HSE Officer Job

About Fixatti EU (Bostik Group)

Fixatti is a leading producer of thermoplastic hotmelt powder adhesives with production facility in Belgium (Nazareth) and Germany (Klettgau-Griessen). Safety, quality, and operational excellence are essential to the strategy and vision. To strengthen our HSE operations, we are looking for a dedicated HSE Professional who will play a key role in developing a proactive safety and environmental culture.

Purpose of the role

In this position, you will be responsible for the entire HSE management of both sites in Europe. You ensure shopfloor safety, legal compliance, process oversight, and continuous improvement. You work closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, and quality and within the Arkema/Bostik organisation you have interactions with the Safety & Environment department of the Arkem Group, the Benelux, Germany and the Business Unit. You also communicate with the local (external) safety engineer and are in contact with local authorities. 

This role replaces the temporary combination of responsibilities (QHSE) and brings full focus to HSE, a domain that is critical for our business continuity (DHA, ATEX, PHA, MOC, reporting…).

Key responsibilities

1. Daily HSE presence & operational safety

• Conduct daily safety rounds and maintain a strong shopfloor presence.
• Provide safety support for production, warehouse, and laboratory teams.
• Assist operators and team leaders with day to day HSE questions.

2. Regulatory compliance & documentation

• Manage all HSE documentation: work permits, safety instructions, risk assessments.
• Follow up and implement DHA and potentially ATEX requirements (strong impact on future MOC processes).
• Keep procedures, safety instructions, and mandatory training up to date.

3. Process safety & technical safety

• Prepare, facilitate, and follow up on PHA (Process Hazard Analysis) sessions.
• Support MOC (Management of Change) processes.
• Advise on machine safety, explosion safety, chemical risks, ergonomics, and other topics.

Other responsibilities

4. Culture & proactive initiatives

• Organize and deliver toolbox meetings, safety coaching, and workshops.
• Strengthen and embed a robust safety culture across both sites.
• Play an active role in continuous improvement (5S, near-miss follow-up, audits…).
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5. Incident management

• Investigate and analyze incidents and near-misses (RCA).
• Define corrective actions and follow them up with the relevant teams.

6. Reporting

• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, and annual HSE reports.
• Manage KPIs related to safety, environmental compliance, and performance.

7. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) management

• Ensure correct availability and compliance of PPE.
• Periodically evaluate and optimise PPE usage on both sites.

Profile we are looking for?

Education & experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in prevention, safety, environment, or equivalent experience.
• Prevention Advisor Level II (or willing to obtain it in the short term).
• Experience in a production or process environment is a plus, but motivated starters are welcome.

Skills

• Strong shopfloor presence and hands-on mentality.
• Excellent communication skills within an international environment: persuasive, coaching, clear.
• Affinity with process safety (DHA, ATEX, PHA) is an advantage, but can be trained internally.
• Structured, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Languages

• Very good knowledge of English, Dutch and basic knowledge of German. French is a plus.

Travel

• Willingness to travel regularly between Nazareth (BE) and Klettgau-Griessen (DE).