EHS Advisor

Role Purpose:

• Our client, based in Co. Cork, is seeking for an Environmental, Health & Safety Advisor to join their facility.
• The successful candidate will be responsible to ensure compliance with all relevant EHS legislation and assist in developing systems and procedures that optimise the sites environmental, health and safety performance.
• Ensure environmental, health & safety (EHS) global management standards are met and all EHS procedures are adhered to.
• Create EHS awareness in the plant and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Set up and maintain waste water and energy systems from inception.
• Establish an occupational health system for Cork Facility.
• Create all relevant safety programs for site.
• Assist in the maintenance of an effective EHS system.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental legislation, the sites Procedures and Standards by ensuring all required EHS documentation is up to date and readily available.
• Develop, implement and supervise environmental, health & safety programmes to ensure compliance with all applicable government regulations, company technical standards and values.
• Develop, implement and maintain EHS training programs
• Support EHS training and inductions for new hires, ongoing refresher training for existing staff and delivering EHS related training programmes to all levels within the organisation
• Develop, maintain and audit the Environmental and Health & Safety Management System.
• Support the EHS incident management process on site. Manage EHS incidents to closure, including root cause analysis and CAPA management.
• Perform EHS risk assessments such as: area, biological, chemical; ergonomic, new and/or modified equipment, task based etc, and make recommendations to control hazards.
• Coordinate and conduct internal EHS auditing and inspection ensuring actions are tracked to closure.
• Coordinate site environmental management programmes, driving continuous improvement initiatives including but not limited to energy, water, and waste reduction etc.
• Ensure implementation of the waste management strategy, continually striving to reduce site impact on the environment.
• Promote, implement and participate in varying EHS committees i.e. safety, waste, energy, DGSA etc.
• Coordinate and ensure compliance with legislation and company technical standards regarding contractor management.
• Ensure compliance with site training requirements.

Education & Qualifications Required:

• Degree in Environmental Science or Health & Safety or Chemical Engineering and has/is working as an EHS Specialist/SME within a Pharmaceutical /Chemical/Medical Devices manufacturing facility.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience working in an EHS role, preferably within the medical device industry or other similar regulated manufacturing industry is essential for this role
• Understanding of and experience in ISO management systems implementation including, ISO 45001 and 14001.
• A thorough knowledge of EHS legislation for a facility operating within Ireland/Europe
• Demonstrated team player with experience contributing to multi-disciplinary project teams and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills coupled with good ability to produce technical reports.

Please note, we do not require agency assistance with this role.