EHS Specialist I

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

St. Louis, MO / Drug Substance Division - The Drug Substance Division is one of the five divisions that make up the Pharma Services Group. We specialize in both small and large molecule development and commercial drug substance services. This allows us to serve the needs of Small/Emerging, Mid-Sized and Large Pharma sectors globally.

A day in the Life:

• Plan, implement, and coordinate EHS Management System activities across the organization to help reduce or eliminate occupational illness and injuries, improve employee engagement, and reduce business risks and losses.
• Introduce and interpret various Federal, State, and Local recognized rules, regulations and procedures governing hazardous materials as they impact the company.
• Provide guidance to a wide range of departmental teams (Labs and Manufacturing) on the execution of site procedures in relation to EHS procedures and policies.
• Lead the site’s Hazardous Waste program and activities, and the introduction of new chemicals to the facility
• Coordinate EHS audits across the organization, and drive results around needed corrective actions.
• Key member of the sites Emergency Response Team
• Administer, document, and maintain Thermo Fisher Quality Systems conformance to regulatory requirements and company policies as well as develop and maintain training and exercises onsite

Provides EHS Team and site support:

• Participates in client audits and questionnaires related to EHS, Social Responsibility, and Sustainability
• Conducts risk assessments, incident investigations, employee training, process safety reviews, EHS training and other EHS related projects as assigned.
• Manages and assists with EHS projects in coordination with other EHS Team members and departments as necessary.

Keys to Success:

Education

• High School diploma required and 4 years of EHS experience, OR
• B.Sc. or B.A. degree preferred.

Experience

• 1 years of previous EHS experience is preferred but not required.
• 1 to 2 years of Chemical, manufacturing, or pharmaceutical work experience is preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience conducting presentations/training.
• High integrity for dealing with confidential information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000 colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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