Head of Health & Safety - AMTP

The position can be based in any of the following countries: France, Spain, Germany, or the Czech Republic.

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.