Umicore

General

• Oversee all Health, Safety, and Environment matters at the Bruges site
• Combine the Safety Prevention Advisor and Environmental Coordinator functions within USMB
• Manage Bruges plant security
• Set up, implement, and manage the site safety strategy and management system
• Sensitize and motivate employees to foster a proactive safety culture
• Monitor and report safety performance metrics and KPIs
• Implement and follow up on Umicore Group Standards
• Take final responsibility for the intervention and EHBO teams
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and safety audits for chemical and process risks
• Ensure site policies comply with environmental legal and Umicore Group requirements
• Acquire and maintain environmental and building permits
• Manage legal and group communications and reports
• Maintain ISO 14001 certification
• Act as the USMB EHS contact inside and outside Umicore
• Represent Umicore and USMB in sectorial organizations and professional associations
• Maintain relations with local government and city services
• Serve as the USMB contact with external Occupational Health Services
• Implement Umicore Group standards across the site and collaborate with management to create and enforce safety policies

Senior Environment, Health, Safety Professional

Engineer

• Execute and optimize assigned general production tasks following standard operating procedures and safety/quality requirements
• Operate facilities, equipment, control panels, supervisory and monitoring systems
• Control process variables and identify operational abnormalities
• Support first-level maintenance activities and follow up on implementation and validation of corrections
• Maintain accurate and complete records, documentation, and transactions
• Recognize issues and support continuous improvement of procedures and instructions
• Provide technical guidance, training, and support to operators and assistants
• Coordinate day-to-day priorities and support activity distribution when required
• Attend and support audits by clarifying applicable processes, procedures, and standards
• Analyze production orders and prepare, adjust, and operate equipment according to area scheduling
• Perform sequencing changes and setup activities when necessary
• Inspect and control product and production-process quality through visual and dimensional inspections
• Record information in reports, certificates, production entries, and other production controls
• Issue and approve documentation for dangerous-goods transportation when applicable

Production Technician – Engineer – Supervisor

Technician

• Provide guidance and promote awareness of safety policies and procedures through training, the development and review of procedures, and on-the-job guidance
• Authorize hazardous work, conduct field inspections, verify technical and occupational health documentation, maintain records, and guide employees and service providers
• Monitor the PPRA and the planning of environmental and chemical monitoring activities
• Participate in initiatives that promote the safety, health, and well-being of people exposed to risks
• Conduct safety inspections and assessments of workplaces, rescue equipment, chemical emergency response equipment, and fire protection systems
• Guide and monitor the correction of deviations, and control equipment expiration dates, replacements, and suppliers
• Analyze positions and activities to identify risks and apply applicable legislation, including NR 09, NR 17, NR 06, OHSAS 18001, and ISO 45001
• Review service provider documentation and authorize companies to access the site; conduct induction sessions
• Lead incident and accident review and investigation meetings, identifying root causes and actions to eliminate or minimize risks
• Participate in internal and external EHS audits and accompany technical site visits
• Coordinate an Emergency Response Brigade, planning annual training sessions and drills

Occupational Health and Safety Technician

• Execute assigned General Production tasks
• Follow standard operating procedures and safety/quality requirements
• Maintain accurate and complete records, documentation, and transactions
• Recognize issues or inconsistencies and support continuous improvement
• Respond to stakeholder requests and support colleagues
• Identify work issues or deviations and inform the supervisor

Operador de Produção I, Fios PGM

Operations

• Coordinate daily vault activities, including receiving, verifying, weighing, labeling, and documenting high-value materials
• Maintain strict access control and enforce chain-of-custody procedures
• Ensure materials are stored in organized, secure systems for efficient retrieval
• Conduct routine vault audits, cycle counts, and reconciliations to maintain inventory accuracy
• Monitor inventory balances, movement accuracy, turnaround times, and reconciliation breaks
• Track shipments and resolve delays and discrepancies
• Ensure personnel follow SOPs, security protocols, and compliance requirements
• Enforce high-security standards for material handling, storage, transport, and documentation
• Ensure compliance with ISO, environmental, and regulatory requirements related to precious-metal management
• Maintain audit-ready documentation in ERP and vault-management systems
• Investigate discrepancies, report security concerns, and implement corrective actions
• Coordinate material flow with customers, internal divisions, vendors, production, and quality teams
• Support scheduling and prioritization of material movements
• Ensure outgoing shipments comply with packaging, documentation, and regulatory standards
• Coordinate logistics pickups with carriers and determine cost-effective shipment methods
• Apply appropriate incoterms for domestic and international shipments
• Ensure import and export goods comply with CBP requirements
• Understand customs procedures and HTS classification
• Support audits and regulatory and compliance requirements
• Execute assigned tasks according to SOPs and safety/quality requirements
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and transactions
• Support continuous improvement of work procedures and instructions
• Respond to stakeholder requests and support colleagues
• Escalate issues, risks, and deviations to the supervisor and follow corrective actions

