Position: Safety Expert

You are responsible for advising on and translating safety policy to the work units, for example by providing explanations and instructions. You are the first point of contact and consult with management about what efforts are desired and necessary in the field of safety and health. In this position you are constantly at the intersection of policy and operations. You spend a large part of your time on the work floor to see whether the policy works in practice and to continuously set the standard for safe working at the highest level.

Tasks & Responsibilities
• Advise line management and colleagues about the consequences of changes in the field of safety.
• Are you the expert and point of contact in the field of safety and health in the work unit?
• Advise you on changes to solve safety problems and help you implement them.
• You sign high-risk work permits for high-risk work.
• Conduct or supervise accident investigations and assess what adjustments are necessary to improve safety.
• Advise you on safety requirements within new construction and maintenance projects and ensure that the correct requirements are included.
• Support you in drawing up RIEs, TRAs and action plans for the work units.
• Coach your department to become leaders in safety

Profile Requirements
• You completed a post HBO Higher Safety Science degree
• You bring at least 4 years of demonstrable experience in safety.
• You know developments in the field very well and know how to convert these into themes, objectives and practical implementation.
• Combine a “get things done” mentality with strong communication and consulting skills.
• You have strong communication skills, both in Dutch and English.

Location: Velsen North
Start date: ASAP
End date: 1^st of April 2025