An EHS Specialist / Occupational Hygienist is required by CareerWise Recruitment to join our expanding Cork based Biopharma client. This is a permanent role with excellent benefits.
ROLE:
1. Provide specialist advice to management and workforce by interpreting health, safety & legislation, corporate standards, policies and industry guidance.
2. Assess and control health hazards, including biological, chemical, ergonomic, physical, and psychosocial hazards.
3. Undertake Qualitative and Quantitative Exposure Assessment surveys - write reports and communicate.
4. Eliminate or significantly reduce risk by making organisational changes and selecting and designing relevant facilities.
5. Understand and implement health and safety requirements for new products and new project environments through knowledge of applicable legislation and industry practices.
6. Support a mature safety culture with integrated safety practices and open safety conversations.
7. Deliver high quality Health and Safety training, communications and technical support.
8. Ensure company compliance and continuous improvement in Health and Safety standards, systems, and programmes.
9. Investigate and provide legislative guidance during incident response.
10. Liaise with and report to Environmental Health & Safety regulatory agencies and corporate auditing groups.
11. Collaborate with site manufacturing and technical support personnel to manage Environmental Health & Safety aspects of current processes.
12. Review process and equipment changes to identify potential Health & Safety impacts.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Bachelor's Degree in Science, Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent experience).
2. Ideal candidate would also have competence in Occupational Hygiene or be working towards it.
3. 3-5 years relevant experience within the Pharma/Chemical industry.
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