EHS Manager

Our client is seeking an experienced and influential EHS Manager to lead Environment, Health & Safety performance for our integrated facilities management operation supporting a global biopharmaceutical client's operation across Ireland.

The Environmental Health Safety Manager is responsible as the SME for driving all EHS activities across the Pharma site. The goal is to achieve a zero-based LTi rate by driving an EHS culture across the location and employees

Key Responsibilities

• EHS responsibilities for all Environmental, Health &Safety related site-based activities and targeted KPI on one of our client sites.
• Effectively monitor, interpret and challenge EHS results and communicate issues, risks, opportunities, trends, and performance outlook, including to the on-site management team.
• Maintain the Environmental Management program to ensure full compliance with Corporate and Statutory requirements, including EPA License requirements, and report on and ensure integrity and completeness of management information contained in the client EHS systems of the client-related reporting metric tools.
• Deliver timely and accurate environmental management reports and commentaries periodically as the client requires.
• Conduct critical reviews of the EHS performance of the contract within the site team, identifying trends, areas of underperformance, and potential opportunities, including managing the EHS improvement plans.
• Elevate unresolved issues related to the Environmental/Waste Management requirements area.
• Develop and implement comprehensive EH&S programs and initiatives that comply with regulatory requirements and promote employee participation and accountability.
• Strong focus on a customer-centric approach to delivering and delighting clients in Incident and Accident Investigations to determine root cause and ensure identified issues are addressed.
• Provide support and analysis to key stakeholders for strategic and operational environmental decisions.
• Monitor and ensure adequate Environmental Health and Safety records are maintained.
• Advance the current training matrix needs throughout the site and develop/implement the necessary training and retraining programs.
• Performs routine safety and environmental walks and compliance audits with the client EHS team.
• Stays abreast of changing safety and environmental regulations and their potential impact on the facility.
• Attend client management meetings to present and report crucial documentation when required.
• Manage Operations Risk Assessments program for contractors and in-house teams and environmental compliance programs with the client.
• Manage detailed safety audits for staff, vendors, partners, and subcontractors to ensure continuous improvement and best practices.
• Take on Adhoc projects/duties as deemed necessary by the client and Operations Manager.

Person Specification:

• Minimum five years of experience managing EHS programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of EHS compliance related to EPA.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage a large number of disparate projects and to track.
• Five years of experience maintaining and managing day-to-day health, safety, emergency response, environmental compliance and activities.
• Previous experience implementing policies and procedures that are protective of the environment, personnel, equipment and business interests, including the leading of culture change required to embrace those policy and procedure changes.
• Intermediate computer skills - Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and internet search engines.
• Ability to advise on EHS issues on a day-to-day basis on site.
• Conduct standard accident/incident investigation reports and audit reports.
• Ability to write site inspection reports and audit reports.
• Lead eemployee safety committee on-site with Monthly or Quarterly Health & safety programs/talks.

Qualifications and Experience:

• A level 9 in a science, engineering, or related discipline.
• A degree or diploma in Health and Safety.
• Five (5) years of practical experience in the Environmental area, preferably within a pharmaceutical or related industry, is a prerequisite for the position.
• Audit experience is an Essential.
• Excellent pc skills, including Word/ Excel/ PowerPoint and project.
• Suitable experience in Health and safety and environmental issues.