At our client company in Nijverdal, you will help maintain safe, healthy and environmentally responsible operations as an HSE Officer. You will assess risks and hazardous substances, advise on process changes and support prevention across the site.
The role
As an HSE Officer at our client company in Nijverdal, Overijssel, you help ensure that production, laboratory and support processes meet applicable requirements and laws and regulations concerning health, safety and the environment. You monitor occupational safety and help reduce the environmental impact of installations and activities. You investigate and advise on solutions for occupational safety and hygiene, including during the design and modification of chemical processes. You also carry out the site's prevention officer duties. This is a mid-level role.
Your responsibilities
- Help prepare, implement and review the risk inventory and evaluation (RI&E), and advise site management and the works council on occupational health and safety measures.
- Set out measures in an action plan, help implement them and evaluate the results.
- Establish policy for hazardous substances and assess which chemicals are present and how they are used.
- Assess exposure to CMR substances and prepare and carry out measurement plans.
- Collect, analyze and interpret research data; report findings, recommend measures and support their implementation.
- Support process engineers and the technical services team with modifications to processes and installations, working with external partners.
- Review safety data sheets received and provide input for those to be issued.
- Assess physical workload, workplace layout, ergonomics and confined spaces, as well as physical factors such as noise, vibration, dust, climate, overpressure and lighting.
- Advise on required personal protective equipment for production, laboratory and chemical loading stations.
- Provide information and instruction on workplace emergency response, and carry out periodic inspections to check compliance with occupational safety guidelines.
- Identify and report occupational health and safety issues. Act as a contact point for hazardous situations, near misses, incidents and occupational safety complaints; analyze and evaluate these, and review the effectiveness of the occupational health and safety management system against its objectives.
Your profile
- HBO-level working and thinking ability, preferably in HSE or Chemical Technology.
- Diploma as a Middelbaar Veiligheidskundige (MVK).
- Excellent knowledge of legislation, regulations and relevant standards.
- Accurate and analytical, with strong communication and persuasive skills to engage with all organizational levels.
- Proactive and able to solve problems.
- Customer-focused and empathetic.
- A team player who takes part in projects and can lead them when needed.
- Excellent spoken and written Dutch and English.
Practical details
This is a full-time position. No shift pattern, exact working hours, further contract details or salary have been specified.