EHS Specialist

As an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, you will be responsible for setting strategy and providing governance related to Environmental Health & Safety Standards (EHSS) and providing day-to-day support delivery of environment programs in the major company site(s).

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance to line organizations in the completion of risk assessments and investigations.

• Enhancement of site Safety and Environmental Standard Operating Procedures. Research, draft and prepare local policies and procedures for compliance with GSK EHS Standards

• Gather and collect data related to EHS objectives, metrics and targets that reflect local needs and are aligned with GSK and legal expectations.

• Proactively identify and support actions necessary to ensure these are achieved.

• Monitoring Audit programs to assess compliance with legal and GSK requirements and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Develop / Give Training to comply with GSK, OSHA and EPA requirements. Provide coaching on EHS risks and programs.

• Champion a strong Safety culture across the site and maximize personnel involvement in EHS related activities.

• Conduct and document Work Place Risk assessments/ Job Safety Analysis, action plans and implementation of related corrective measures.

• Ensure that necessary EHS information is reported to local regulators and to stakeholders within GSK

• Conduct investigations into serious adverse events.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s Degree, Occupational Safety, Biology, Safety Engineering, other science-related fields

• 2 + years of experience as safety professional with expertise in OSHA regulations. And to provide support to operations and facilities to ensure compliance with safety programs and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience with continuous improvement initiatives

• Experience working in positions requiring strong customer focus

• Experience of OSHA safety and health regulations in general industry (29 CFR Part 1910) and construction (29 CFR Part 1926).

• Experience in the development, implementation, and management of programs related to high risk/high hazard management, risk assessments and control, processes and hazardous agents, health and wellbeing programs, security, and emergency response. 

• Experience of risk management in construction projects.

• Experience in Environmental Compliance.

• Experience in pharmaceutical or other regulated manufacturing environment preferred.

Why GSK?

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.

These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Operating at pace and agile decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk.

• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.

• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning.

• Sustaining energy and well-being.

• Building strong relationships and collaboration, honest and open conversations.

• Budgeting and cost-consciousness.

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