EHS Specialist

Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) is a global leader in electronics and reuse recycling with facilities across the globe. Our goal is to be the world’s best, safest, and most responsible recycling company. SLS serves global clients across a range of industries to securely and responsibly recycle and manage the disposition of IT equipment and electronic products.
 
Our asset management and recovery service enables businesses to meet both their social and legal obligations in the treatment of surplus electronics in a legally compliant, data secure, fully traceable, and environmentally sustainable manner. With our global reach, expertise, and infrastructure, SLS is able to provide a comprehensive solution for e-waste and IT asset disposition anywhere in the world.

Are you an experienced and highly independent QSHE (KAM) specialist who excels both operationally and as a coach? Apply now for the position of EHS Specialist!

At Sims Lifecycle Services B.V., we are looking for an EHS Specialist for our site in Son en Breugel (Eindhoven). You will report to the EHS Partner EU in the UK.

You may notice that the ‘Q’ is missing in our EHS Specialist role, and that’s correct. Your main responsibility is Safety and Health, with some overarching tasks in Environment. We have a Coordinator who focuses primarily on quality, with whom you will work closely. Since the EHS colleagues are based at other sites in other countries, this is a highly independent role with significant responsibility for Safety and Health.

What will you do?

As EHS Specialist, you are ultimately responsible for ensuring occupational health, safety, and environmental standards at our site in Son en Breugel (Eindhoven). Your tasks include a mix of office and operational activities, such as:

• Coordinating and facilitating the quality management system;
• Promoting safety awareness, including conducting active safety rounds on site, organizing toolbox meetings, and workplace inspections;
• Maintaining risk inventories and evaluations (RI&E) to identify and address potential hazards;
• Advising and coaching the emergency response organization (BHV) and management to ensure a safe working environment;
• Managing and maintaining various certificates, e.g., ISO 9001, 45001, 14001, and Weeelabex, including coordinating annual audits;
• Acting as a sparring partner for management and leadership in decision-making regarding occupational health and safety.

Who is Sims Lifecycle Services?

Sims Lifecycle Services is a global leader in IT hardware dismantling and processing. With 5,000+ employees in 20 countries, we help businesses safely and responsibly dispose of surplus IT equipment—through dismantling, resale, and secure data destruction. Our clients are top global IT companies with strict security standards.

What do you bring?

• Higher professional education (HBO) level;
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in a similar role in a high-risk industrial environment;
• In-depth knowledge of current Dutch legislation and regulations regarding occupational health & environmental management;
• Experience with management systems according to ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO50001, and VCA is a strong advantage;
• Highly independent and responsible, as this is a very autonomous role;
• Excellent social skills; clear communication, pleasant interaction with colleagues and customers—we are looking for a motivator, not a ‘police officer’!
• Excellent written and verbal skills in Dutch and English; the working language within the organization is English.

What do we offer?

• Gross annual salary between € 48.000 and € 60.000, excluding 8% holiday allowance, based on 40 working hours per week, depending on knowledge and experience;
• 26 days of leave per year, based on full-time employment;
• Commuting allowance of € 0.22 per km;
• Opportunity to further develop in EHS and follow training relevant to your role and/or personal development;
• Excellent pension plan with PME, with the employer contributing two-thirds;
• Discount on your gym membership and the purchase of a bicycle;
• Participation in a bonus plan based on company results and personal performance;
• Possibility to work 36 hours per week.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimizes waste and protects the environment.
 
A career with SLS provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

SLS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential. SLS does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 

To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.