Health, Safety, and Environmental Implementation Manager Scandinavia

Job Title: Health, Safety, and Environmental Implementation Manager Scandinavia

Company: SK Scandinavia

Location: Any SK site location in Scandinavia

Position Overview:
Are you passionate about driving health, safety, and sustainability initiatives? Do you have a strong background in Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) management? If so, we want you to join our team at Smurfit Kappa Scandinavia as our HSE Implementation Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining health, safety, and environmental programs across the Scandinavian region, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and company standards. This operational role will require hands-on support for local sites, including frequent travel to provide HSE support to all Smurfit Kappa locations in Scandinavia.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement HSE policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and programs for the Scandinavian region.

• Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety, and environmental regulations.

• Organize and lead HSE audits to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement.

• Provide training and support to sites and employees on HSE best practices.

• Support local sites with incident and accident investigation.

• Collaborate with local HSE managers to develop and implement HSE standards.

• Prepare and submit required HSE reports and documentation.

• Monitor and analyze HSE performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.

• Monitor sustainability data and ensure accurate reporting.

• Analyze environmental and sustainability data to identify trends and areas for improvement.

• Support the sales organization with sustainability requirements from customers.

• Provide expert support on internal tools for sustainability and health and safety.

• Offer hands-on support and training for local sites in health, safety, and environmental matters.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in HSE management, preferably within the manufacturing or packaging industry.

• In-depth knowledge of HSE regulations and best practices.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Certification in HSE (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH) is highly desirable.

• Experience organizing and leading audits.

• Willingness to travel regularly to support all Smurfit Kappa sites in Scandinavia.

• Fluency in Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian, and English.

How to Apply:

For inquiries, please contact HSE Manager SK Scandinavia Sadija Ferhatovic (Mobile. +46 73 855 33 01, mail. sadija.ferhatovic@smurfitkappa.se).

Apply by using the application button. Selection will be ongoing, but submit your application no later than July 31.

SK Scandinavia is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Join us in driving innovation, growth and profitability in the Scandinavian market!

About Smurfit Kappa  

Smurfit Kappa, a FTSE 100 company, is one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world, with approximately 46,000 employees in over 350 production sites across 36 countries and with revenue of €8.5 billion in 2020. We are located in 23 countries in Europe, and 13 in the Americas. We are the only large-scale pan-regional player in Latin America. Our products, which are 100% renewable and produced sustainably, improve the environmental footprint of our customers.    

 With our proactive team, we relentlessly use our extensive experience and expertise, supported by our scale, to open up opportunities for our customers. We collaborate with forward-thinking customers by sharing superior product knowledge, market understanding and insights in packaging trends to ensure business success in their markets. We have an unrivalled portfolio of paper-based packaging solutions, which is constantly updated with our market-leading innovations. This is enhanced through the benefits of our integration, with optimal paper design, logistics, timeliness of service, and our packaging plants sourcing most of their raw materials from our own paper mills.    

We have a proud tradition supporting social, environmental and community initiatives in the countries where we operate. Through these projects we support the UN Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on where we believe we have the greatest impact. 

Smurfit Kappa Scandinavia is part of Smurfit Kappa’s packaging division and has 1500 employees with operations Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Smurfit Kappa’s packaging are recyclable, 100% biological degradable and produced in a sustainable way, which improves our customers environmental foot print.

Read more at smurfitkappa.se