Ehs Technician

Great Care, Delivered™ is the promise that we make to our customers.  If you have a passion for helping animals, and a love for serving others – we want you to help us deliver on that promise by joining our team.  The EHS Technician is responsible for promoting a safe work environment by developing and maintaining engaging safety programs that comply with all applicable regulatory agencies while staying aligned with the firm's long range, strategic needs. This position plays a key role in establishing policies.

When will you work? 

The hours for this position will be dictated by business needs and will be Monday-Friday Day Shift on site in Swedesboro, NJ.  

What you’ll do:  

• Enhance Wedgewood workplace safety culture by motivating all areas of work force to contribute to continuous safety improvements.
  • Promote engaging safety programs and supporting activities.
  • Determine root causes of safety incidents and make recommendations for corrective actions
  • Manage accountability and ensure the timely completion of actions uncovered in various safety inspections, audits and other programs.
  • With support from all areas of business, create a proactive and engaging atmosphere to prevent safety incidents before they occur.
• Revise, develop and maintain safety programs and procedures to be compliant with applicable regulatory agencies including but not limited to OSHA, USP and the State of New Jersey.
• Facilitate interdepartmental Safety Committee Meetings.
  • Empower Safety Committee members to be ambassadors to their represented areas.
  • Encourage communications to and from areas represented by Safety Committee members to voice recommendations, concerns and requests.
  • Review Wedgewood safety incidents, programs and other activities with the committee to promote interdepartmental engagement and communications.
• Meet routinely with Corporate EHS Manager to prioritize tasks, actions and projects.
• Act as Chemical Hygiene officer ensuring proper categorization, safe handling, labeling and transport of a wide chemicals used in compounding.
• Perform Respiratory fit testing for all compounding lab employees
• Provide safety orientation for new employees and reoccurring training for existing employees.
• Perform Risk Analysis on equipment, maintenance/construction activities and procedures.
• Perform monthly safety inspections. Work with area managers and develop policies and procedures to continuously limit risks and reduce incidents.
• Track weekly and annual Safety metrics and meet established goals set by Manager and Leadership.
• Perform particulate, chemical and noise monitoring to ensure safety and containment procedures are effective.
• Provide People Success with incident information to be reported to insurance provider and aid in employee guidance.
• Schedule and review building safety system inspections including sprinkler system, fire alarm and other safety equipment inspections.
• Maintain all safety related records as required by regulatory agencies and Wedgewood requirements.
• Proactively communicate with employees all safety related activities, issues or events to eliminate or minimize disruptions to the normal operations of the business.
• Assist Site GM in developing and maintaining safety related budget items.
• Other tasks as required.

Who you are: 

• Basic computer skills with ability to learn new tools, programs and work processes
• Proficient with MS Office tools or equivalent (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Basic understanding of personal protective equipment, respiratory protection equipment and chemical hygiene and hierarchy of controls.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Bring positive, goal oriented and professional attitude
• Experience implementing and continuously revising policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of OSHA required safety programs.
• Ability to effectively communicate safety requirements to all staff positions and in verbal and written form.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and able to work productively across multiple departments

What you’ve done: 

• Obtained an Associate degree in field with safety requirements such as engineering, chemical handling or bio-technology; or 1-2 years’ experience in a related field or Operations role.
• Relevant safety experience or certifications from accredited institutions are beneficial.

What’s in it for you: 

• A comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and flexible spending accounts 
• 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company contribution to help you save for the future 
• Company Paid Life and disability insurance 
• Access to voluntary insurance options 
• A generous paid time off program that increases every year 
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Opportunity for growth - We believe in promoting from within and do so through our internal job posting program! 

About Us 

For over 40 years, Wedgewood Pharmacy has been trusted to deliver high-quality compounded medications, now reaching over 40,000 people and the animals they love. Our company has grown dramatically from our humble beginnings in 1980 because we never stop asking how we can improve patient care while serving our customers better, smarter, and faster. 

To keep growing, we depend on people who thrive on pushing the envelope of innovation in everything we do while keeping a laser focus on patient care. We trust our employees to deliver unique medications to the hundreds of thousands of people and animals whose health is our only business. 

Wedgewood Pharmacy is an equal opportunity employer.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  If you require an accommodation due to a special need or disability, please let your recruiter know what accommodations you will need.