EHS Specialist

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you ready for new challenges in an international and innovation-driven environment where you can make a difference? Apply and join our team, be curious, learn, grow, and develop your career together with us. We promise: you are in for a special ride!

The location of the role: Eskişehir/Türkiye.

Your Position

As an EHS Specialist at our Eskişehir plant, you will be responsible for all Environment, Health & Safety activities at the site, reporting to the EHS Manager and working across departments to ensure a safe, compliant, and health-conscious workplace. In this role, you will lead EHS initiatives collaboratively with diverse teams (from mining to manufacturing) to implement strategies that maintain the highest standards of safety and environmental excellence. This role is combining hands-on operational safety management in the field with systematic EHS program administration (documentation, audits, and compliance) to meet both local regulatory requirements and RHI Magnesita’s global standards.

Your Tasks

In addition, your tasks will include;

• Foster a Proactive Safety Culture: Promote a culture of safety and environmental responsibility, ensuring a positive attitude towards EHS at all levels of the organization. Lead by example to embed safety-first behaviors across the site.
• Risk Assessment & Hazard Control: Conduct regular EHS risk assessments, site inspections, and compliance audits to identify hazards, potential risks, and non-compliance issues. Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies and preventive measures to eliminate or control these hazards, focusing on preventing workplace incidents and accidents.
• EHS Management Systems & Documentation: Maintain and continuously improve the site’s EHS management systems (in line with ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 standards). Keep all health, safety, and environmental documentation up-to-date and compliant with Turkish regulations and company policies, including risk assessments, work instructions, emergency plans, and safety procedures.
• Emergency Preparedness: Develop and coordinate emergency preparedness and response activities for the Eskişehir plant, including fire safety plans, drills, and first-aid readiness. Ensure robust emergency response capabilities and compliance with major accident prevention requirements for a high-hazard industrial site.
• Training & Safety Awareness: Provide on-site EHS training and awareness programs to employees and contractors, emphasizing best practices and strengthening the safety culture. Ensure all personnel (including contractors) are informed, competent, and comply with site safety rules (e.g. permit-to-work, LOTOTO procedures).
• Incident Management & Reporting: Oversee incident and near-miss reporting and lead investigations of accidents or unsafe incidents to identify root causes. Document lessons learned and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence, maintaining detailed records and EHS performance reports for management.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure full compliance with Turkish EHS legislation and industry standards applicable to the site (including mining safety and Seveso/major-hazard regulations), maintaining all required permits, licenses, and reporting in a timely manner. Liaise with regulatory authorities and prepare for EHS audits and inspections with no gaps or lapses in compliance.
• Contractor Safety Management: Manage EHS for contractors and visitors, enforcing site safety requirements for third parties. Implement and monitor contractor onboarding, supervision, and permit-to-work processes to control high-risk activities and ensure contractors adhere to our EHS standards.

About You

You are a strong communicator with a collaborative attitude. You feel confident engaging and negotiating with customers and managers at all levels. With your great enthusiasm and creative mindset, you bring new ideas to the table, not only as an individual but also together with your colleagues. You work well in cross-functional teams and are not afraid to take responsibility and make decisions. With your hands-on mentality, structured approach and analytical skills, you proactively seek to improve the status quo. You see change as something positive, can adapt quickly and you like to courageously help shaping the future of RHI Magnesita in Türkiye.

Your profile:

 Education and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health & Safety, Industrial/Mechanical/Mining Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent HSE experience).

• Certification as a Lead Auditor in relevant management systems (ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 / ISO 50001) is preferred

• Valid first-aid and fire safety training certificates are an asset.

• A Class HSE Certification is a must

Languages

• English and Turkish – Proficient/Fluent
• Any other language will be considered an asset

Work Experience and Knowledge

• Several years of EHS experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment, with progressive responsibility in safety management roles. Experience in heavy industry (e.g. mining, metals, chemicals or other high-risk operations) is highly desirable.
• In-depth knowledge of Turkish occupational health, safety and environmental regulations and standards. Familiarity with international EHS directives and major accident hazard (Seveso) requirements for high-tier industrial sites is a strong plus.
• Solid understanding of risk assessment methodologies, hazard identification, and accident root-cause analysis techniques. Proficient in implementing and managing EHS management systems and safety performance KPIs to drive continuous improvement. Comfortable using EHS software/tools for incident reporting, training management, and compliance tracking.

Why you should work for RHI Magnesita

You will perform in a customer focused environment. We live innovation and appreciate an open and pragmatic way of working. From our leaders we expect to drive our further transformation, to engage our people and to give direction. RHI Magnesita is a company where you can be yourself and where not only your resume and experience, but also your personality counts. We aim for global consistency in compensation policies, but also consider local common practices. RHI Magnesita is committed to support its employees through various means to enable the best possible performance.

We offer

• Attractive remuneration packages including global bonus program
• RHIM Academy for your ongoing learning & development, incl. full LinkedIn Learning catalogue
• Empowerment to take responsibility and forge your own career success
• Opportunities to learn, lead, and build something new with colleagues from around the world 

Sounds like you?

At RHI Magnesita everyone is welcome and encouraged to apply. We evaluate applications based on required qualifications and regardless of gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status. At RHI Magnesita we appreciate the value of diverse teams. We kindly ask you to submit your application online and in English.

About RHI Magnesita

We are the acknowledged technology leader in the refractory industry. Our company is defined by people. We are committed to diversity and know that multiple approaches, perspectives and backgrounds fuel creativity and innovation. It is our aspiration to build a workplace culture where everyone feels valued, engages, and can enjoy a truly inclusive environment and the diverse voices of our employees are heard. We foster a collaborative culture that cherishes ideas and determination to add value for our customers. Our leadership style encourages open-mindedness, reliability, pragmatism, and innovation.