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Environmental Health & Safety Officer, Dublin
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Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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13
Posted:
09.02.2025
Expiry Date:
26.03.2025
Job Description:
For nearly 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development, and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales, or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Are you an Environmental / Health and Safety officer looking to progress in your career?
Have you worked in the Biotech / Pharma / Med Devices industry in an EH&S role? Or do you have transferable EH&S experience from other industries?
Do you thrive on being responsible for EH&S on a busy and friendly site?
Our site in Dublin is now recruiting for an EH&S Officer to join them in ensuring the highest standards and attention to safety for our colleagues and clients.
What You'll Be Doing
1. Implement and review environmental health & safety systems and procedures, update and maintain systems to ensure compliance with all regulatory and corporate requirements.
2. Responsible, with support of local managers, for assessments and other practical requirements as necessary under H&S legislation.
3. Assist in the operation, development, and organization of environmental, safety, and health monitoring schemes, including written policies, record keeping, and monitoring.
4. Chair on-site safety committee and ensure actions are followed up and completed in a timely manner.
5. Plan, execute, document, and file EHS Risk Assessments and associated documentation on a regular basis.
6. Undertake incident investigations as necessary, record and report monthly accident/incident statistics to management and external bodies.
7. Liaise with the Facilities Department in relation to maintaining the fire safety systems as required by legislation.
8. Oversee, induct, and monitor On-Site Contractors and visitors with respect to safety.
9. Liaise with internal and external Enforcing Authorities as required, such as H.S.A, EPA & DCC.
10. Carry out regular EH&S audits/inspections.
11. Assist in staff environmental safety training including Risk Assessments.
12. Maintain suitable and sufficient records relating to all H&S matters. Support MSDS / Waste & Energy management.
13. Support Field Service department with customer requested RAMS and other access requirements.
14. Review and upkeep of onsite contractor work permits, insurances, risk assessments, and method statements as required.
What We Offer You
A great benefits package from day one, including a group pension plan and flexible health benefits.
Group Life Assurance and Group Income Protection.
Remote GP access.
Bonus.
Wellbeing support and initiatives.
Access to great discounts via our CREDS discount scheme.
Global opportunities and strong career progression.
The chance to work on several varied projects and liaise globally and nationally with other business areas.
To be able to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of people.
To continue your own career growth.
Cycle to work scheme and much more!
Skills and Experience
* BSc. in Environmental / Health & Safety or similar relevant education, training, or experience.
* Minimum 3 years experience.
* Good IT Skills – MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Ideally experience of a Safety management system.
* Ability to deal with people at all levels including internal and external clients.
* Ability to work on own initiative.
* Good Time Management.
* Ability to work to tight timescales.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science, and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe.
At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.
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