EHS Specialist III

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

LOCATION/DIVISION SPECIFIC INFORMATION

The Marietta Manufacturing site is a member the Laboratory Products Division within Thermo Fisher Scientific. Our laboratory equipment and products are used primarily by pharmaceutical companies for drug discovery, development, and used by biotechnology companies and universities for life science research and promotes prevention and cure diseases while improving the standard of life. Our offering consists of equipment, accessories, and services for sample preparation, storage and protection, and analysis.
Discover Impactful Work:
The EHS Specialist III has responsibility for the site’s safety, regulatory compliance, safety training and worker’s compensation programs. This position provides guidance and support to internal and external clients on EH&S matters. The role supports the Site Leader in ensuring compliance with EH&S regulations and practices.

A day in the Life:

• Inspire a culture where employees at all levels take ownership for safety.
• Engage employees in safety initiatives to eliminate or control safety hazards and reduce risk of an injury or environmental exposure.
• Drive associate participation in site safety initiatives including Safety Gemba walks, Hazard ID and Near Miss Reporting, Safety Inspections, and Safety Council activities.
• Provide leadership & support for training programs to build EHS technical, management and leadership skills of site leadership team and employees.
• Administration of Worker’s Compensation programs and Transitional Work Program.
• Analyze and communicate site EHS performance against expectations, communicate feedback, establish and track required actions to improve performance
• Evaluate facility EHS conditions, assess risks and develop appropriate corrective-action plans and budgets to address deficiencies in comparison to regulations and internal policy/protocol
• Maintain site information on the Intelex database and supervise corrective action items to completion. Track EHS KPI’s for the site to meet corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Lead investigations in responding to significant incidents and government requests/notices
• Perform environmental compliance duties including wastewater reporting, storm water inspections and other duties as assigned.
• Conduct risk assessments and inspections to identify potential environmental and workplace hazards, violations, programs deficiencies and liabilities. Present corrective action recommendations to site leadership.
• Review and work with site team members to maintain Job Safety Analyses and PPE Assessments and update shared folders and iConnect sites as needed.
• Lead problem solving to resolve employee safety concerns and implement recommendations where appropriate.
• Collaborate with environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies as needed.
• Facilitate Safety Committee and Emergency Response Team meetings and activities.
• Collaborate with engineering, maintenance and other groups as needed to implement EHS controls.
• Use LEAN manufacturing methodology and LEAN tools (Kaizen events, process mapping, benchmarking, and root cause analysis) to drive workplace safety improvement. Promote the strong connection between PPI (Practical Process Improvement)/Lean initiatives and safety programs.
• Participate in EHS audits as appropriate.
• Uphold the Code of Ethics and the 4-I Values.
• Perform all job duties within ISO standards, regulatory or statutory requirements’.

Keys to Success:

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) from an accredited institution in safety, environmental or a related field preferred. High school diploma / equivalent required.

EXPERIENCE

3 year’s EHS experience or 5 years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated experience as an advocate of safety
• Concise written and oral communication skills

Please refer the Job description for details