• Participate in the development of offices & production related emergency response procedures.
• Assist in fire alarm drills, and training of first aid helpers.
• Builds and maintain sustainable working relations with external stakeholders, such as safety auditors, fire department, external HSE experts, Bio-safety experts etc ..
• Creates Safety Awareness and encourages a safety driven culture in Biocartis, monitors and ensures an Integrated Care Management System.
• Reports to the COO in the role as legal Safety Advisor (Preventie Adviseur).

Functional Management

• Accountability for leadership of the respective HSE functional team incl. amongst other establishing a resource and competence plan in line with the company strategy, company objectives and budget.
• Leading all operational aspects of this HSE function while continuously striving for performance improvement and effectiveness.
• Accountability for financial monitoring of the respective HSE functional team.
• Cascading company objectives within the respective team.

Profile requirements

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Chemical or Technical area with specialization in Safety Management or equivalent through experience
• 10 years relevant professional experience within a production environment with at least 3 years in a Safety Advisor role
• Experience in a Life Science company is an asset
• Degree in Safety Prevention advisor level I
• Legislation and regulation:
• Profound knowledge of Belgian ARAB legislation
• Additional knowledge of Vlarem (Environmental & Biosafety regulation), AREI and Occupational Safety & Health Administration regulations and REACH guidelines
• Notions of ADR/IATA (dangerous goods transport)
• Quality driven – Sets high standards for quality for self and colleagues, reviews and ensures the delivery of high quality results.
• Supporting & facilitating change: enables and shapes change, helps others to understand the need for change and adapt to it.
• Resilience – Maintains self-control, direction and effectiveness in high-pressure situations.
• Strategic thinking – Creates a clear, long-term and shared vision and mission for Biocartis/Life Cycle/Functional or Business Area integrating information from internal and external resources.
• Steering – Leads people toward meeting the organization’s vision, mission and strategy through inspiring, confident leadership.
• Coaching & development – Provides ongoing feedback, creates development opportunities and plans to meet employees’ needs and aspirations.
• PC skills: MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Outlook.
• Languages: Advanced knowledge, orally and in writing of Dutch and English.

Our offering

We offer you an exciting job in a fast growing international and innovative environment where you can work with top entrepreneurs in the biotech industry. You can be part of a very dynamic, young and growing team. You will have freedom to shape your work and shape your job where you deem it necessary: we value your input. Of course we offer you an appropriate compensation package which includes a Flexible Income Plan & a hybrid way of working (partly in the office, partly from home).