Senior SC & P Operations Staff

Operator

• Set up, operate, monitor, measure, and troubleshoot manufacturing machines producing infrared optical lenses and/or components
• Measure key dimensions using varying measurement instruments to ensure parts are in specification
• Oper machines including Single Point Diamond Turning CNC, Lens Molding, Slicing, and Disc Polisher
• Adjust equipment to ensure optimal operating parameters
• Inspect final products against customer specifications
• Enter product-related information into computer software systems
• Execute assigned General Production tasks according to standard operating procedures and safety/quality requirements
• Maintain accurate and complete records, documentation, and transactions
• Recognize issues or inconsistencies and support continuous improvement of work procedures
• Support colleagues and respond to stakeholder requests
• Escalate issues, risks, and deviations to the supervisor and follow corrective actions

Production Operator

• Set up, operate, monitor, measure, and troubleshoot manufacturing machines producing infrared optical lenses and/or components
• Measure key dimensions using various measurement instruments to ensure parts are within specification
• Operate machines including Single Point Diamond Turning CNC, Lens Molding, Slicing, and Disc Polisher
• Adjust equipment to ensure optimal operating parameters
• Inspect final products to ensure quality meets customer specifications
• Enter product-related information into computer software systems
• Execute assigned General Production tasks following standard operating procedures and safety/quality requirements
• Maintain accurate and complete records, documentation, and transactions
• Recognize issues or inconsistencies and support continuous improvement of work procedures and instructions
• Support colleagues and respond to stakeholder requests in a timely, professional manner
• Escalate issues, risks, and deviations to the supervisor and follow through on corrective actions

Production Senior Operator / Senior Staff

• Monitor production to achieve the required quality and target quantities of manufactured products
• Load prepared charges into furnaces and reactors
• Produce cobalt chloride and supply chloride requirements for the Next workshop
• Operate manufacturing processes across five reduction furnaces
• Autonomously operate equipment within the parameters of the manufacturing order
• Ensure material supply and product quality through in-process checks
• Monitor self-regulating hydrometallurgical parameters and interpret process curves and supervisory system information
• Diagnose equipment failures and process issues
• Report any issues encountered to the Shift Supervisor
• Identify quality-control deviations and rectify them where possible
• Initiate maintenance actions and perform first-level maintenance
• Apply 5S methodology
• Ensure continuity of information during shift handovers
• Perform hazardous-gas purging (H₂, N₂) and chemical purging (HCl, caustic soda, chloride)
• Ensure the tungsten and cobalt production lines are placed in a safe state
• Implement lockout/tagout procedures for maintenance work
• Follow safety instructions and participate in the Internal Emergency Plan (POI)

Manufacturing Technician, 5x8 Shift Pattern

Procurement

• Drive Supply Chain and Procurement activities supporting the Infra-red business growth program
• Identify, assess and develop new suppliers and sourcing opportunities, particularly across Asian markets
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for key categories, with a focus on metalwork components
• Engage directly with suppliers from market exploration and supplier identification through qualification, negotiation and ongoing development
• Translate business and operational needs into resilient supply solutions, including dual sourcing and regional sourcing approaches, and manage direct spend including duties
• Manage supplier relationships and drive supplier performance, quality, cost competitiveness and continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with Umicore global sustainable sourcing policy and relevant regulations, including REACH, RoHS, POP and PFAS
• Support and execute outsourcing initiatives and supplier development activities, with particular focus on Asia
• Perform supply chain assessments, such as the Kraljic Matrix, to identify supply risks and opportunities
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Commercial, Global Supply and Procurement teams to deliver business objectives

