Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection Specialist

Arxada is a globally leading company for innovative solutions to protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, comprehensive regulatory expertise, and our competence in production and process development support our customers in efficiently protecting nutrition, health, and infrastructure – through chemistry and biotechnology that promote sustainability.

We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for various end markets, including Health & Nutrition, Household and Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Coatings & Paints, as well as Wood Protection.

With customers in over 100 countries, the company achieved sales of 2 billion CHF in 2024. Arxada's headquarters are located in Basel (Switzerland). Worldwide, the company employs 3,200 people at 24 production sites and 14 R&D centres, all committed to the success of our customers.

As an Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection Specialist at the Visp, Switzerland site, you support the legally compliant, effective, and practical implementation of occupational safety and environmental protection requirements. Through structured documentation, careful data maintenance, and consistent follow-up, you contribute to a reliable EHS management system. You work closely with production operations, technical departments, site functions, as well as internal and external specialist offices.

The position offers you the opportunity to take responsibility, actively drive improvements, and help shape sustainable solutions for a safe and environmentally compliant operation together.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Support the implementation and follow-up of measures from risk assessments, inspections, incidents, audits, and safety programmes.

• Maintain EHS-relevant documents, registers, key figures, training records, and action lists, ensuring their currency.

• Prepare safety inspections, controls, and EHS training sessions, accompany their execution, and document the results.

• Handle tasks in waste management, including declarations, consignment notes, disposal routes, documentation, and quantity evaluations.

• Maintain substance data and environmentally relevant information on hazardous and operational substances and support clarifications regarding storage, use, and disposal.

• Collect, validate, and document emissions and wastewater relevant data and support the implementation of defined legal and operational requirements.

• Coordinate technical queries with internal departments and external service providers and consistently follow up on agreed deadlines and measures.

• Participate in EHS projects, continuous improvements, as well as in the preparation of internal and external audits and authority contacts.

Qualifications and experience:

• Completed technical or scientific education (e.g., chemistry, process engineering, environmental sciences, engineering, or comparable) or alternatively completed vocational training at HF level with corresponding professional experience.

• At least five years of professional experience in occupational safety, environmental protection, chemical production, or technical administration; experience in an industrial or chemical environment is advantageous.

• Sound knowledge of Swiss occupational safety and environmental legislation (EKAS, UVG, ArG, USG, ChemG, StFV, GSchG, etc.) is desirable.

• Further training in occupational safety or environmental protection is desirable, for example an ASGS qualification or an environmental protection specialist course or the willingness to complete one.

• Experience in handling hazardous substances, dangerous goods transport, and chemical law.

• Knowledge of occupational hygiene and exposure assessment is desirable.

• Fluent German skills as well as good English skills for collaboration in an international corporate environment; French skills are an advantage.

• Structured, careful, and independent working style with high implementation and deadline reliability.

• Good understanding of technical and environmental contexts as well as the ability to translate requirements into practical work steps.

• Confident use of Microsoft 365; experience with EHS, waste, or substance data systems is advantageous.

• You enjoy working in a team, listen to different perspectives, and actively contribute to joint solutions.

• With a pronounced can-do attitude, you tackle challenges persistently, set clear priorities, and reliably drive agreed measures forward. At the same time, you continuously seek improvements and want to make a sustainable contribution to safety and environmental protection beyond mere task fulfilment through your work.

Arxada offers first-class solutions in two clearly defined areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats from microorganisms to humans and the environment. This area includes five independent business units: Professional Hygiene, Household and Personal Care, Wood Protection, Coatings & Paints, as well as Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE) provides materials for the manufacture of composites in electronics, aerospace, and other industries. Furthermore, the portfolio includes vitamins and nutrient components, high-performance chemical intermediates, as well as raw materials for a variety of demanding applications.

Arxada is an employer that promotes equal opportunities. All qualified applicants are considered equally regardless of skin colour, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other legally protected characteristics.

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