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Job Description:
Dangerous Goods Coordinator
Location: Roermond and Venlo, the Netherlands
Do you thrive in a role where precision, compliance, and safety go hand in hand? At UPS, we’re looking for a Dangerous Goods Coordinator to ensure our operations meet the highest standards in handling and transporting dangerous goods and hazardous materials. You’ll play a key role in supporting our operations and health & safety committees, raising safety awareness, and ensuring compliance with local and international regulations and UPS standards. Are you ready to make an impact?
What you’ll do
In this role, you’ll oversee all Dangerous Goods compliance matters across our 4 facilities in the Roermond/Venlo campus. Your day-to-day focus will be safe handling and storage of Hazardous Chemicals and preparation of Dangerous Goods for transportation in compliance with local and international regulations and UPS standards. You’ll coordinate with Facility DG Coordinators at multiple UPS Healthcare sites, following up with operational and IT teams on DG-related risks, process issues, and compliance actions. You’ll facilitate and deliver training on ADR, IATA, IMO, and related regulations, ensuring that every team member is fully prepared to work safely and in compliance.
You’ll analyse and refine DG workflows, drive process improvements, and support WMS/TMS updates through user acceptance testing. You’ll also keep documentation and procedures accurate, audit-ready, and compliant with UPS and regulatory standards. When incidents or data errors occur, you will investigate, report, and ensure corrective actions are implemented. As a back-up for Facility DG Coordinators, you will help strengthen our safety culture and operational reliability.
What you’ll get
- A competitive salary based on experience, starting from €3.269 gross per month;
- Excellent benefits, including 29 leave days (full-time), 8% holiday allowance, travel allowance, company pension scheme, collective health insurance, work laptop, and gym membership discounts;
- An international work environment with opportunities to grow, thanks to our ‘promotion from within’ policy;
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
What you’ll need
- Preferred: A bachelor’s degree in logistics (or equivalent);
- Experience in Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials compliance;
- Knowledge of environmental laws and regulations;
- Certification and knowledge of IATA, ADR, IMDG, PGS 15, and PGS 372 regulations;
- A score of 90% on IATA and the willingness to obtain more certificates;
- Familiarity with training plans, quality systems, and compliance auditing;
- Strong skills in MS Office Suit, especially Excel; experience or willingness to learn WMS/TMS systems and DG master data processes;
- High accuracy and a structured, compliance-driven mindset;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Fluency in Dutch and English.
About UPS
Founded in 1907 as a messenger company in the United States, UPS has grown into a multi-billion-dollar corporation by clearly focusing on the goal of enabling commerce around the globe. Today, UPS is a global company with one of the most recognized and admired brands in the world. We have become the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. Every day, we manage the flow of goods, funds, and information in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
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Employee Type:
Permanent
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