Strategic Sourcing – Supplier Development Specialist

QA Engineer

• Support and improve product and process quality across manufacturing
• Ensure products and processes meet customer, regulatory and internal requirements
• Assist with compliance with customer specifications, drawings, procedures and internal quality standards
• Support incoming, in-process and final inspection activities
• Carry out incoming inspections of raw materials, components and consumables
• Record and collect data to evaluate supplier performance
• Collaborate with production teams to improve process capability, consistency and product quality
• Organise and equip inspection and scanning areas
• Support creation and implementation of process flows from goods-in through goods-out
• Support post-processing activities, including batch scanning and baking
• Collect, analyse and interpret quality and production data
• Maintain accurate quality records and document inspection results
• Support investigation and containment of non-conforming product
• Participate in root cause investigations, corrective actions and 8D investigations
• Develop, implement and monitor corrective and preventative actions
• Identify, support and lead continuous improvement and Operational Excellence projects
• Use lean and continuous improvement methodologies to reduce defects, waste and variation
• Improve process controls and reduce human error risk
• Work with suppliers to resolve supplier quality issues
• Maintain incoming substrate inspection records and report non-conforming material
• Support resolution of customer quality concerns

Quality Engineer – Supervisor

People Operations

• Eerste aanspreekpunt zijn voor medewerkers, leidinggevenden en management rond diverse HR- en organisatievraagstukken
• De business grondig leren kennen en fungeren als strategische sparringpartner bij organisatieveranderingen, functiewijzigingen en individuele dossiers
• Kansen en knelpunten detecteren en proactief vertalen naar concrete oplossingen
• HR-processen rond onboarding, welzijn, aanwezigheid, ontwikkelingstrajecten en personeelsbeleid bewaken, optimaliseren en implementeren
• De brug slaan tussen de behoeften van de business en verschillende HR-expertises
• Leidinggevenden ondersteunen in hun groei en actief bijdragen aan het Engage leiderschapstraject
• Meewerken aan projecten op het niveau van de Business Unit, Umicore Hoboken en Umicore België
• Bijdragen aan positieve arbeidsrelaties en sociaal overleg ondersteunen
• HR-data, rapporteringen en organisatorische vraagstukken vertalen naar bruikbare inzichten

Coach, People & Organization

Analyst

• Perform assigned tasks in the Analytical Laboratory in accordance with standard operating procedures and safety and quality requirements
• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of records, documentation, and transactions in compliance with applicable controls
• Identify issues or inconsistencies and support the continuous improvement of procedures and work instructions
• Support colleagues and respond to stakeholder requests in a timely and professional manner
• Maintain accurate documentation and records in accordance with policies and procedures
• Identify issues or deviations in your own work and promptly inform the supervisor

Laboratory Analyst, Analytical

• Execute assigned analytical laboratory tasks according to standard operating procedures and safety/quality requirements
• Maintain accurate and complete records, documentation, and transactions
• Recognize issues and inconsistencies and support continuous improvement
• Support colleagues and respond to stakeholder requests
• Identify work deviations and report them to the supervisor

Laboratory Operator

Shipping Coordinator

• Prepare and package outgoing shipments according to work instructions and customer requirements
• Verify and process bills of lading, packing lists, invoices, and purchase orders
• Receive incoming shipments, inspect for damage or discrepancies, and distribute materials appropriately
• Report and resolve shortages, damaged goods, and non-conformance issues
• Use SAP and carrier systems such as UPS and FedEx to manage shipping and receiving transactions
• Ensure shipping and receiving paperwork is complete and accurate
• Unpack and repack specialized materials such as germanium and GASIR
• Maintain organized and properly identified shipping, receiving, and storage areas
• Perform cycle counts and monitor shipping-supply inventory levels
• Ensure shipping and receiving equipment is in good working condition
• Execute assigned supply chain and operations tasks according to standard procedures and safety/quality requirements
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and transactions
• Support continuous improvement of work procedures and instructions
• Respond to stakeholder requests and support colleagues
• Escalate issues, risks, and deviations to the supervisor and follow through on corrective actions

Shipping and Receiving Coordinator

• Prepare and operate a variety of thin-film optical coating machines and equipment
• Load, unload, and inspect precision optics
• Scan post-production parts to collect reflection, absorption, and transmission data
• Conduct environmental performance testing of optics
• Interpret specification drawings and ensure machine set-up is correct
• Monitor production to help avoid system failures and coating defects
• Exceed customer expectations with high quality and yields
• Adhere to company health and safety procedures
• Work as a team to succeed
• Report directly to the Production Supervisor