Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager

Job title: Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager \nLocation: Buk, Poland\n\nThe (HSE) Manager in an international company is responsible for ensuring compliance with Polish and global safety regulations, minimizing risks, and promoting a strong safety culture across all operations at the site. This role is exciting and unique because it involves working across diverse teams, adapting best practices to different environments, and driving continuous improvement. It offers the opportunity to make a real impact on employee well-being and environmental sustainability. At the same time, it provides excellent career development by building leadership, cross-cultural communication, and broaden knowledge in scope of process and machinery requirements.\n\nYour key responsibilities\n\n * Develop, implement, and maintain SHE policies and procedures in line with legal requirements, regulatory standards, and corporate guidelines\n\n * Identify, assess, and manage workplace and environmental risks through regular risk assessments, site inspections, and corrective actions\n\n * Lead safety training, awareness programs, drills, and communication initiatives to ensure employees understand safety, emergency, and environmental responsibilities\n\n * Monitor and ensure compliance with local, national, and international HSE regulations, including audits, reporting, and regulatory interactions\n\n * Investigate incidents, accidents, and near\u2011misses, identify root causes, document findings, and implement preventive measures to avoid recurrence\n\n * Drive continuous improvement in safety culture and environmental performance, including contractor management, emergency preparedness, sustainability initiatives, and HSE performance reporting\n\n\n\n\nWe offer\n\n * Ownership of a key operational facility in Poland, where your decisions have a tangible and visible impact on daily performance, safety, and sustainability\n\n * Close collaboration with external stakeholders, including authorities, auditors, and partners, providing valuable exposure to a complex regulatory environment\n\n * An international working context combined with strong proximity to local operations, balancing global standards with hands\u2011on execution and influence\n\n * The opportunity to lead and support initiatives that enhance safety culture and environmental performance on\u2011site, driving meaningful and lasting change\n\n * Continuous development through hands\u2011on challenges, cross\u2011functional collaboration, and exposure to both operational and strategic topics\n\n * A role within a purpose\u2011driven company where you connect people, processes, and partners, supporting the creation of a well\u2011rounded and impactful career path\n\n\n\n\nYou bring\n\n * Proven experience in Health, Safety, and Environmental management within an operational or industrial environment, ideally in an international company\n * Strong knowledge of local Polish regulations and global HSE standards, with the ability to ensure compliance and manage audits effectively\n * Confidence in working with external stakeholders such as authorities, inspectors, and certification bodies, combined with strong communication skills\n * Fluency in Polish and English, enabling effective collaboration with both local teams and global counterparts\n * A hands-on, proactive mindset with the ability to identify risks, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement on-site\n * A collaborative and accountable approach, aligned with company values, with the ability to influence others and build a strong safety and sustainability culture\n\n\n\nAbout dsm-firmenich \nAt dsm-firmenich, we don\u2019t just meet expectations \u2013 we go beyond them. Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life. \n \nFrom elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions \u2013 every single day. Whether it\u2019s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that\u2019s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.\n\nAnd while you\u2019re making a difference, we\u2019ll make sure you\u2019re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They\u2019re essential to our future. \n\nBecause real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.\n\nInclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement \nAt dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly the kind of culture we\u2019re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.\n\nWe\u2019re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we\u2019re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we\u2019re committed to reflecting the world we serve.\n\nWe welcome candidates from all backgrounds \u2014 no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.\n\nAnd if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we\u2019re here to help \u2013 just let us know what you need, and we\u2019ll do everything we can to make it work.\n\nAgency statement \nWe\u2019re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you\u2019re applying as an individual, we\u2019d love to hear from you. We\u2019re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.\n