What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Health Safety Specialist position at Trinity Consultants Engineering & EHS Workforce Solutions?
Trinity's Engineering & EHS Workforce Solutions business line is seeking an experienced Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist to work on a contract basis onsite at our leading Biotech research Client in Rockville, MD. This position has the opportunity to transition to direct hire based on performance and business needs, though not guaranteed. Full benefits are provided during the contract period. If you have 1 to 7 years in EHS in Biotech/Pharmaceuticals/Chemicals, Research, or Manufacturing, Let's connect!
Representative duties include
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Key Areas of Accountability
- To support development of site EHS (SHE) policy and annual and long-term plans in compliance with corporate requirements and relevant laws and regulations
- To implement defined parts of the site SHE plan
- To support site implementation and maintenance of Client SHE Requirements
You Will
- Develop, organize, and conduct SHE-related training programs, including, work permit, incident investigation, root cause, LOTO, etc.
- Conduct risk assessments as required on various process equipment and tasks to quantify risk and recommend risk reduction measures to intended audience (i.e. production, maintenance, etc.
- Support environmental compliance by managing waste disposal process, air emissions inventory, and reporting
- Assists in maintaining Management of Change process, including review of changes for SHE implications
- Develop and support occupational health processes including performing Health Risk Assessments, IH planning and monitoring and development of related programs such as Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection and Ergonomics
- Supports site in the preparation and execution of SHE
- Advise on wide-ranging scope of SHE issues
- Supports Emergency Response Plan with participation and assistance with training activities. Develops and conducts drills and resolves identified gaps
- Audits for compliance with SHE requirements and progress of implementation of SHE Plan
- Ability to either take the lead or participate in incident investigations and the judgment to make the correct decision based on each situations
- Lead participants through site Root Cause Analysis methodology to arrive at sound causes and solutions to incidents
- Works to maintain Incident Reporting system for site
- Manage site safety metric reporting to satisfy internal requirements and regulatory compliance
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or SHE discipline required
- 1 - 7 years in various SHE-related functions in a manufacturing environment
- High level of conceptual and analytical thinking and ability
- Good knowledge of universally accepted SHE practices
- Excellent communications skills