Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist

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The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

This position supports the functions of the Environmental Health and Safety Department by identifying and evaluating risks to employee safety and the environment and establishes controls to mitigate or eliminate those risks. The EHS Specialist plays a key role in maintaining a safe and compliant workplace through detailed analysis, collaboration, and problem solving, both within the EHS department and throughout the business.  This position helps protect GenMark’s right to operate by through risk identification and mitigation, accident prevention, compliance management, audit response and execution, record keeping, program development, and environmental/safety related training.

The Opportunity

• Support the development, review, and revision of EHS programs which includes technical writing to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. Lead or facilitate investigation of EHS incidents to identify cause(s), and corrective and preventative actions to reduce or eliminate risk of recurrence.

• Manage action plans to ensure incident follow up is complete and effective. Compile and report EHS related metrics as needed or assigned.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations in areas of assigned responsibility. Obtain and maintain Health & Safety records and required Environmental permits, permits/licenses and other important EHS documents. Ensure permit requirements are met.

• Provide collaborative leadership and resources to implement program, process, or systematic changes to ensure compliance when required.

• Maintain an incident and injury reporting database, update files, and records, including injury and illness data and other paperwork to ensure compliance. Develop metrics, summaries, materials, communications and resources to provide accurate and timely reporting of EHS related data. Ensure documentation is maintained and tracked.

• Develop and update training materials and technical reports and provide analysis of policies and procedures.  

• Prepare, coordinate and conduct regular EHS related meetings, inspections and trainings. Coordinate the management of hazardous and medical waste.  Manage hazardous waste streams.

Who You Are

• You hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, Science, or other technical degree.

• You have a minimum of 5 years environmental, health & safety experience, including experience in managing EHS and workers compensation regulations in manufacturing, R&D, and warehousing environments.

• Experience within the clinical diagnostics or medical device industry is preferred but not mandatory.

• Experience with basic industrial hygiene practices and experience in incident response and management.

• Experience evaluating, managing, and mitigating EHS risk in industrial, laboratory, and office environments and experience analyzing EHS data to identify issues and trends and using that analysis to drive action within a matrixed organization

• Experience utilizing document control software for routing and maintenance of EHS programs preferred- but not mandatory, and experience using, maintaining, and/or calibrating EHS monitoring equipment preferred.

Preferred Requirements

• CPR/First-aid certification

• HAZWOPER 40hr certification

Behaviors, competencies, and qualities of the ideal Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist

• EHS risk assessments including job hazard assessments, equipment safety assessment, and ergonomic risk assessments

• Interpretation and analysis of regulatory and technical documents

• Working knowledge of emergency response procedures

• Basic knowledge of industrial hygiene principles and practices

• Working knowledge of industrial and office ergonomics principles and practices. Working knowledge of workers’ compensation case management practices

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