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