Environmental Health & Safety Officer

at  Charles River Laboratories

Req ID #: 226131
Dublin, Leinster, IE
Full time
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.

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.
• Be able 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 Microbial SolutionsOur Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.
  About Charles RiverCharles 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. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
  With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
  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. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
  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

DO YOU THRIVE ON BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR EH&S ON A BUSY AND FRIENDLY SITE?

Our site in Dublin are 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

• Implement and review environmental health & safety systems and procedures, update and maintain systems to ensure compliance with all regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Responsible for, with support of local managers, for assessments and other practical requirements as necessary under H&S legislation.
• To assist in the operation, development, and organization of environmental, safety and health monitoring schemes, including written policies, record keeping and monitoring.
• Chair on site safety committee and ensure actions are followed up and completed in a timely manner.
• To plan, execute, document and file EHS Risk Assessments and associated documentation on a regular basis.
• To undertake incident investigations as necessary, record and report monthly accident/incident statistics to management and external bodies.
• To liaise with the Facilities Department in relation to maintaining the fire safety systems as required by legislation.
• To oversee, induct and monitor On-Site Contractors and visitors with respect to safety.
• To liaise with internal and external Enforcing Authorities as required, such as H.S.A, EPA & DCC.
• To carry out regular EH&S audits/inspections.
• To assist in staff environmental safety training including Risk Assessments.
• To maintain suitable and sufficient records relating to all H&S matters. Support MSDS / Waste & Energy management.
• Support Field Service department with customer requested RAMS and other access requirements.
• Review and upkeep of onsite contractor work permits, insurances, risk assessments and method statements as required.