EHS Specialist

Plug Power Inc. is seeking an EHS Specialist in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. The role involves implementing HSE initiatives, ensuring safety during manufacturing and commissioning, and maintaining compliance with regulations like ISO 45001 and ISO 14001. Key responsibilities include conducting safety inspections, supporting incident investigations, and providing HSE training. Candidates should have a relevant degree, 3+ years of experience, and strong communication skills in Dutch and English.
Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist

Location: Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

Position Summary

The HSE Specialist is responsible for implementing and completing HSE initiatives for manufacturing, engineering and commissioning operations including the safety in the local offices. This role requires a high level of understanding of health, safety and environmental regulations and requirements including the ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.

Teamwork and Communication skills are essential for this role as it requires close interaction with the different stakeholders across different levels within the business. to ensure any issues get communicated and resolved in a timely manner. The ideal candidate must be self-motivated, able to handle multiple project assignments and willing to learn and adapt within a fast-paced engineering organization. Travel is required 10-50%. This position will support the Netherlands as well as the wider business within the EU.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

Ensuring a safe working environment for our employees and people involved during the manufacturing and commissioning of our products.
• Maintains and completes routine (both in house and on location) safety inspections including required checklists, tracking audit findings, responses and audit close-outs.
• Initiating and supporting incident investigations including identifying root causes.
• Maintaining the local legal registers by revieing the registers regularly and align with other disciplines.
• Supporting the local offices with HSE topics to ensure a effective implementation.
• Maintains chemical inventory database for storage and categorization of inhouse chemicals.
• Supporting project teams with creating HSE project plans.
• Supporting project teams with doing HSE risk assessments.
• Ensuring suppliers and contractors comply with HSE standards.
• Prevention officer: support the employer in realizing optimal working conditions (using RI&E as tool), assist in preparing, monitoring and realization of Action List resulting from RI&E, inform and cooperate with company doctor and health and safety specialists (arbodienst), inform and cooperate with the Works Council.
• Maintaining the HSE training program and providing HSE inductions to new colleagues. Deliver training to employees including HSE new hire orientation.
• Build and maintain knowledge of Plug Power technology.
• Assist HSE leaders with completion of administrative tasks and record retention.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Dutch and English.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Health, Safety and Environment or an Engineering discipline with a focus in health and safety environmental.
• 3+ years of related work experience in HSE
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, other software experience would be an advantage
• Capability to present information effectively to diverse audiences.
• Functional and operational knowledge of ISO14001 and ISO45001
• Must be driven and self-motivated with excellent follow-through.
• Must possess the highest ethical standards and a commitment to work quality.
• Ability to manage complex projects.

Plug Power Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected status.