EHS Specialist

Description

Position Summary & Responsibilities:
This role will support the St. Louis site  for day-to-day Health, Safety, and Environmental activities.  Additionally, this role will develop and deploy a subset of the HSE Management System at the site level under the direction of the Sr. HSE Manager. This role will be a key stakeholder in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects and initiatives.

• The HSE Specialist is responsible for providing HSE support to ensure the site maintains a safe and healthy workplace, protects the environment adhering to applicable legal requirements.
• Support of all team members and processes at the bioMerieux, Inc. St. Louis sites.
• Support of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects and initiatives.
• FDA/ISO regulated environment in the Medical Devices/Diagnostics Industry.
• Engages with the Site HSE Manager to define and accept a distinct role developing and deploying a subset of the HSE process.
• Document, deploy and train key HSE system users as defined by the HSE manager.
• Communicate progress milestones toward the HSE system development at the site level.
• Deploy specific HSE procedures following a subset of HSE processes reporting progress toward HSE goals (Job Safety Analyses, Risk assessments, Environmental Assessments, Incident Reporting System, HSE inspections).
• Helps drive process improvement initiatives for HSE.
• Support the implementation of HSE site policies.
• Compiles and reports HSE Metrics.
• Support new equipment procurement user requirement specifications and commissioning activities.
• Support ISO 14001 / 45001 Certification Audits and associated activities.
• Perform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards.
• Take an active role in the continuous improvement. 

Education, Skills, & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Health & Safety, Environmental Science or Policy and/or an Engineering-related field with 2+ years of experience in the Health, Safety, Sustainability, and/or Environmental fields required
• 2+ years of experience within an ISO 14001 / 45001 certified organization preferred.
• 1+ years of experience with continuous improvement and Project Management preferred.
• 1+ years of experience with CSR initiatives preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of US compliance regulations including DOT/OSHA/EPA/NFPA preferred.
• Ability to develop a strategy to determine action plans for risk reduction

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