Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Occupational Health Specialist to join our team in Galway, Ireland. As a key member of our organization, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of our workforce while protecting the environment.
Your primary responsibilities will include supporting and improving our Health and Safety Management System, participating in scheduled audits, and maintaining plant statistics and performance records. You will also represent our organization to external parties, such as regulatory agencies, and maintain metrics for assessing EH&S effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
* Support and improve the Health and Safety Management System
* Participate in audits of the Management System on a scheduled basis
* Maintain plant statistics, performance to goals and other records necessary to maintain the EH&S Management System status and comply with regulatory requirements
* Represent our organization to outside parties, such as regulatory agencies
* Maintain metrics for assessing EH&S effectiveness
* Works with supervisors, trainers and technicians to identify and control significant environmental, health and safety impacts of operations
* Investigates, prepares, communicates and manages reports on incidents, injuries, ill-health, and corrective actions as required
* Conducts risk assessments including ergonomic evaluations
* Maintains and updates SDS's and chemical inventories
* Supports and contributes to the site's life safety programs to include emergency response
* Understands and proactively follows through on the Health and Safety Management Procedures that have been identified as relevant to position
Required Skills and Qualifications:
To be successful in this role, you will need to possess in-depth conceptual, practical and technical knowledge of principles and theories in your job function and a general understanding of related job functions. Experience in applying this knowledge in a variety of situations to accomplish work is essential.
You will also need to apply your understanding of key business drivers in the context of our industry and how closely related teams integrate with others to accomplish their objectives and drive efficiencies. In addition, you will support team members by setting an example, coaching and providing feedback and guidance.
The ideal candidate will have experience leading safety projects or project steps with manageable risks and resource requirements. They will also be able to solve a range of problems of varying scope and complexity, generally applying existing solutions while exercising autonomy to propose alternatives to understanding their impact on the business or apply judgment based on experience to develop new solutions.
About Us:
We are a global leader in medical science with over 40 years of experience. Our mission is to advance science for life by transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate.