Job Description
An EHS Specialist / Occupational Hygienist is required by CareerWise Recruitment to join our expanding Cork-based biopharma client. This permanent role comes with excellent benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide specialist advice to management and the 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 findings.
* Eliminate or significantly reduce risk by making organisational changes and selecting/designing relevant facilities.
* Understand and implement health and safety requirements for new products and project environments through knowledge of applicable legislation and industry practices.
* Support a mature safety culture with integrated safety practices and open safety conversations.
Key Deliverables:
* 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.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, occupational health and safety (or equivalent experience).
* Ideal candidate would also have competence in occupational hygiene or be working towards it.
* 3-5 years of relevant experience within the pharma/chemical industry.