SHE Regional Manager

What you´ll do

• Support the Regional SHE Head in executing the regional SHE strategy and changing agenda.
• Implement global and regional SHE processes, standards, and programs at site level.
• Ensure consistent application of SHE management systems across assigned sites.
• Monitor compliance with legal, corporate, and regulatory SHE requirements.
• Identify local SHE risks and improvement opportunities, escalating systemic issues to the Regional SHE Head.
• Lead site SHE audits, inspections, and assessments; track corrective actions to closure.
• Provide SHE input to site projects, ensuring risk management and compliance are embedded.
• Champion SHE culture initiatives through training, awareness, and communication.
• Act as primary SHE contact for site leadership, employees, contractors, and external authorities.
• Ensure timely reporting of incidents, near misses, and corrective actions, including root cause analysis.
• Intervene and stop unsafe acts or conditions, ensuring immediate corrective measures.

What makes you a good fit

• Fluent in English (verbal and written) + local language proficiency based on location (Polish/ Romanian/Hungarian or Russian), additional language is a plus.
• Multiple locations available: Poland (Staporkow), Romania (Bucharest/Pantelimon), Hungary (Budapest)
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of SHE and operational experience, experience as a SHE manager at site level and preferably in multi-site or manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of SHE regulations, ISO standards, and management systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence across diverse teams.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to identify risks and implement solutions.
• Experience in conducting audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a strong SHE culture and drive behavioral change.
• Comfortable with frequent international travel to support 17 factories across Europe and Central Asia.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Annual 1 month bonus, proportional to the period of employment in the calendar year
• Benefits: medical care, life insurance, Multisport card
• Preferential purchase of company’s products and quarterly packages with Henkel products
• Individual training and development programmes

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.

About this Position

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop What makes you a good fit. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.