Description Overview
The Environment Health & Safety Manager is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for all the Braunton operations environmental health and safety programs.
Establishes EHS objectives and directs the activities of the site EHS staff to design, develop, implement and audit environment health and safety programs.
These programs are designed to minimize employee exposure to workplace risks, control and eliminate incident costs, and assure compliance with all applicable environment, health and safety regulations.
Working as part of the site leadership team and site EHS personnel, and utilizing compliance tools and management systems, the successful candidate will oversee proactive environment health and safety programs that align with the Perrigo corporate requirements.
Scope of the Role
1. In-depth knowledge of EHS management systems, safety and environment regulations, and local, regional and global related compliance requirements
2. Demonstrated ability to lead strategic initiatives towards an established EHS vision
3. Continuous improvement of the safety culture
4. Drives execution of tactical and strategic initiatives at the site to eliminate hazards and reduce or eliminate risks and drive continuous EHS performance improvement
5. Participates in various committees and steering teams as the EHS representative
6. Facilitates active steering teams and ad hoc committees for the development of safety, health and environmental standards and policies
7. Advises site leadership on government regulations and Pharmaceutical industry best practices relating to EHS and recommends necessary actions to attain compliance and mitigate risk
8. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Production to integrate EHS practices into day-to-day operations.
9. Drive implementation of site EHS management system to ensure consistency with Perrigo goals and objectives
10. Develop/mentor site EHS staff to improve technical and leadership skills
11. Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and motivate teams with ability to develop and manage budgets
12. Builds Employee engagement to improve EHS standards using HOP principles and techniques.
13. Hosts regulatory, customer and other third party audits focused on EHS and Security
14. Works within established Perrigo guidelines and policy framework to design, propose and implement comprehensive EHS strategies for the site, to meet EHS requirements supporting short and long-term business needs
15. Monitors performance, maintains EHS metrics, scorecards and objectives, gathers and analyses data, and participates in Operational meetings. Including the ‘Red on
Line’ legal register, Foresight energy tracker and waste management data.
16. Maintain the Packaging Waste data for the Braunton facility to enable the timely and accurate completion of annual submissions.
17. Update the Foresight database and ensure compliance for ESOS and SECR submissions.
18. Ensure Occupational Health surveillance and Wellbeing programs progress in line with the site risk matrix and annual initiatives
19. To undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time in order to support the Perrigo business.
Security
20. The role will also take responsibility for the security of the facility which includes overseeing a 24hr security control of entry guarding and event response provision and access control of the Controlled Drug Store.
Work Environment
21. This is a facility-based role requiring regular presence on the manufacturing floor, occasional work in controlled environments, and participation in emergency response drills and compliance audits.
Experience Required
22. Qualified safety professional – NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
23. Degree level qualification desirable
24. Minimum 5 years of EHS experience in a pharmaceutical or high-risk manufacturing environment. Pharma background is highly desired
25. Strong knowledge of EHS regulations, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards, and GMP guidelines.
26. Working understanding of HOP principles and objectives
27. Excellent communication (both written & oral), leadership, and team-building skills
28. Experience with Gensuite or another EMIS system desired
29. Working knowledge of Microsoft software, Gensuite, LMS and Environmental databases
Benefits
We believe our people are our greatest asset. Alongside competitive compensation, we offer benefits tailored to supporting you and your family, as well as career development opportunities to ensure you feel valued and supported, both professionally and personally. Find out more about at Perrigo. Hybrid Working Approach
We love our offices and the setting they provide for in-person collaboration and celebration. But we also appreciate the opportunity to work remotely can energise you too, so we promote flexibility with the ability to work two days a week from home in many roles. We are proud to be included in the Forbes list of "America's Best Employers by State 2024". Find out more Applicants please note: To apply to this position please click the APPLY button at the bottom of the application. (The SAVE button will only save your profile information but not submit an application for this open position.) Thank you. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by law. #weareperrigo