Health And Safety Specialist

Summary of Role
As the Health, & Safety Specialist for Sterling, you will be accountable for driving a safety-focused culture through consistent employee engagement and Safety program creation, implementation, and enhancement. The ideal candidate will drive the execution of EHS OSHA programs, leveraging training, procedural authoring and review, and relationship building with key stakeholders to drive an enhanced safety performance throughout the site. The role will aid in maintaining EHS systems executing change control for master documents and leveraging appropriate SME's to ensure a high quality output. The position works on assignments that are semi-routine in nature in which ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice is required. A pragmatic and continuous improvement mindset is a key quality for success in this role. The position requires execution of the Sterling Values and non-negotiables, as well as expertise in functional competencies included in this position profile.
Your Responsibilities

• Serves as the key operational liaison from EH&S with staff in labs and manufacturing. Demonstrate safety as a core value and establish safe work environment by actively leading the safe execution of work.
• Supports and drives incident investigations to ensure root cause is determined and appropriate CAPA's designed and implemented that eliminate existing dangers and create solutions that will reduce the risk of other accidents occurring.
• Analyses accident and incident reports and data for trends; makes recommendations for correcting unsafe conditions and actions.
• Supports EHS aspects of SOPs and work processes such the authoring of MPRs, RSTRs, and other EHS-related work instructions, investigations and other work products as assigned.
• Facilitates the inclusion of appropriate SME's in MPR's, STR's and other key procedures to ensure appropriate safety considerations are comprehensive, executable, and understandable.
• Supports new employee and contractor EHS orientation and onboarding by conducting training, fit-testing, hazard communication, and other activities.
• Inspect workplace environments, activities and conditions to verify compliance with federal laws, regulations and requirements.
• Embody our company values, which are: be reliable, be caring, be transparent and be willing.
• Please note this description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements for the Role

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, health science or similar.
• Minimum of 3 years related experience in EHS, life sciences or manufacturing. > 5 years preferred.
• General working knowledge of cGMP procedures and Safety regulations.
• Candidates need to be competent with IT systems, and Microsoft Office including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

What We Offer
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life insurance, paid time off, bonus program, 401k match, tuition reimbursement, 24/7 employee assistance program, flexible work hours, and the opportunity for career training and development.
Location
This position is located in Germantown, WI, a vibrant city northwest of Milwaukee in Southeast Wisconsin. A great place to live, work and raise a family, Southeast Wisconsin offers a variety of activities and diverse cultural scene.
Diversity and Inclusion
Sterling values diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, past or present military service, marital status, gender identification or expression, medical condition (including genetic characteristics) or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
Why Consider Sterling?
Sterling Pharma Solutions is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with more than 50 years' experience in developing and manufacturing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). This is complimented by Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) research and development bioconjugation services.
We are a fast growing, dynamic business with facilities in the UK, Europe and the US, where we employ more than 1300 talented and passionate people who support our customers in bringing new medicines to market, improving and saving the lives of patients.
Our culture and our way of working is what really sets us apart as a business; we aim to deliver an exceptional experience to our customers and our employees. You can expect to be part of a supportive team, all working towards a shared goal: to deliver first-class science and service to our customers every day.
Sterling Pharma Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.