HSE - Health, Safety, and Environmental Specialist

HSE - Health, Safety, and Environmental Specialist

Duration : 7+ Months with possibility of extension & Full time conversion.

Location : 595 Anglum Drive Hazelwood MO 63042

Shifts : Monday - Friday typical business hours (8-5) may be required to arrive at 6am some days

OT is limited, but candidate needs to be available for overtime for team coverage

Job Description

This role will support the St. Louis sites for manufacturing, R&D, support operations, and commercial operations, including day to day Health, Safety, and Environmental activities. Additionally, this role will develop and deploy a subset of the HSE Management System at the site level under the direction of the Sr. HSE Manager. This role will be a key stakeholder in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects and initiatives.

Education Requirement : Bachelor's Degree

Experience Required :

1. Minimum 2 years of experience in the Health, Safety, Sustainability, and / or Environmental fields required

2. Minimum 2 years of experience within an ISO 14001 / 45001 certified organization preferred.

3. Minimum 1 years of experience with continuous improvement preferred.

4. Minimum 1 years of experience with CSR initiatives preferred.

5. Knowledge and understanding of US compliance regulations including DOT / OSHA / EPA / NFPA preferred.

Primary Duties :

1. The HSE Specialist is responsible for providing HSE support to ensure the site maintains a safe and healthy workplace, protects the environment adhering to applicable legal requirements.

2. Support of all team members and processes at the bioMerieux, Inc. STL site.

3. Support of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects and initiatives.

4. Support accident investigation process including looking across process.

5. Actively participate on regional and global initiatives related to HSE.

6. Interaction with other USA sites to maintain a regional Teamwork approach.

7. FDA / ISO regulated environment in the Medical Devices / Diagnostics Industry.

8. Engages with the Site HSE Manager to define and accept a distinct role developing and deploying a subset of the HSE process.

9. Document, deploy and train key HSE system users as defined by the HSE manager.

10. Communicate progress milestones toward the HSE system development at the site level.

11. Deploy specific HSE procedures following a subset of HSE processes reporting progress toward HSE goals (Job Safety Analyses, Risk assessments, Environmental Assessments, Incident Reporting System, HSE inspections).

12. Helps drive process improvement initiatives for HSE.

13. Support the implementation of HSE site policies.

14. Compiles and reports HSE Metrics.

15. Support new equipment procurement user requirement specifications and commissioning activities.

16. Support ISO 14001 / 45001 Certification Audits and associated activities.

17. Perform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards.

18. Take an active role in the continuous improvement.

Additional Details :

1. Demonstrating the behaviors of being a self-starter who is organized, detailed, conscientious, and ambitious. Lead by example.

2. Models behaviors such as being a team player with a positive attitude, approaching projects / tasks with a sense of ownership, and developing and improving the skill level and behaviors of others.

3. Performs documentation requirements in a cGMP compliant manner in accordance with Quality Policies.

4. Ability to work effectively as part of a team in addition to autonomously as required.

5. Effectively communicates within team and interfaces with other site departments, verbally and written.

6. Ability to understand at a high level the equipment, processes, and products.

7. Ability to maintain and execute a Project Schedule.