GSC Global Health & Safety Director (m/f/d)

Job ID: 95840 / Location: Trier / Start: as soon as possible / Contract type: permanent

To strengthen our team in the area of GSC Global Health & Safety in Trier/Germany, we are looking for a GSC Global Health & Safety Director (m/f/d) in permanent employment.

Your job mission:
In line with GSC MGSM (Mission Goals Strategies Measures), this position is responsible for developing Global Supply Chain Health & Safety roadmap, strategic initiatives and objectives, creating a sustainable and continuously improving Safety culture.
The position is accountable for driving effective execution of best-in-class H&S initiatives, ensuring compliance with internal and external standards and regulations, and tracking and continuously improving H&S performance.
This position is a member of Operational Performance Improvement team, working very closely with all GSC functions and regions, contributing to the overall GSC strategy development and thought leadership.

Who are we
JTI is a leading international tobacco company with locations in more than 130 countries and world-famous brands such as Winston, Camel and American Spirit. With our brands Nordic Spirit, Logic and Ploom, we also focus on growth through innovations in the field of reduced risk products. In Germany, we are the largest employer in our industry with over 2,000 employees.

As a multiple award-winning top employer, we offer an open and inclusive working environment with exciting tasks in a challenging environment. Flexible working concepts, diverse development opportunities and international career paths are part of our everyday life. Visit us at www.jti.com to find out more about JTI and what it's like to work for us.

Your tasks:

• Health & Safety Strategy: Develop and align GSC (Leaf operations, Manufacturing sites, Warehouses) Health & Safety strategy and roadmap with GSC Mission, Goals, Strategies & Measures ensuring regional strategies support global targets
• EHS Pillar Ownership: Lead the Global EHS Pillar, set IWS H&S expectations, design strategic KPIs, and manage Global H&S PDCA and Change Management processes.
• Competency Building: Build H&S competency across GSC, ensuring regional/local EHS leads and Daily Management System Owners (MSOs) are qualified.
• Accident Prevention & Incident Management: Establish a proactive accident prevention program and lead global incident investigations to eliminate incidents.
• H&S Training: Manage the global health & safety training matrix by job, function, and region to ensure consistent training and communication.
• Compliance & Certification: Conduct regular EHS compliance assessments, lead regulatory compliance, drive ISO certifications, and manage Dangerous Goods globally.
• Safety Culture: Foster a strong safety culture within GSC, ensuring safety is prioritized, visible, and reinforced through open communication and recognition.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive innovation in global H&S standards, training, and tools, ensuring alignment with corporate H&S philosophy.
• People Management: Motivate and develop the professional skills of direct and indirect team members.

Your profile:

• University degree or higher with a strong focus on EHS or Safety Management. EHS qualifications and certificates as per local legal requirements
• 10 years of relevant experience working in EHS, IWS EHS Pillar expertise
• Fluency in English, proficiency in other languages is a plus
• Strong background in EHS management systems and risk management
• Knowledge of EHS regulations, standards, training management and ISO systems
• Proven leadership and management skills
• Excellent communication, relationship management and influencing skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Practiced working time model: Possibility of 50% mobile office work within Germany on a monthly basis

Your benefits:

• Your team: You will work in an open and international working environment with approx. 60 nations at the Trier site.
• Your remuneration: Above-average pay as well as annual reviews. Individual company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits.
• Your meals: Our subsidized company canteen and numerous snack and coffee vending machines ensure your physical well-being.
• Your appreciation: You will receive regular feedback from us and, as your personal safety is important to us, we also protect you in your private life with our JTI accident insurance.
• Your work-life balance: You should enjoy your work! That's why we offer you 30 days of vacation for personal relaxation. You also have the option of working 50% of your working hours in the mobile office in Germany on a monthly basis.
• Your development: We focus on your personal development. We support you with a wide range of internal training courses as well as external training and development opportunities that are tailored specifically to you.

Have we aroused your interest

Apply directly with your complete application documents (CV, cover letter & references) stating your earliest possible starting date (Job ID 95840).

Diversity & Inclusion
We want everyone at JTI to be themselves and develop their full potential, because each and every one of us makes a valuable contribution to the success of the company and the location in Germany. We live and promote diversity, equality and inclusion accordingly. We have local employee groups and networks, such as the PRIDE Chapter Germany or the togetHER network for female employees, in which committed colleagues are involved, and we support a wide range of projects in our local area. For this and many other activities in the area of diversity & inclusion, we have already been awarded the Global Equality Standard by Ernst & Young.

Sustainability & Commitment
We have particularly close ties to the Trier region and the greater Cologne area through our two locations and want to make a significant contribution to a high quality of life, e.g., through annual clean-up campaigns on the Rhine and Moselle and as a long-standing partner of the Cologne Green Foundation, we are committed to the preservation and expansion of the city's green spaces. Renewable energies are also part of our sustainability goals, which is why we are investing in the expansion of the Bescheid Sd wind farm, located 20 kilometers east of our Trier site, in order to secure green electricity for the region and for our production at the Trier plant. We are constantly reducing the amount of plastic used in the packaging of our classic tobacco products, thus saving tons of plastic waste.

Find out more about us at: https://www.jti.com/de/europe/germany/top-arbeitgeber