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Job Title:  Safety Coordinator

Facility:  Palmela Manufacturing Plant
Location: 

Palmela, Setúbal, Portugal

Workplace Type:  Onsite

Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Job Purpose and Overview

In your role as a Safety Coordinator, your focus is to implement, maintain and promote a strong health, safety and environmental culture at Dawn Foods Germany. Besides your responsibilities in HSE, you will also be involved in continuous improvement (CI) projects related to the Darmstadt production site. You will work closely with various teams on site at the Darmstadt location and participate actively in the European HSE team. This position reports to the Plant Manager of the Darmstadt site.

 

What will you do as a Safety Coordinator at Dawn Foods? 

  • Create, maintain and implement an HSE strategy aligned with Dawn Foods internal standards and legal requirements.
  • Promote and drive a strong Health and Safety and Continuous Improvement culture.
  • Carry out risk assessments to identify environment, health & safety risks and coordinate the effective implementation of action plans focused on HSE management, such as fire safety, machine safety, ergonomics, emergency response, etc.
  • Lead various Continuous Improvement efforts and projects, improving HSE kpi’s and production efficiency.
  • Advise employees (shop floor, office and management) on health & safety prevention, including organizing information sessions and workplace trainings.
  • Conduct health & safety inspections and audits, reporting findings and following up on effective implementation for process improvement.
  • Analyze incidents and near-accidents and developing control measures to prevent recurrence following Dawn Foods corporate standards.

 

What Does It Take to be a Safety Coordinator at Dawn Foods?  

You are structured and team oriented. You take ownership and use concrete measures to achieve measurable results. You recognize yourself in the following profile: 

  • You have a Technical education and at least 2 years working experience in the Health & Safety field, or you are a recent graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Health & Safety.
  • High Quality and safety awareness
  • Structured and independent Working method
  • Solid English skills (B2 level)

 

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply now” 

 

Why should you apply?

At Dawn you’ll be part of an innovative company that recognizes and values your unique contributions and supports you in achieving your full potential. Our commitment to excellence extends to our employees, providing development opportunities to help you progress in your career. Our package includes:

  • Competitive salary 
  • 22 days of holidays, plus 1 day off to celebrate your birthday!
  • Meal Allowance
  • Transportation Allowance
  • Health Insurance for the TM and one more member of the family
  • Fixed term contract (replacement of maternity leave)

 

You’ll also be able to enjoy such benefits as:

  • Employee Assistance Program to support you and your family
  • Internal Recognition platform
  • Access to over 10,000 courses on the Linkedin Learning platform

 

  • #LI-Onsite
 

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An Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.

 

Requisition ID: 37339

An Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Date:  Sep 4, 2025

If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an email to careers@dawnfoods.com.

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