RUAG AG
Emmen
Safety Officer
- 03 October 2026
- 100%
- Emmen
Job summary
Join a dynamic team at RUAG focused on safety and environment. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Oversee and manage all relevant safety and alarm systems effectively.
- Document and investigate safety and environmental incidents thoroughly.
- Advise leadership on risk assessments and compliance with regulations.
Skills
- Completed training in safety, with several years of professional experience.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills at all levels.
- Proficiency in MS Office and fluent in German and good English.
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About the job
What you can achieve
- Monitoring and control of all relevant safety and alarm systems as well as conducting inspections, audits and vulnerability analyses
- Documentation and investigation of safety and environmental incidents including root cause analysis and derivation of measures
- Advising managers on risk assessments, risk analyses and implementation of legal and internal requirements
- Coordinating the group-wide collection, consolidation and quality assurance of KPIs, KRIs and management information in the areas of safety and environment and preparing target group-specific evaluations and reports
- Consulting on risk assessments, risk analyses and preventive measures
- Supporting the integration of safety and environment requirements into operational and project processes according to industry standards ISO 14000 and 45000;
- Ensuring coordination and documentation of inspection and control obligations (equipment testing, site permits, etc.) and supporting responsible parties in documentation, monitoring and timely implementation of measures from inspections, audits, assessments and official requirements
- Creation, maintenance and further development of site-specific work instructions, process instructions, concepts and directives in the areas of safety and environment
- Support in environmental management (waste, emissions, water protection) and participation in sustainability initiatives
- Planning, organisation and implementation of training sessions, workshops and evacuation or emergency drills
- Active contribution to the further development of the safety, health and environmental culture at the site
What you bring with you
- Completed training in the field of safety (e.g. safety specialist (EKAS/SUVA), technical training HF/FH with a focus on safety)
- Additional training in fire protection, ISO 45001/14001 courses, BZS courses
- Several years of professional experience in occupational safety, health protection or environment
- Sound knowledge in risk management, safety audits and internal control systems (ICS) in the safety context
- High communication and teamwork skills at all hierarchical levels
- Structured and reliable working style as well as high organisational and coordination skills
- Very good MS Office user skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
- Very good German and good English skills
Salary and benefits
About 3000 employees of RUAG and RUAG Real Estate make a significant contribution to the safety of Switzerland every day. They ensure that the Swiss Army as well as other operational and security organisations can fully perform their tasks at all times.
- Completed training in the field of safety (e.g. safety specialist (EKAS/SUVA), technical training HF/FH with a focus on safety)
- Additional training in fire protection, ISO 45001/14001 courses, BZS courses
- Several years of professional experience in occupational safety, health protection or environment
- Sound knowledge in risk management, safety audits and internal control systems (ICS) in the safety context
- High communication and teamwork skills at all hierarchical levels
- Structured and reliable working style as well as high organisational and coordination skills
- Very good MS Office user skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
- Very good German and good English skills
- Monitoring and control of all relevant safety and alarm systems as well as conducting inspections, audits and vulnerability analyses
- Documentation and investigation of safety and environmental incidents including root cause analysis and derivation of measures
- Advising managers on risk assessments, risk analyses and implementation of legal and internal requirements
- Coordinating the group-wide collection, consolidation and quality assurance of KPIs, KRIs and management information in the areas of safety and environment and preparing target group-specific evaluations and reports
- Consulting on risk assessments, risk analyses and preventive measures
- Supporting the integration of safety and environment requirements into operational and project processes according to industry standards ISO 14000 and 45000;
- Ensuring coordination and documentation of inspection and control obligations (equipment testing, site permits, etc.) and supporting responsible parties in documentation, monitoring and timely implementation of measures from inspections, audits, assessments and official requirements
- Creation, maintenance and further development of site-specific work instructions, process instructions, concepts and directives in the areas of safety and environment
- Support in environmental management (waste, emissions, water protection) and participation in sustainability initiatives
- Planning, organisation and implementation of training sessions, workshops and evacuation or emergency drills
- Active contribution to the further development of the safety, health and environmental culture at the site