Specialist, EHS

Job purpose

The goal of the Environment, Health & Safety Specialist (EHS Specialist) is enforce and maintain the framework for a safe work environment.  The EHS Specialist will review, evaluate, and analyze the workplace as well as design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent illness or injury to employees.

Reporting to the Environment, Health & Safety Senior Manager – 2, the EHS Specialist will act as a subject matter expert in industrial hygiene and workplace safety.  Keeping abreast of regulatory and corporate standards within these areas, the EHS Specialist will put forward effective means for ensuring compliance and health and safety performance.  This role will require supporting the site Departments in terms of occupational health and safety by acting as an advisor and as a contributor. The EHS Specialist will also support production, warehousing and lab functions by ensuring adequate supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are maintained and distributed to staff as required and maintaining records related to EHS compliance.

Duties and responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and promotion of a health and safety culture.
• Play an advisory role acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to the employees and managers for occupational health and safety matters.
• Promote and coordinate prevention activities (implementing corporate programs, risk assessment).
• Participate in incident investigations, prepare reports and follow-up, assist with identifying root cause and ensuring that appropriate control measures are implemented.
• Develop and identify relevant training activities or needs, develop or launch various training programs and maintain internal training matrix.
• Conduct new hire orientation including administering respirator fit testing for production and lab employees as needed
• Contribute to the development and implementation of EHS programs and update/revise policies and programs as required.
• Participate in internal and external audits, including SunPharma Canada Customer audits.
• Assist with WSIB claims management and Return to Work (RTW) activities
• Lead and coordinate meetings and activities of the Joint Health and Safety Committee.
• Analyze the work environment and conduct hazard assessments as necessary (air quality, noise level, lighting, thermal stress etc.).
• Assist with environmental compliance documentation (i.e. Completing waste manifests etc.)
• Gather and maintain data required for annual environmental and safety reporting
• Contribute to maintaining and ensuring environmental compliance with local, provincial and federal regulations.
• Maintain adequate inventory of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and distribute to workers as necessary
• Manage the WHMIS /GHS database.
• Participate in regulatory agency visits as needed (Ministry of Labour, Ministry of the Environment, Transport Canada etc.)
• Liaise with third party venders/consultants as required

Additional responsibility (Only applicable to customer facing roles)

Report any adverse event received from customers for company products to the pharmacovigilance department / Drug Safety on the same day or within 1 business day.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant health & safety experience within an industrial environment and laboratory setting.
• Minimum post-secondary education (Diploma or Degree) combined with a certification in Occupational Safety and Health. 
• Comprehensive knowledge in occupational hygiene, industrial safety, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its Regulations.
• Understanding of the Environmental Protection Act and related environmental legislation to fulfill requirements for hazardous waste, air emissions, and other environmental reporting.
• Familiarity with WSIB claims management, construction projects, Pre-Start Health & Safety Reviews, and contractor safety an asset.
• Excellent knowledge of applicable OHS laws, regulations and standards and industrial hygiene principles in production and laboratory environments.
• Ability to provide training at all levels in the organization.
• A self-starter with the ability to manage priorities.
• Excellent organizational skills with a high consideration to detail.
• Promote, establish and maintain a good team spirit.
•  Hazard assessment skills (performing risk analysis and implementation of controls).
• Technical knowledge of the EHS management methods and systems, as well as their implementation.
• Good knowledge of cGMP manufacturing environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent computer skills and using various programs including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Presenter.
• Problem Solving:
  • Safety and occupational health problem solving experience is necessary. The work typically requires interpretation of a variety of occupational circumstances to adapt known control or protective measures to eliminate or minimize hazardous situations.
  • Work assignments require the identification of elements contributing to human and machine failure which may lead to injury or property damage.

Working conditions

• Working conditions will vary.  The EHS Specialist will be required to work in all areas of the Canadian operations of Sun Pharma Canada.

Physical requirements

Office based (5 days on-site)

Direct reports

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