[Hiring] Central Europe EHS3 Manager @Avantor

Role Description

Reporting to the European Director EHSS&S in a remote capacity, the post holder will provide tactical and strategic support for the Avantor operations in Czechia, Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia. The position, ideally based in Czechia or Hungary, will be the interface between the corporate EHSS&S function and the site operations and leadership teams.

• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to create Safe System of Work (SSoW) for environmental, health and safety, security, and sustainability activities.
• Maintain existing SSoW in accordance with company-wide compliance activities.
• Develop a collaborative safety culture promoting safety as a personal value.
• Function as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) to the site Leadership Teams.
• Lead and develop topics in accordance with the Environmental, Health, Safety, Security, and Sustainability (EHSSS&S) organization for the site.
• Create a culture and systems for increased worker participation and the identification and mitigation of organizational influencing factors.
• Identify and mitigate Serious Incident and Fatality hazards.
• Maintain and evaluate an up-to-date legal register specific to the site operations.
• Drive all measures necessary for EHS hazard mitigation.
• Serve as EHSS&S point of contact for regulators, customer, and internal safety audits.
• Contribute to, and deliver on, the Global and European EHSS&S strategies.
• Support risk assessment activities for all site operations.
• Manage incident investigations supporting root cause analysis and barrier failure using ABS Group methodologies.
• Evaluate EHSS&S best practices and introduce them as appropriate for regional and site operations.
• Develop, audit, maintain, and coordinate local responsibilities relating to ISO 14001 & 45001 certification.
• Cultivate a strong safety management culture.
• Work with all functional areas to drive standardization, improve efficiency, and reduce injury rates.
• Support relevant Security and Facilities functions to assess and mitigate any security risks and 3rd party operational risks to the sites.
• Develop leadership and associate EHSS&S knowledge by providing training and resources for EHSS&S.
• Work closely with operational leads and the EHSS&S management to support environmentally friendly, sustainable, and social behavior.
• Support 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.
• Collaborate with support functions on change management and process safety analysis.
• Support and deliver on project activities functioning as SME for EHSS&S.
• Provide periodic reporting and trend analysis to standard work practices.
• Evaluate and manage 3rd party EHS consultancy services.
• Other duties as assigned in line with role and functions.

Qualifications

• Relevant senior professional qualifications in sciences, occupational safety or related fields (> level 6 or equivalent).
• A relevant environmental qualification.
• Lead auditor training (ISO 14001 and 45001).
• Significant demonstrable experience within a global organization in a multi-geographic role.
• Languages: Hungarian or Czech fluent, English (C1).

Requirements

• ATEX 137.
• Ergonomics specialization.

Knowledge & Skills

• Hazardous substance management and chemical warehousing experience.
• EHSS&S knowledge of distribution and chemical industry.
• Demonstrable application of ATEX 137 regulations within a chemical warehouse.
• Emergency response scenario planning and testing in a chemical environment.
• SEVESO inventory management and calculation experience.
• Safety Culture Analysis and development including behavioral-based safety programs.
• Excellent analytical and technical skills.
• Strategy development and deployment.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to produce professional presentation material.
• Working knowledge: ISO requirements, Germany occupational health and safety legislation, local governing agencies.
• Experienced auditor (ISO 45001, ISO 14001) in international settings.
• Travel through responsible region and limited additional travel to other European operations to support wider EHS activities.

Abilities and Competencies

• Self-starter, independent and confident to challenge custom and practice.
• Ability to build relationships with frontline associates and key leaders.
• Ability to manage own time and prioritize workloads against local and corporate needs.
• Self-analytical.
• Creation of visual safety.
• Ability to train and present in front of a wide organization as well as in front of regulatory bodies.