EHS Engineer
LOCATION
Samut Prakan, TH
COMPANY
BASF (Thai) Ltd.
JOB ID
125344-en_US

 

We are a leading chemical company, with the best teams developing intelligent solutions for our customers, and for a sustainable future.

 

We connect and develop people with diverse talents all over the world. For you, this means a variety of ways to progress.

 

Not only your performance but also your personality matter to us, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, orientation, and background.  At BASF, careers develop from opportunities. 

 

 

             

Main responsibilities

1. Safety Management

  • Conduct a review of the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and ensure that both employees and contractors adhere to compliance standards.
  • Establish and enforce site safety regulations and contractor safety requirements.
  • Conduct regular safety inspections and lead safety committee meetings.
  • Promote Behavior-Based Safety (BBS), Yellow Card programs, and safety campaigns.
  • Act as a first aid team member and support emergency preparedness and drills.

 

2. Contractor & Training Oversight

  • Manage contractor safety programs and provide safety training.
  • Coordinate and deliver EHS training to employees and contractors.
  • Ensure proper use and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

 

3. Legal & Regulatory Compliance

  • Conduct legal compliance checks and gap analyses for new regulations.
  • Prepare and submit reports required by Thai law (e.g., environmental monitoring, hazardous chemicals, annual drills).
  • Coordinate with external vendors for environmental monitoring and emergency equipment calibration.

 

4. Environmental Management

  • Perform waste management and disposal in compliance with Thai law and BASF standards.
  • Support ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification and maintenance.
  • Review environmental risks and opportunities and maintain the environmental management system.

 

5. Emergency Response & Incident Management

  • Support emergency response planning and drills.
  • Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
  • Act as deputy secretary for the Management of Change (MOC) committee.

 

6. Documentation & Reporting

  • Maintain and update EHS documentation, work instructions, and forms.
  • Support internal and external audits and consolidate follow-up actions.
  • Prepare data for annual EHS campaigns and performance reports.

 

7. Cross-functional & External Collaboration

  • Interface with site management, country EHS, and local industry groups.
  • Support site/plant managers in implementing Responsible Care (RC) standards.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and lessons learned across the site.

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in safety, health, and environmental fields, or certification as a Safety Officer as required by Thai regulations.
  • Minimum of 3 years of work experience in safety, health, and environmental roles within a production site, preferably in the chemical industry.
  • Proficiency in both spoken and written English.

 

 

Work location 

  • Bangpoo, Samutprakan

BASF has been present in Thailand for more than 50 years. The company offers a wide range of products and solutions to support almost all the key industries in the country, including Agricultural Solutions, Intermediates and Process Catalysts, Monomers, Petrochemicals, Coatings, Dispersions and Resins, Performance Chemicals, Care Chemicals, Nutrition and Health, and Performance Materials. BASF in Thailand was established in 1966 and maintains its head office in Bangkok. It operates three production sites in Samutprakarn, Chonburi and Rayong, an Automotive Coatings Technical Competence Center, and a Performance Materials Technical Development Center in Samutprakarn. In 2024, BASF posted sales of €531 million to customers in Thailand and had 623 employees as of the end of the year. Further information is available on www.basf.com/th