Where there is light, there is life. This philosophy is at the heart of what we do, linking natural resources with human needs. As "daylight engineers," we are committed to achieving our goal of constantly giving the world new possibilities of bringing daylight and fresh air into the homes and lives of people.
Our culture reflects our values and way of working and we strive to let them shine through everything we do. Whether pursuing a career in sales, marketing, distribution, manufacturing or support operations, we believe in working as a unified team to bring light to life.
Are you all about Safety, Health and Environment, and do you want to play an instrumental role in further developing and strengthening our safety culture globally - stiving for zero accidents? Can you collaborate and build relations with stakeholders across all levels in a global organization?
Then come join us as HSE Director!
This is your chance to join us in a strategically important role, where you will utilize your experience, motivation, and commitment to HSE to head up, develop, implement and anchor our Safety, Health and Environment strategy globally. We are a company where Health and Safety are topics high on the agenda, and backed by top management as a key priority.
As HSE Director, you will report directly to the Vice President of QHSE&E, Thomas Ellert. You will join the global QHSE&E management team, and become a central part of our Global Quality, Health, Safety, Environment & Energy Organization in VELUX, covering the whole VELUX Group.
About the job
As HSE Director, you will be responsible for developing, implementing and leading the VELUX Health, Safety and Environment agenda in close cooperation with managers and employees across our global organization. We are proud to say that we already have a deeply anchored safety culture in our operations and supply organization, and your task will be to maintain and further develop this safety culture and continue striving towards our zero accidents targets. In other parts of our organisation, we are less mature when it comes to establishing a safety first culture, and here you will have a critical role in assessing current state and develop and implement appropriate strategies, initiatives, policies and procedures to establish a stronger health and safety awareness which over time should found a culture where health and safety are core pillars in the ways-of-working.
Being part of a Matrix organisation, you will have an important role in communicating and aligning knowledge and strategic direction for Health, Safety and Environment across the VELUX organization.
More specifically, your responsibilities will include:
Driving the Safety initiatives in the VELUX Group to create and sustain a safe working environment and to develop the safety culture towards safety excellence
Spearheading collaboration and knowledge sharing within all Business Areas of the VELUX Group
Identifying safety improvement areas and developing HSE strategies that align with organizational goals and regulatory requirements
Collaborating with the various functional areas and local resources in our organization to ensure global implementation
Developing and updating global HSE policies and procedures
Verifying compliance with applicable global standards through audits at production sites
Identifying, proposing, and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) that support proactive safety measures for the global reporting
Motivating, supporting, coaching, guiding and developing your HSE team in Global QHSE&E to perform their best
The role will be based at one of our European sites in either Denmark, Germany, France, Poland, Hungary or Czech Republic depending on where you reside. As the role entails global responsibility, you can expect to travel 30-50 days/year to visit local sites.
About you
As a person, you are characterized by your structured approach to your work and your keen eye for process improvements, and you deliver high quality even when deadlines are tight. You have excellent interpersonal skills, are collaborative by heart, and enjoy working with and managing multiple stakeholders at various organizational levels. With your great communication skills and accommodating nature, you easily build rapport and instill trust with your stakeholders, and you are curious to understand their business challenges and development needs. You know when to stand firm and when to be flexible, and you are comfortable being in a position with high exposure to top management level.
Additionally, we expect that you:
Have a relevant academic degree which has provided you with a methodical toolbox for complex problem solving
Bring several years of experience working in a role of HSE leadership at strategic level and with a global scope
Have extensive experience in safety management, and possess deep understanding and capability in safety excellence
Have sound analytical skills and experience working with data analysis, statistics and KPI tracking
Posses knowledge of ergonomics requirements and assessment tools
Have solid knowledge of EU regulations related to Occupational Health and Safety for employees
Are an experienced people manager and bring experience in HSE from a manufacturing company where your focus has been not only safety in production but in all functions of the company
Speak and write English at a professional level
Your opportunities
This is your unique chance to utilize your advanced HSE experience in a role where you can really set your imprint on our level of success when it comes to creating and sustaining a safe working environment and developing the safety culture towards safety excellence. You will engage in both preserving existing effective practices and formulating strategies to create a system that integrates smoothly with the entire organization, enhancing Safety, Health, and Environment standards at VELUX.
You will be part of an international company where commitment and mutual respect are among our core values. We believe in empowering people, and we support this by providing a high degree of freedom and investing in people who have the motivation and the ability to make a difference.
Application and contact
Read more about the VELUX Group at www.velux.com, where you can also learn more about working at our company and what to expect in our recruitment process
We are looking forward to receiving your application and CV. Due to the Summer holidays, we will start reviewing applications in August and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.
About VELUX
In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the sustainable indoor living industry, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.
The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we are able to create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations.
Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.
Equal Opportunity Employer
VELUX Residential is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. To further our goal of equal employment opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, it is the policy of VELUX Residential to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity and only job-related qualifications will be required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
VELUX Commercial is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. To further our goal of equal employment opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, it is the policy of VELUX Commercial to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity and only job-related qualifications will be required.
