Health & Safety Director (m/w)

Location: France

Department: Health & Safety

Reports to: Managing Director France

Contract Type: Permanent

Start Date: To be defined

Why you should join us :

Knauf stands for opportunity. We believe that opportunity looks different to each person, and that’s exactly why we see potential everywhere.

Knauf is a global, family-owned leader in building materials. Since 1932, we have been shaping better spaces through drywall systems and high-performance acoustic and thermal insulation solutions.

With over 43,000 employees in more than 90 countries, Knauf combines entrepreneurial agility with industrial excellence. In France, we operate within a competitive and demanding construction market, requiring financial rigor, operational efficiency and strategic foresight.

What the role involves :

The Country Health & Safety Director for Knauf Gypsum France is responsible for governing, coordinating, and continuously improving the Health & Safety management system, including 12 manufacturing facilities and all non-plant functions, encompassing approximately 1 000 personnel.

The Country Health & Safety Director acts as the functional authority and system owner for Health & Safety and as the functional supervisor for all 9 local Health & Safety Officers across Knauf Gypsum France.

Key responsibilities:

You will act as the functional director, system owner, and functional supervisor of the Health & Safety management system for all Knauf Gypsum France operations, covering manufacturing sites and non-plant functions.

You will provide functional leadership and supervision to all local Health & Safety Officers, defining expectations, s