Senior Director, Health & Safety Operations Europe

Reporting to the SVP, Global Engineering and Infrastructure, the Senior Director of Health & Safety Operations Europe serves as a strategic leader driving safety excellence across European operations. You will champion the development and implementation of robust H&S strategies, ensuring full regulatory compliance while fostering a world-class safety culture.

What you'll do

• Define and execute the European H&S strategy, aligning safety milestones with broader business objectives.
• Cultivate a "Zero Incident" organizational culture by architecting risk-reduction programs across all operations.
• Safeguard the business by ensuring rigorous compliance with local and international safety regulations and certifications.
• Standardize safety processes across diverse sites using the newly developed, proprietary safety framework.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Site Operations leadership to integrate safety into the heart of production practices.
• Lead high-stakes incident investigations, ensuring deep root-cause analysis and the execution of effective corrective actions.
• Act as the primary representative for safety matters with regulatory bodies and external stakeholders across Europe.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing team of safety experts, fostering professional growth and succession planning.

What you'll need

• 15+ years of safety management experience, with at least 5 years in a high-impact leadership role.
• Subject matter expertise in European safety regulations, multi-national frameworks, and compliance standards.
• Industry background in FMCG, Logistics, Manufacturing, or Fulfillment preferred.
• Proven track record of implementing scalable safety strategies across complex, international geographies.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate safety data into strategic business decisions.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders at all levels.

What they offer

• Play a key role in transforming how millions of people eat as we grow into a global food solutions company.
• Your decisions will have a direct and immediate impact, helping to shape strategy, scale teams, and redefine leadership.
• Compensation heavily weighted toward equity through Virtual Stock Option (VSO) and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) plans.
• Work with ambitious, intellectually curious peers on a global scale in a high-performance environment.