Head of Health & Safety

Key Responsibilities

Health & Safety Leadership

• Develop and implement the AMTP Europe H&S strategy aligned with Group and Division objectives.

• Foster a proactive safety culture through visible leadership, engagement, and accountability at all organizational levels.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable H&S legislation, corporate standards, Fatality Prevention Standards (FPS), and Life-Saving Golden Rules.

• Establish and monitor leading and lagging H&S KPIs and drive corrective actions where required.

• Lead investigations of serious incidents, identify root causes, and ensure effective implementation of corrective and preventive measures.

• Coordinate H&S audits, risk assessments, and management reviews across all sites.

• Promote the sharing of best practices and lessons learned across the AMTP Europe network.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with Group H&S policies, standards, and procedures.

• Provide expert guidance to plant leadership teams on regulatory and compliance matters.

• Maintain effective relationships with regulatory authorities, auditors, customers, and external stakeholders where required.

• Support due diligence activities, acquisitions, and integration projects from an H&S perspective.

Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, coach, and develop the H&S community across AMTP Europe.

• Build organizational capability through training, coaching, and leadership development initiatives.

• Support managers in embedding H&S leadership expectations and safe behaviors throughout the organization.

• Drive employee engagement initiatives related to safety, wellbeing, and operational excellence.

Operational Excellence

• Support operational improvement projects by incorporating H&S considerations into business decisions.

• Participate in major investment, engineering, and growth projects to ensure appropriate risk management and quality planning.

• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, HR, and Procurement to strengthen H&S performance.

Key Performance Indicators

• Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR)

• Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)

• Serious Incident and Near-Miss Reporting Rates

• Fatality Prevention Standards compliance

• Audit completion and closure rates

• Quality claims and customer complaint reduction

• Quality cost reduction

• Compliance and certification status

• Employee H&S engagement indicators

Required Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Management, or a related field.

• Professional Health & Safety qualification preferred.

• Quality Management certification (e.g., ISO 9001 lead auditor) is an advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Health & Safety, or Operations leadership within an industrial environment.

• Demonstrated experience leading multi-site H&S programs.

• Experience managing incident investigations, audits, risk management processes, and compliance programs.

• Experience working in an international and matrix organization.

Competencies

• Strong safety leadership and visible felt leadership.

• Strategic thinking and change management capabilities.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Effective communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to drive results through collaboration and leadership without direct authority.

• High level of integrity, accountability, and commitment to continuous improvement.