Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Job Description

This is a full time, permanent position working a flexible 40 hour week. The role is a hybrid working pattern of 3 days per week onsite, when not travelling. Travel will be one week out of four, internationally across Europe or Saudi Arabia.

The purpose this role is to provide and maintain an effective and safe working environment that complies with environmental, health and safety legislation. The Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) Specialist will contribute to the effective management of the environmental, health and safety (EHS) program. The role will apply technical knowledge to identify areas for improvement and implement changes in a collaborative manner. The role requires good knowledge in multiple EHS disciplines (e.g. environmental and safety permitting, chemical safety, biosafety, radiation safety and other physical agents, laboratory safety, fire safety, ergonomics, facilities safety, sustainability, auditing and inspection).

Job Responsibilities

Maintains site EHS programs including record keepingDevelops and reviews sites policies and proceduresConducts internal audits and inspectionsCompletes and reviews risk assessmentsEnsures that accident investigations are undertaken by managers, providing support where necessary and ensuring improvement strategies are recommended and actioned.Provide EHS guidance and training to new team membersAttend Safety Committee meetings and other cross-functional team meetingsManages regulatory licences including environmental permits and regulated chemical licencesSupports and initiates EHS sub-team projectsAssists with Global EHS programs and collaborations across sitesParticipates in the site emergency response teamsCoordination and completion of assigned EHS projects, supporting the development of sustainable, robust and compliant EHS strategies and systems with associated policies and procedures.Be a visible leader of EHS initiatives and drive in EHS forums/initiatives, as well as promotion of Positive EHS CultureEnsure collection of  EHS KPI’ s for all supported sites on a regular basisPerform risk assessments and audits across the supported sites on a regular basis ensuring that all site activities are being managed in line with legal and corporate requirementsSupport local managers to complete investigations of EHS incidents and corrective actions in a timely manner.Highlight training requirements and improve the safety culture through training and awarenessMonitor adherence to company policies and check effectiveness of current policies that are in placeCarry out PSS EHS inductions, manual handling and ergonomic training as required.Promote positive EHS culture and awareness within the client organisation, through participation and clear visibility and alignment on assigned project goals, targets and achievements.Advise client management on Environmental health and safety laws, regulations and directives which affect the client and their employees.Participate in Environment & Sustainability Projects throughout Europe (where required)Reviewing and improving commercial work practices. Responsible for identifying areas where efficiencies may be improved and liaising with the customer appropriately about any proposed improvements.

 

QualificationsA Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology or Life Science related disciplineEnvironmental, Health or Safety qualification e.g. NEBOSH certificate, IOSH, ASPdegree or diploma in microbiology / chemistry or a related subject.At least 4 years’ experience in a pharmaceutical industry GMP laboratory.Level 6 diploma in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health & Safety.At least 3 years’ technical experience in EHS and a proven track record of developing EHS compliance programs, with exposure to chemical and/or biological agents in the Pharmaceutical industry or related industry.Technical knowledge of OEL’s and product containmentClear understanding of the needs of cGMPAbility to work in a multidiscipline team but also possesses self-motivation and drive.Working knowledge of Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and regulations.Experience of chemical/biological agents risk assessment and occupational monitoring is essential.Experience in conducting EHS audits.Excellent organisational skills and good commercial acumen. Self-motivated with the ability to drive improvements.Proven ability to build effective relationships.Demonstrate effective communication skills and a proactive attitude to solving any lab issues by liaising with management and offering solutions where appropriate.Superlative team player, organised, accurate, have strong documentation skillsPassionate about quality and customer service.Good communication skills both internally and externally.

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

Reward and RecognitionHealth Cash PlanLife Assurance (4 times annual salary).Company Pension PlanEmployee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.Free car parkingWorldwide career opportunitiesEveryone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 
 
Your data 
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
 
Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. 

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/