Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office

Job Description

Job Title: EHS Specialist

Job Location: Basingstoke

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $40 billion and approximately 130,000 employees globally. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory efficiency. Through our world-class brands – Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive services. 

Brief role summary:

As part of the Operations Leadership Team, the EHS Specialist is accountable for ensuring EHS managment systems & TFS programs are fully in place and in use at the Basingstoke site.

Key Responsibilities:

Offer day-to-day EHS mentorship to the site on both reactive and proactive issues.Strictly manage and monitor local EHS management systems to ensure site compliance with legislative, corporate and divisional standards.Schedule, manage, and chair strategic Safety Meetings for senior site management and Health & Safety Committee meetings for staff representation.Coordinate the site risk assessment program.Review site accident and incident investigations for adequacy and completeness coaching teams where required.Source and provide safety and environmental-related training to meet site needs.Represent the site on safety and environmental matters at divisional and third-party events.Develop a site EHS plan with key safety and environmental objectives and achievements for the business year.Collate safety and environmental data for the site identify trends alongside improvement plans.Present EHS risks to the site leadership team.Promote a culture of safety and environmental awareness on site.Ensure a structured framework for departments to pursue health and safety compliance with corporate and divisional standards.Source and arrange safety and environmental training.Mentor and support departmental safety and environmental activities on site.Chair monthly Health & Safety Steering meetings.Support departmental managers in accident and incident investigations.Ensure retention of documentary evidence relating to previous accident investigations.Notify the division of lost workday accidents.Collaborate with the local HR teams to apply Occupational Health resources effectively.Review, own and maintain the site emergency plan.Ensure effective communication of EHS information to the workforce.

Minimum Qualifications:

Engineering / scientific degree or equivalent experienceUnderstanding of health and safety legislation and its practical application in the workplace backed up by IOSH qualification.NEBOSH certification.