Onsite Head of Occupational Safety – Frechen

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About the role

  • Leiter Arbeitssicherheit managing health and safety strategy at Quarzwerke. Leading national and international safety teams while ensuring compliance and promoting a safety culture.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement a group-wide occupational health and safety strategy that strengthens and continuously develops a sustainable safety culture
  • Define strategic and operational HSE objectives and support plants and sites during implementation
  • Lead a national and international HSE/Occupational Safety team and actively develop specialists in their roles
  • Initiate and manage change processes to embed modern safety and health standards across the company
  • Plan, conduct and follow up audits, risk assessments and accident analyses — including deriving effective prevention and improvement measures
  • Benchmark and introduce best-practice models from industries with high safety-culture maturity
  • Work closely with authorities, internal committees and co-determination bodies, including representing the company in relevant networks
  • Contribute actively to the company’s sustainability and ESG strategy, in particular on Health & Safety

Requirements

  • University degree, preferably with a focus on occupational safety, engineering or natural sciences
  • At least 5 years of professional experience in occupational safety and a recognized qualification as a Safety Specialist (Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit)
  • Experience leading teams and managing complex change processes
  • Strong communication and facilitation skills to provide direction and assurance to diverse stakeholders
  • Analytical and business-oriented mindset, decisiveness and clear results focus
  • High self-motivation, sense of responsibility and the drive to actively shape safety culture
  • Willingness to travel nationally and occasionally internationally, and very good command of English

Benefits

  • Permanent employment contract
  • Industry-standard compensation depending on professional training and experience
  • Annual profit-sharing in addition to an annual performance-related bonus
  • Employer-funded pension scheme plus option for company pension through a direct insurance plan including an employer contribution of €613.55 gross per year
  • 30 days of vacation plus 5–7 preparatory/work-start days
  • 37.5 hours/week (full-time)
  • Employee parking and EV charging stations at favorable rates
  • Flexible working hours (flexitime)
  • Structured onboarding
  • Internal and external training and development opportunities
  • Company canteen offering varied meals at subsidized prices

Job title

Head of Occupational Safety – Frechen

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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