Industrial Safety Expert

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for an Industrial Safety Expert who is proactive, knowledgeable, and collaborative to join our Global Health Safety & Wellbeing team, based in our office in Belgium or Switzerland.

About the Role

As an Industrial Safety Expert, you will develop and implement UCB's industrial safety framework, standards, and programs. You will ensure compliance with local and international regulations, industry standards, and corporate policies. You will advise Operations, Engineering and Sites on technical safety-related topics. You will have a key contribution in our SIF/pSIF elimination program.

Your role involves identifying, mitigating, and controlling industrial safety risks, providing technical expertise, conducting training sessions, reviewing accident investigation, auditing construction projects, and promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

Who You Will Work With

You will collaborate with a dynamic team within the Global Health Safety & Wellbeing department. Together, you will work closely with our sites, our engineering and project teams, and key stakeholders to integrate safety standards and best practices into daily operations and processes. You will also liaise with Patient Supply leaders to ensure alignment and improve Health, Safety, and Wellbeing performance.

What You Will Do

• You develop and implement UCB Global Technical Safety policies and programs.
• You actively contribute to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the UCB Safety by Design process.
• You conduct audits and report on safety performance.
• Provide industrial safety expertise to global projects and standards.
• You support Process Hazard Analysis and other safety methodologies.
• You ensure compliance with safety regulations and corporate policies.
• You review adverse event investigations and promote lessons learned.
• You develop and monitor global industrial safety KPIs.

Interested? For this role, we are looking for the following education, experience, and skills

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering and/or Safety Engineering.
• At least 8 years of experience in a multinational industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Excellent knowledge of industrial safety practices, technical standards and technologies.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.
• Fluent in English and French.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?

At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.

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