EHS Specialist

Description

One of our clients, an international company in the pharmaceutical industry currently requires an EHS Specialist

Start: ASAP
Length: min 6 months
Location: South of Brussels

FUNCTION DESCRIPTION:

Prevention

- Implement all the safety adviser's missions as defined in the Belgian regulations in this organization under the responsibility of EHSS Senior Manager R&D/QC
- Develop and Implement personnel safety programmes in laboratories, technical and administrative area
- Certifies the safety of chemical product for placement in a SAP Database
- Identify risk at the work place and support Risk analysis amongst the business
- Seek for expertise in the in the EHSS transversal expertise department as appropriate.
- Work in partnership with occupational health and environmental department.
- Review facilities and processes for potential safety risks .
- Conduct safety studies

Behaviour

- Be a facilitator in order to change and improve the safety culture through living safety or other tools
- Communication / training
- Develop specific safety programmes and trains employees
- Teach hazard avoidance and disease prevention
- Monitor the implementation of training programmes
- Lead EHS relays forum

System support

- In collaboration with IT develop and implement systems to upgrade the microorgansisms data base

Audit

- Monitor the adherence to guidelines and policies
- Prepare when needed EHS corporate L3 audit and when relevant L4 audits

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Assist the EHS managers in assuring site compliance to Belgium regulations and GSK policies and standards , minimizing industrial risks and preventing occupational injuries
- Perform workplaces risks screening and analysis (lead specifictaskforces)
- Promote a prevention culture amongst the organization
- Organize emergency response drills
- Issue EHS procedures and specifications
- Help the hierarchical line to analyse incidents, first aids and accidents
- Support and advise line management

PREREQUISITES:

- Education : Master of science of Engineering degree

- Knowledge : Hygiene and safety - Biochemistry-Biology

- Experience : At least 5 years in a EHS department of a similar pharmaceutical company

Tags: EHS, pharmaceutical, Environmental, "Health and Safety", safety