Are you a fresh graduate and looking for a place where you can make a difference? Join our VIE Program and develop your talents in our challenging and rewarding environment.To strengthen our Research & Development Team, based in Nivelles, Belgium, we are looking for a talented individual to fill the position of Junior Product Stewardship Coordinator (VIE).About the roleYou will be a member of the Product Stewardship team, and develop your skills on how to navigate through the chemical regulations applied to lime substances. On a day-to-day basis, you will handle such technical tasks which will consequently helps to minimize the impacts of a product on the environment, health, and safety while maximizing its economic benefits. This VIE position will also be great opportunity for you to develop your professional network and gain insights on the functioning of an international company.As a Junior Product Stewardship Coordinator (VIE), you will report to our Product Stewardship Coordinator. You will be responsible for assessing, controlling, and communicating products’ environmental, health and safety related effects throughout its lifecycle.Your role and responsibilities:Gathering external data into SAP EHS (environment, health and safety) and Lisam systems and utilizing it as a tool to build and compose safety data sheet.Reviewing what is available in our product portfolio, analyzing and confirming product innovation compositions, regulatory information as well as toxicological and ecotoxicological data.Monitoring, summarizing and communicating chemical regulatory developments.Consolidating information related to safety hazards, and assisting the safety team on improving safety practices.Being an active member of the team on day-to-day but also setting and achieving short-, mid- and long-term objectives.In addition, supporting the Life Cycle assessment team on market intelligence and ad-hoc projects when necessary.About you:You hold a master’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology or related field.You are interested to become one of the responsible people in the company contributing in minimizing the health, safety, environmental, and social impacts of a product and throughout its lifecycle.You are capable to see the holistic view but also deep dive and analyze the details when needed.You are eager learn and curious. You do not hesitate to ask questions and benefit the expertise of others around you which would be make you progressively more autonomous.You can adapt and respond to requests, needs and changing regulations in an agile way, meeting the deadlines.Technical skills in SAP, Excel, Power BI etc. are plus.Full professional proficiency in English is a must, French is a plus.You can start anytime between June-August 2024.About the VIE ProgramV.I.E. Program (volontariat international en entreprise), is an international graduate program that allows EU graduates working with a team of experts abroad. The program is minimum 1 year with a possibility of renewal and hire. By joining our VIE Program, you will have several opportunities to work on projects that directly impact the organization and become a qualified professional in your field.Why join Lhoist?We are passionate about the business we have been in for more than a century. As a private company, we believe in continuity and look for people with a long-term vision to help us to grow. That could be you! At Lhoist, people matter. Our employees’ ongoing efforts to innovate and seek out new opportunities as well as their achievements, have brought about our global success and growth. We appreciate and reward them for that.Our 6.400 employees in more than 25 countries create everyday solutions for a sustainable future. Reducing our carbon footprint is part of our overall commitment to develop Lhoist as a sustainable company. As a market leader in the industrial sector, it is our responsibility to plan ahead and be a part of this global transition from the start. Our strategy takes into account our three major pillars of sustainable development: planet, people and profit.At Lhoist, we have more than 50 nationalities. Diversity and inclusion are fundamentals to stand by our values, achieving our business goals and building a stronger group.Come and join us!
