Environmental Health & Safety Officer (m/f/d)

For nearly 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

Responsible for Environmental, Health and Safety implementation at Charles River Microbial Solutions. Ensures high attention to safety across the site.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement and review health & safety systems and procedures, update and maintain systems to ensure compliance with all regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Responsible for, with support of local managers, for assessments and other practical requirements as necessary under H&S legislation.
• To assist in the operation, development and organisation of safety and health monitoring schemes, including written policies, record keeping and monitoring.
• Chair on site safety committee and ensure actions are followed up and completed in a timely manner.
• To plan, execute, document and file Risk Assessments and associated documentation on a regular basis.
• To undertake incident investigations as necessary, record and report monthly accident/incident statistics to management and external bodies.
• To liaise with the Facilities Department in relation to maintaining the fire safety systems as required by legislation.
• To oversee, induct and monitor On-Site Contractors and visitors with respect to safety.
• To liaise with internal and external Enforcing Authorities as required.
• To carry out regular H&S audits/inspections.
• To assist in staff safety training including Risk Assessments.
• To maintain suitable and sufficient records relating to all H&S matters. Support MSDS management.
• Support Field Service department with customer requested RAMS and other access requirements.
• Review and upkeep of onsite contractor work permits, insurances, risk assessments and method statements as required.
• Carries out additional duties related to EHS as requested.

Job Qualifications

• BSc. in Environmental Health & Safety or similar relevant education, training, or experience.
• Good IT Skills – MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Ideally experience of a Safety management system.
• Be able to deal with people at all levels including internal and external clients.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Good Time Management.
• Ability to work to tight timescales.

About Microbial Solutions

Our Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.