QHSE Manager (Versalis Dunastyr Hungary) / Budapest

QHSE Manager

The client is one of Europe's biggest chemical companies specializing in the production of chemicals, plastic, and rubbers alongside a fast-growing bio-based business.

As part of an ongoing expansion, the client is looking for a QHSE Manager to join the team in Budapest, Hungary on a permanent basis. The selected candidate will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and improving the company's policy concerning product quality, health, safety, environmental, and energy policies.

As the QHSE Manager you will be responsible for:

• Controlling the activity and improving processes of quality control, of environmental protection, of energy management and of work safety protection
• Preparing the yearly internal audit plan
• Ensuring effective management and supervision of the Company's QHSE Department (18 employees)
• Defining and updating the quality requirements of raw materials and products in cooperation with the Licensor and concerned managers
• Coordinating administration of non-conformities, corrective, preventive and improvement actions proposed by auditors
• Continuously improving the quality of company products and services, improving safety and customer satisfaction, improving energy efficiency, reducing environmental effects together with the management
• Coordination and surveillance of the Quality Management System of the company
• Maintaining relations with the Headquarter and reconciling the procedures and techniques
• Preparing, for approval, the annual fixed costs budget for the Health & Safety Department and to monitor performance against this throughout the year
• Co-ordination the solution of customers' problems and claims
• Checking the investigation reports of accidents, incidents, emergencies, serious accidents in connection with hazardous chemicals
• Checking quality of raw materials, products and services
• Checking environmental effects and energy consumption carried out by the company and by its suppliers

This is the opportunity for you if you have these skills and requirements:

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent).
• University degree in technological/natural sciences or engineering ( MSc)
• Qualification in quality, environmental, energy and health and safety management systems
• Fluent English and Hungarian. The ability to communicate effectively in both languages is essential
• Strong direct experience in dealing with the Hungarian regulatory bodies and industries associations and committees
• Extensive knowledge of Hazard assessment tools and techniques including HAZOP
• Experience in petrochemical industry or in a production company is an advantage
• User level of computer knowledge, SAP knowledge
• "B" category driving license