EHS Specialist

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

Cranbury, NJ / Biosciences Division - Recombinant Proteins (REP) Business Unit

This team unites deep scientific expertise with a collaborative culture to build a product portfolio that includes cytokines, growth factors, antibodies and ELISA kits used to support the research of our academic, government, biotech, and pharmaceutical customers.

Discover Impactful Work:

As an advisor on EHS aspects to the Leadership team and functional managers, you will lead, develop, implement, and maintain environmental, health and safety programs at the Cranbury, NJ site.  This position will report to the Director, EHS and have primary responsibility of supporting lab operations but will have exposure to all operations.

A Day In The Life:

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permits at assigned site
• Implement, develop, and roll out EHS programs in a new facility
• Conduct environmental, health and safety audits
• Carry out job hazard assessments and LOTO procedure development by partnering with key stakeholders.
• Lead Safety Committee(s)
• Maintain an on-the-floor presence and provide technical assistance and advice to operations managers and colleagues regarding environmental health and safety issues
• Ensure the communication of environmental health and safety matters
• Partner with stake holders to conduct accident/incident investigations
• Oversee the EHS aspects of capital projects and facility expansions
• Author site safety policies and perform procedural document reviews to ensure EHS risks are adequately addressed
• Develop and provide training programs to ensure colleague knowledge and understanding of safety regulations and requirements including orientation for new colleagues
• Support day-to-day operations
• Management of chemical and biological wastes on-site
• Maintenance of regulatory paperwork for various agencies
• Active member of the building emergency response team (BERT) which could include HAZMAT and 1st Aid / CPR certifications
• Review and approve contractor safe work permits
• Responsible for promoting a strong safety culture through outreach initiatives, colleague, and management engagement
• Manage site worker's compensation program, and incident investigation program and oversee the EHS database implementation for the site
• Assist with the site Emergency Plan and the Emergency Response Team

Keys to Success:

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, or similar technical discipline; training in core Environmental, Health and Safety disciplines is preferred

Experience

• 3+ years experience in safety or environmental field. Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience in local, state and federal environmental, health and safety regulatory compliance
• CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist), CSP (Certified Safety Professional), and/or CPE (Certified Professional Ergonomist) is a plus
• Experience supporting scientists working in a laboratory environment
• Prior experience administering OSHA’s Chemical Hygiene standard (1910.1450)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Good technical and project management skills to successfully lead multiple projects and daily responsibilities
• Ability to make decisions and work independently and as part of a team
• Self-motivated with the ability to develop and foster creative and innovative solutions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills required, including the ability to interact with all levels of employees and outside regulatory agencies
• Ability to discern and appropriately communicate sensitive issues
• Demonstrated proficiency with computer/software applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Many duties are performed while sitting at a desk or conference room, (e.g., operating a computer, using a telephone, or writing and analyzing data and/or reports, attending meetings). In addition, walking or standing within the office area is required for conducting inspections, drills, participating in agency inspections, conducting EHS audits, assisting and may serve as an incident commander in Emergency Response Time (ERT) activities. Preferably able to be respirator certified and be able to wear protective equipment required during emergency response to a chemical spill.

This position has not been approved for relocation assistance.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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