Job Description
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
We're seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist to join our team at West, a dedicated organization improving patient lives for over a century.
Our company's purpose is to deliver life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, leaving an indelible mark on the healthcare industry.
With opportunities for lifelong learning, growth, and development, we empower our team members and their families through benefit programs, supporting their physical, mental, emotional, and financial health.
We believe in giving back to the communities where we live and work, and are committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.
Job Description
In this role, you will support the planning and implementation of environmental health and safety programs by developing and maintaining a comprehensive occupational safety program for the facility.
- Guide and promote employee health and safety performance by assisting in developing health and safety systems, programs, and procedures to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses, and enhance the overall site safety culture.
- Participate on incident investigations to guide finding root causes and identifying aligned long-term corrective actions.
- Perform facility audits, surveys, and inspections to identify environmental, safety, and occupational hazards and weaknesses, to promote effective practices and ensure compliance with applicable regulations and develop recommendations.
- Participate in and/or plan and execute HSE, Sustainability, and Corporate Responsibility related projects.
- Monitor contractor activities to ensure compliance with West Safety Policies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
- Strong ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with employees and managers at all levels of the organization.
- Manufacturing or similar experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to train.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
- Analytical problem-solving.
- Demonstrated initiative and innovation.
- Knowledge of computer and software skills an asset.
Travel Requirements and Physical Demands
- 5% travel, up to 13 business days per year.
- Exerting up to 20lbs/9kg of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force frequently constantly to move objects.