Health & Safety Manager, HQ

In the role as Health & Safety Manager in Global Health & Safety you will contribute to our purpose of Bringing People Closer. In your role as HS Manager for our 1,500-person global headquarters, you will promote a safe, compliant, and efficient environment across predominantly office workspaces and specialized laboratory settings. You will set the strategy and run day-to-day programs—risk assessments, lab and chemical safety, ergonomics, training, audits, incident response, and emergency preparedness—supporting the work environment organization and partnering with leaders and Facilities to ensure continuous improvement.

The team you will be part of:

You'll join an inclusive and supportive team that puts people, wellbeing, and learning at the center, advocating for a prevention‑first mindset and a culture of trust. We believe in safety as a mindset—embedded in everyday behaviors, decisions, and leadership at every level.

Your contribution is appreciated, and you will:

• Develop, implement and maintain the site H&S management system (policies, procedures, work instructions) aligned with Danish law, EU regulations and relevant standards (e.g., ISO

• Own and run the Workplace Assessment (APV) process: plan, facilitate, document and follow up on corrective/preventive actions.

• Perform and maintain risk assessments for office ergonomics, R&D activities, chemical handling, keep risk registers up to date.

• Manage chemical safety: ensure SDS management, labelling, safe storage, handling, substitution reviews, inventory control and compliance with REACH/CLP and waste disposal rules.

• Design and deliver H&S training (onboarding, lab safety, chemical safety, ergonomics, emergency response, manual handling, PPE).

• Manage incident/near miss investigation and root cause analysis; implement corrective/preventive actions and track closure.

• Coordinate emergency preparedness: fire, spill response, first aid, evacuation drills and business continuity input.

• Manage occupational health arrangements.

• Conduct internal audits and support external inspections (e.g., Arbejdstilsynet), prepare responses and remedial plans.

• Provide H&S input to projects (new equipment, lab refurbishments, facility changes).

• Manage contractor H&S on site: pre qualification, permits to work, supervision and audits.

• Manage, support and develop the local work environment/safety organization.

• Maintain H&S metrics, reporting and dashboards to leadership; prepare board/committee papers and present to Safety Committee.

• Work cross functionally with R&D, Facilities, P&O, Legal/Compliance and Operations to embed safety by design and behavioral safety initiatives.

To perform well in the role, we imagine that you have:

• A relevant higher education, e.g. occupational health and safety, engineering, environmental science, HR with H&S focus, or similar.

• Solid experience from a specialized Health & Safety role.

• Knowledge and direct experience of Danish working environment legislation (arbejdsmiljølovgivning) and guidelines from Arbejdstilsynet.

• Experience with:

• Risk assessments

• Incident/near-miss reporting and investigation

• Workplace assessments and safety inspections.

• Developing and implementing H&S policies and procedures.

• ISO 45001

• Stakeholder management and communication skills in Danish and English, written and spoken.

• Pragmatic and solution-oriented – able to balance compliance with practical business needs.

• A genuine interest being out in the business, talking with employees and leaders, and building a proactive safety culture.

At GN we pride ourselves on encouraging flexible working whenever possible. We trust our people to fulfill their responsibilities, to know when in-person collaboration is better than hybrid, and to be present when it's needed most.

We encourage you to apply

Even if you don't match all the above-mentioned skills, we welcome your application if you think you have transferrable skills. We highly value a mindset and motivation that align with our core values, to not only ensure growth for you, but for your team and the wider GN organization as well.

We are focused on an inclusive recruitment process

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. As such, we encourage you to submit your CV without a photo to ensure an equal and fair application process.

Should you have any special requirements for the interview, please let the Hiring Manager know upon accepting invitation to interview.

How to apply?

Use the 'APPLY' link no later than December 23rd. Applications are assessed on a continuous basis, so don't wait to send yours.

On a time crunch? Feel free to only submit your up-to-date CV including a few sentences outlining your motivation for applying – quick and easy.

Join us in bringing people closer

GN brings people closer through our advanced intelligent hearing, audio, video, and gaming solutions. Inspired by people and motivated by innovation, we deliver technology that enhance the senses of hearing and sight. We enable people with hearing loss overcome real-life problems, improve communication and collaboration for businesses and provide great experiences for audio and gaming enthusiasts.

We hope you will join us on this journey and look forward to receiving your application.

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