ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY SPECIALIST
Company: Getinge
Location: Wayne
Posted on: May 13, 2022
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Job Description:
*Environmental Health & Safety Specialist**Together we can make
a Difference!*At Getinge we are dedicated and passionate about
helping our customers save lives and ensure excellent care. We
provide innovations for operating rooms, intensive-care units,
sterilization departments and for life science companies and
institutions. Our portfolio combines well-known product brands such
as Maquet, Pulsion, Atrium, Lancer and Datascope - just to name a
few.A career at Getinge will provide career opportunities that both
inspire and challenge. Here, you can make a difference every
day._This role will be responsible to build, and implement an
Environmental Health and Safety program foe the Getinge USA Sales
and Service organization. Develop all Environmental Health and
Safety (EHS) materials and training programs based on federal
legislation, ISO 14001, corporate expectations, and customer
requirements._*Job Functions*:* Develop and implement an
Environmental, Health & Safety program for the Getinge Sales and
Service organization to ensure compliance with current and future
legal, regulatory, corporate, and customer requirements.* Manages
strategic review of EH&S in the organization and provides
appropriate objectives and programs to improve overall EH&S
performance and to defend against future liabilities.* Presents
Environmental, Health & Safety performance, discusses upcoming
Environmental, Health & Safety actions to improve functional
performance, and proactively identifies and promptly addresses
Environmental, Safety & Health issues which may affect operations
or may provide strategic advantage to the business.* Establishes
and tracks metrics for assessing EH&S effectiveness in the
organization, including the OSHA Total Recordable Incident Rate
(TRIR), the OSHA Lost Worktime Case Rate (LWR).* Develops and
executes a plan to reduce worker injury and lost time rates by
assessing accident occurrence and trends, job hazard analysis, and
workplace setups/environment Leads the creation and maintenance of
an appropriate EH&S culture through cross-functional
cooperation, communications, promotions, and training.* Establishes
the priorities and manages the implementation of environmental
management programs.* Responsible for appropriate procedures,
approvals, coordination and control of hazardous, regulated and
solid wastes.* Identifies and manages all EH&S regulatory
compliance reporting requirements* Responsible to develop an
emergency plan and. ensures that adequate evacuation and response
arrangements are in place for fire, accidents and all other
emergency situations.* Represents the company on EH&S affairs
with relevant external parties, including customers, ensuring
adequate response to all regulatory and legal issues and
contractor/vendor qualification inquiries.*Quality System Duties
and Responsibilities: ** Establish and support a work environment
of continuous improvement that supports the Quality Policy, Quality
System and the appropriate regulations for the areas this position
supports.* Ensure that all employees that report to this position
are trained to do their work and that their work and training is
properly documented.* Support the plant's quality objectives and
initiatives*Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: ** 5-7 years'
experience in EH&S in pharmaceutical/medical device industry is
required. 7-10 years' experience is preferred.* Must have prior
experience dealing with local Federal and State Authorities for
permits and reporting.* In depth knowledge of state and federal
OSHA standards and Tier II reporting.* Knowledge of Quality System
Regulation a plus. NHDES Hazardous Waste Coordinator Certification,
and/or OSHA Emergency Response Certification desirable.* FDA
regulated environments is required.* Must have effective verbal and
written communication skills and be able to interact with all
levels of the organization.* Must demonstrate the ability to take
initiative and work independently to drive results.* Applied
experience in the field of ergonomics and pro-active repetitive
stress injury prevention is highly desirable.* Strong leadership,
interpersonal, strategic thinking/planning, communication, and
collaboration skills are essential.* Must be able to interpret and
apply Federal, State, and Local EHS regulations.* Must demonstrate
the ability to be an effective hands-on trainer.* Must have track
record that demonstrates the ability to implement training programs
and work with supervisors and personnel to improve awareness and
compliance.* Understanding of validation practices, project
management, and Facilities/EH&S related projects is preferred.*
Must be a proficient user of Microsoft Office products or
equivalent software application.*Minimum Requirements: **
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Safety or Environmental
Management or related field is required (or equivalent), Masters a
plus.* Must have working knowledge of ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OSHA,
FDA GMP's requirements.*Quality Requirements : ** *Build Quality
into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all
quality requirements.** *Ensure compliance to all FDA and Worldwide
Quality & Compliance regulations (As applicable to the job
function).** *Must have the education and experience to understand
and comply with U.S. and Worldwide medical device regulations (As
applicable to your job function).** *Attend all required Quality &
Compliance training at the specified interval.** *Adopt the "Beyond
Compliance Quality Culture" in the work environment; always meet
and exceed requirements.**Environmental/Safety/Physical Work
Conditions: ** Responsible for understanding and conforming with
the Environmental Policy to ensure that significant environmental
aspects that relate to actual or potential impacts with their work
are executed to minimized the effects on the environment.*
Responsible for developing required environmental, health and
safety programs* Responsible for understanding and conforming with
the Health and Safety Policy to ensure that the significant risks
that relate to actual or potential hazards with their work are
identified.* Duties to be performed in an office or remote
environment.* Some travel between New Jersey sites, and potential
field-based travel to customer locations.*Excellent Opportunity to
join an industry leader! Excellent Benefits!... Dental, Health,
Vision, Life and 401(k) and more!*Getinge is an equal opportunity
employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information,
national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other
characteristic protected by law.We look forward to receiving your
application. If you share our passion and believe that saving lives
is the greatest job in the world, then we look forward to receiving
your application. We hope you will join us on our journey to become
the world's most desired MedTech company.INDALJob Type:
Full-timeBenefits:* 401(k)* Dental insurance* Health insurance*
Life insurance* Vision insuranceSchedule:* Monday to FridayWork
Location: Multiple Locations
Keywords: Getinge, Wayne , ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY SPECIALIST, Healthcare , Wayne, New Jersey
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