# Health Safety and Environment Technician

> Westfalia Fruit · Rungis, France · Contract · Posted 2026-06-08

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Operations

## Description

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Westfalia Fruit is a multinational supplier of fresh fruit and value-added products to global markets. Through our vertically integrated supply chain, we grow, source, ripen, pack, process, and market quality avocados and fresh produce—365 days a year, worldwide.

With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognized as the avocado experts and considered the supplier of choice for the retail and wholesale customers we serve from our offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Southern Africa.

**We are looking for a Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Technician to join our team in Rungis, France on an initial 18 month extended contract with an opportunity to go permanent.**

The HSE Technician is responsible for ensuring that the Health and Safety policy and the Health and Safety management system are implemented, understood, and applied; provides information on workplace risks; participates in the development of the Single Risk Assessment Document (DUERP); ensures their own safety and that of others.

-   **Responsibilities Include:  
    **Implement and promote Health, Safety, Environmental and CSR policies across the site, ensuring compliance with company standards and legal requirements.
-   Deliver training and awareness initiatives to improve employee understanding of Health & Safety, environmental responsibilities and best practices.
-   Conduct regular site inspections, audits and compliance checks, ensuring corrective actions are identified and implemented.
-   Monitor accidents, near misses, safety observations and key HSE metrics, providing analysis and recommendations for improvement.
-   Manage Health & Safety action plans, risk assessments, PPE availability and the maintenance of mandatory records and documentation.
-   Collect, maintain and report environmental and CSR data, including energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
-   Support environmental compliance activities, including waste management, regulatory reporting and carbon footprint assessments.
-   Coordinate external service providers, inspections and audits, ensuring effective delivery of HSE and environmental requirements.
-   Prepare and maintain policies, procedures, committee documentation, audit materials and compliance records.
-   Promote a strong culture of food safety, quality, environmental responsibility and continuous improvement across the site.

## Requirements

-   Knowledge of Health, Safety, and Environment/CSR regulations (ICPE, Environmental Code)
-   Knowledge of the ISO 45001 standard
-   Knowledge of general prevention principles
-   Knowledge of the content of a Single Risk Assessment Document (DUERP)
-   Project management skills
-   Fluency in English and French
-   Proficiency in office software (design, consolidation, and analysis of dashboards)

## Benefits

-   Competitive salary.
-   Profit-sharing bonus.
-   Life insurance.
-   Meal vouchers.

Please note that this is a permanent position with no specific closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we will review applications on a rolling basis, and this posting may be withdrawn at any time.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applications will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity, or disability.

## Apply

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