Head of Health

The Head of Health & Safety AMTP Europe is responsible for defining, driving, and overseeing the Health & Safety strategy across all AMTP Europe operations. The role ensures compliance with legal and corporate requirements, promotes a strong safety culture, supports operational excellence, and drives continuous improvement in H&S. As a member of the AMTP Europe leadership team, the incumbent partners closely with plant management, operations, engineering, and support functions to ensure that safety remains the highest priority and that quality standards consistently meet customer and business expectations. 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.