EHS – Manager – Clonmel

EHS Manager – Clonmel

Summary

1. Responsibility for the co-ordination of all environmental, health & safety and security matters, applicable to the Irish sites.
2. Promote health, safety and welfare at work.
3. Recommend, implement and ensure compliance with policies and current safety and environmental legislative requirements.
4. Ensure emergency preventative activities are undertaken and ensure accidents and incidents are investigated and preventative measures are implemented.
5. Provide relevant EHS Training as required

Job Accountabilities:

1. Recommend and review health and safety policies to ensure compliance with new and existing legislation.
2. Ensure environmental objectives and targets are set and achieved throughout the organization.
3. Advise and monitor the implementation of safe systems of work encompassing current legislative requirements.
4. Recommend and implement safety and environmental risk assessments and determine acceptable risk levels.
5. Have an active role in visits from inspectors and provide information and evidence as required.
6. Recommend and implement emergency policies and ensure specific control systems meet required standards.
7. Ensure accidents and incidents are investigated as per policy, make recommendations and ensure agreed corrective actions are implemented.
8. Provide statistics to management and health and safety committee.
9. Advise on potential health risks at work, health of employees, health promotion.
10. Facilitate in carrying out training for the site.
11. Ensure risk assessment and approval process of introducing new chemicals to site is completed.
12. Ensuring Safety Data Sheets are up to date.
13. Ensure adequate trained First Aid cover and provisions on site at all times.
14. Develop and implement a comprehensive process safety management strategy(PSM) for the site.
15. Manage Occupational Hygiene campaigns and engineering control improvement projects.
16. Management of Environmental Licenses & certifications, reporting and renewals.
17. Responsible for ESG Reporting

Job Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

Job Knowledge:

A sound, wide ranging Environmental, Health & Safety knowledge with 5 years’ experience in a similar role, gained within a Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment desired. Possession of deep expertise in process safety management (PSM).

Qualifications:

1. Formal H&S qualification, minimum degree level.
2. Extensive knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
3. Extensive knowledge of Process Safety and ATEX Directives.
4. Knowledge of relevant environmental legislation
5. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to work with all levels of staff, contractors or customers.
6. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Suite