EHS Officer

at  Sonoco

General description
This job description does not contain a finite overview of tasks and responsibilities but covers the main responsibilities of this function. The EHS Officer is responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining the environmental system within Sonoco Plastics B.V. The EHS Officer assists the plant team in achieving its safety goals of zero injuries and statutory compliance. The EHS Officer supports the quality assurance and quality control department as well.
Within the strategy of the company safety and environment have top priority which is guaranteed by quality, housekeeping and training at every position in the organization.
Safety

At Sonoco Plastics BV every employee is:

• Required to work according to Sonoco safety procedures and instructions.
• Responsible for personal safety, safety of colleagues and to maintain a safe workplace.
• Responsible to report (near miss) incidents immediately and responsible for taking care of the proper written settlement thereof.

Duties and responsibilities
The EHS Officer supports the QEHS Manager in the following duties and responsibilities:

Environment:

• Shall report environmental incidents immediately to the local governmental agency (DCMR) as well as within Sonoco.
• Shall prepare an annual Environmental action plan and shall coordinate and support execution of actions.
• Shall ensure that the QMS, remains in compliance with requirements set forth in ISO 14001.
• Shall draft, update and review quality documentation and will verify that quality documentation meets legal and regulatory requirements as well as the standards against which Sonoco Plastics BV is certified.
• Shall provide, as required, when requested and as appropriate, regular and timely reports. E.g. Management Review report, monthly and quarterly analysis and report of quality KPI’s (CAPA’s, deviations, complaints, change requests).
• Shall train staff regarding documentation, deviations, corrective/preventive actions as appropriate.

Health:

• Shall act as Preventiemedewerker.
• Shall develop the Risk Analysis and Evaluation (RI&E), shall update the RI&E as appropriate and shall coordinate and support execution of actions.

Safety:

• Shall develop an annual Safety Action Plan and shall coordinate and support execution of actions.
• Shall report monthly safety KPI’s.
• Shall investigate and report all safety (near miss) incidents.
• Shall arrange safety training in accordance with legal requirements.

Skills, experience and behaviour

• Has a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Has a MBO education in field Environmental, Health and Safety or similar fields.
• Has knowledge of the ISO standards 9001, 14001, 13485 and 14971. Knowledge of QSR 21 CFR 820 is a plus.
• Has excellent knowledge of occupational safety and health legislation.
• Communicates and liaise in a business-like manner.
• Has good planning and problem-solving skills.
• Has a strong tendency to discover, share and solve specific risk situations.
• Has initiative, flexibility and reliability.
• Has the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Has excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English.
• Good computer skills and knowledge of MS Office

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic

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