Dangerous Goods Specialist

You hate boring work! You are analytically strong and not afraid to roll up your sleeves. You want to deepen your knowledge and develop yourself further within the profession. You work at an Mbo level and have a customer-friendly attitude. You have a good command of the Dutch and English languages, you are strong in communication, and you have a driver's license, so that you can also perform activities at customer locations.

To be able to work safely in our warehouse, you possess the following certificates. If not? Then you can obtain these certificates at SGS after you have started working.

• Vca certificate
• ADR awareness certificate
• Forklift certificate

Furthermore, the basic training consists of an IATA DG course and an IMDG training.
In addition, you will receive every opportunity to further develop yourself.

With us, you will get an independent and versatile job with a lot of responsibility. We pay a lot of attention to your personal and professional growth and development. Furthermore, we offer you:

• A salary between €2,600 and €3,400, appropriate to your knowledge, experience, and the responsibilities of the position
• 32 vacation days (based on 40 hours)
• 8% holiday allowance
• Travel allowance: you receive an allowance of €0.21 per kilometer for commuting
• The possibility to further develop within SGS
• Participation in the pension scheme with a fixed employee contribution of 6%
• Participation in the SGS sports and bicycle plan
• Active staff association: become a member and enjoy fun activities and events.

Is this the job you are looking for? Apply quickly! Do you want to know more first? Our Corporate Recruiter Anne Martiene Gerritsen is happy to help 06 – 51209983

Agencies, acquisition not required! CVs without request are the property of SGS without compensation!

The Sample Management and Dangerous Goods Services department is responsible for shipping dangerous and non-dangerous substances by road, sea, and air transport.
Our expertise lies in the logistical and administrative handling of shipments containing dangerous goods. We offer, among other things, transport support, prepare shipments for transport, and provide advice to and maintain contact with transport companies, laboratories, and customers. We do this together with 98 colleagues from our locations in Schiphol-Rijk, Eindhoven-Airport, and Spijkenisse.

We like to invest in the development of our employees. Depending on your own ambitions and learning curve, there are sufficient opportunities for career growth.

As a Dangerous Goods Specialist, you are responsible for the administrative, operational, and logistical activities surrounding the classification, packaging, and preparation for transport of shipments containing dangerous substances and goods. You will get a job where you alternate physical work with office work; the distribution is approximately 60% operational and 40% administrative.

You will work in the Sample Management Dangerous Goods & Cargo department and advise our customers.  You will have customer contact via email and telephone, and in addition, you will regularly coordinate with drivers and colleagues. Over time, you will also perform inspections on-site.

• Receiving and checking incoming and outgoing goods and dangerous substances
• Classifying, packaging, labeling, and shipping goods according to relevant laws and regulations
• Preparing transport documents such as IATA/ IMO DGDs and CMR
• Inspection and handling of shipments on-site at customers and internally
• Supervision of compliance with PGS15 guidelines in our warehouses
• Issuing quotes

What else you are going to do when you come to work for us as a Dangerous Goods Specialist:

Do you have work experience or a completed Mbo-level education in the direction of transport or logistics? That is a great foundation for this job! Furthermore, you recognize yourself in the following competencies and skills.