Head of Occupational & Health Safety - Ovomaltine (m/f/d) 80-100%

About the job

You want to ensure that all employees can work in a safe, healthy, and sustainable environment and enjoy not only managing safety but actively driving it forward? Then this role will be perfect for you.

As Head of Occupational & Health Safety (AsGs), you are responsible for protecting our employees, further developing our safety culture, and ensuring compliance with all relevant legal requirements. You work proactively, data-driven, and ensure that safety, health, and the environment are consistently considered in all areas.

Our affiliation with the Twinings Ovomaltine Group and Associated British Foods (ABF) opens up exciting perspectives for you – especially in the interplay of a Swiss production environment, international standards, and modern, professional AsGs management.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for a

Head of Occupational & Health Safety - Ovomaltine (m/f/d) 80-100%

• Strategy & Governance: You develop a holistic AsGs strategy, define associated standards, and ensure that company-wide policies are understandable, lived, and continuously developed.
• Occupational Safety: You conduct risk assessments, develop safety concepts, and ensure that workplaces, processes, and equipment are designed safely. You place special emphasis on prevention and sustainable accident avoidance.
• Health Management: You are responsible for measures for occupational health management, implement ergonomic standards, and develop programs that strengthen the physical and mental health of our employees.
• Compliance & Audit Management: You ensure that all legal requirements are met, conduct internal AsGs audits, and are a reliable contact person for authorities and external audit bodies.
• Risk Management & Reporting: You systematically identify risks, assess them, and derive appropriate measures. In addition, you create meaningful reports, derive KPIs, and use them for continuous improvement.
• HSE Culture: You design internal awareness campaigns, conduct training, and support managers in actively exemplifying safety-related topics in everyday life.
• Project Support & Consulting: You accompany investment and construction projects, bring your expertise to new machine acquisitions or process changes, and ensure that safety requirements are considered early on.
• Leadership & Collaboration: You lead your AsGS team professionally and personally, work closely with other departments, and ensure that AsGs topics are implemented in a structured, pragmatic, and goal-oriented manner.
• AsGs Expertise: You have solid knowledge in occupational safety, health protection, and environmental standards and can translate these practically into operational and strategic measures.
• Education & Qualification: You have training or a degree in the AsGs field, supplemented by further training such as safety specialist or comparable certifications.
• Project & Process Competence: You work in a structured manner, bring experience in lean, risk, or audit processes, and can drive projects methodically and solution-oriented.
• Communication Strength: You can clearly convey complex content, conduct training, and manage to engage different stakeholders purposefully.
• Analytical Skills: You use data and KPIs to make informed decisions, set priorities, and derive improvement measures.
• Leadership & Change: You lead your team with motivation, actively accompany change processes, and contribute to anchoring a sustainable safety and health culture in the company.
• Proactive Working Style: You act responsibly, recognize risks early, and find pragmatic solutions that combine safety, cost-effectiveness, and feasibility.
• Language Skills: Excellent German to clearly, understandably, and appropriately communicate safety requirements. English would also be an advantage.
• At least 5 weeks of vacation
• A day off on your birthday because your day counts
• Additional days off on the Friday after Ascension Day, 24.12. & 31.12.
• Sporty corporate culture with flat hierarchies, informal address, and plenty of creative freedom
• Attractive 35% employee discount in the company-owned factory shop
• Discounted Reka checks for even more leisure value
• Modern equipped work environment and flexible working hours
• International network & development opportunities within the ABF group
• A team that sticks together!

After uploading your dossier, we will review your application and send you a confirmation of receipt. Reviewing the applications received takes time. However, it is important to us to communicate as quickly and transparently as possible. As soon as we have gained a comprehensive first impression of your qualifications, we will contact you to inform you about the next steps. If your profile matches our requirements, we will invite you by phone for a personal interview with us in Neuenegg.