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Health & Safety Manager EMENA

McCain Foods


Job Location:

Amsterdam - Netherlands

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 16 September 2026 (9 days ago)
Application Deadline: 14 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Title: Health & Safety Manager EMENA

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:42732

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

The Health & Safety Manager EMENA is responsible for driving a safe compliant and continuously improving work environment across multiple countries in the region.

This role ensures the implementation of robust health and safety systems promotes a strong safety culture and supports operational excellence by reducing risks and ensuring compliance with regulatory and corporate standards. You will play a critical role in protecting employees and enabling sustainable business performance.

What youll be doing.

  • Lead the deployment and continuous improvement of Health & Safety management systems across EMENA
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and certifications (ISO 9001)
  • Monitor safety performance identify risks and implement corrective actions
  • Drive a proactive safety culture by coaching leaders and teams across sites
  • Align regional practices with global HSE standards and business priorities
  • Lead internal and external audits and ensure follow-up on action plans
  • Oversee incident investigations and root cause analysis
  • Provide expert guidance on risk management to sites leaders and stakeholders
  • Deliver reporting insights and recommendations to leadership
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve health & safety performance

What youll need to be successful.

  • Degree in Engineering Occupational Health & Safety or related field
  • Minimum 810 years of experience in Health & Safety within manufacturing or industrial environments
  • Strong knowledge of HSE regulations across multiple countries
  • Proven experience with ISO standards (ISO 14001 ISO 45001 ISO 9001)
  • Demonstrated experience implementing and improving HSE systems
  • Strong analytical and data-driven problem-solving skills
  • Ability to influence and drive change in a matrix organization
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience in audit management and incident investigation
  • Proficiency in standard digital tools (Excel reporting systems)

Benefits of the role.

  • Competitive salary package
  • Performance-related bonus
  • Comprehensive medical and insurance coverage
  • Pension / retirement savings plan
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Learning and development opportunities (HSE & leadership)
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Exposure to international operations and cross-functional teams

About McCain

Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

Leadership principles.

At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCains Global Privacy Policyand Global Employee Privacy Policy as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information isbeing handled here.

Job Family:Manufacturing
Division:Continental Europe
Department:Operations EMENA
Location(s): NL - Netherlands : North Holland : Amsterdam

Company:McCain Alimentaire SAS


Required Experience:

Manager


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McCain Foods | Our purpose - 'Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food'. We supply delicious frozen French fries, potato specialties, and appetizers to retail and foodservice customers around the globe.

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