EHS Specialist.

EHS Specialist

Department: EHS and Security

Summary

Performs various tasks to ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Develop, implement and monitor environmental, health and safety (EHS) programmes to ensure compliance with all applicable government regulations and company standards and values.
• Drive effective writing, revising and rollout of accurate operational procedures, training materials and EHS-related procedures, ensuring all work is subsequently carried out in line with the same.
• Participate in process and system walk-downs and the completion of safety reviews, with active follow-up of action closure.
• Identify and address site EHS issues and employee concerns.
• Perform EHS risk assessments, including chemical, biological, machinery, area and task-specific assessments, and make recommendations to control hazards.
• Develop, implement and maintain training programmes for health, safety and the environment. Support EHS training and inductions for new hires, ongoing refresher training for existing staff, and deliver EHS-related training programmes to all levels within the organisation.
• Maintain the EHS incident management process on site. Manage EHS incidents to closure, including root cause analysis and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) management.
• Identify, implement and track corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Coordinate internal EHS auditing and inspections and actively follow up on necessary corrective actions to ensure audit readiness.
• Be responsible for the EHS internal intranet page and EHS communications.
• Identify and maintain EHS metrics, trending and reporting, including dashboards.
• Work closely with EHS Managers and Senior EHS Specialists in selecting, adopting, implementing and overseeing appropriate programmes that support the EHS strategy.
• Build relationships with key departments to foster support for EHS programmes.
• Be available 24/7 for emergencies that may arise on site.

Experience and Required Skills

Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in Health and Safety or a related field, with 3–5 years of experience working in an EHS role within the pharmaceutical industry or a similar industry.