Sr EHS Specialist Job at Terumo Medical Corporation, Elkton, MD

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  • Terumo Medical Corporation
  • Elkton, MD

Job Description

Job Summary

This position will champion environmental, safety, and health programs and policies relating to applicable local, state and federal regulations. Primary responsibilities of this position include environmental permitting and regulatory compliance, as well as planning, developing, implementing and administering safety, environmental, and health programs. Interfacing with associates and management regarding EHS initiatives is also imperative in this position to reduce accidents and improve environmental, health, and safety within the organization.

Job Details/Responsibilities

1. Maintain compliance for environmental programs and work with project teams to identify and apply for air or water permit modifications as needed.

2. Evaluate, develop and implement EHS programs laterally across all sites, that promote a positive safety culture engaging associates (e.g. Safety Committees/Teams).Actively partner with management to establish policies and direction (e.g. establish and achieve EHS goals/metrics) that successfully support the EHS program.

3. Conduct EHS related initiatives for all sites that will include lab safety, distribution, warehousing, manufacturing and administrative function oversight.

4. Conduct environmental, safety and waste audits of facilities to comply with regulations, identify best practices and pinpoint unsafe working conditions, behaviors and practices.

5. Champion EHS activities and be a resource to teams and management.

6. Analyze EHS performance identifying, recommending, and driving improvements.

7. Identify and interpret EHS regulatory standards that impact operational exposures and business activities and coordinate needed plans to ensure compliance.

8. Train and coach managers and supervisors on EHS requirements including incident investigation, training, engineering control improvements and policy updates.

9. Develop and recommend incident/accident prevention programs to include specific protective procedures and devices ensuring effective investigations with root cause analysis. Drive associated documentation and implementation of corrective actions.

10. Serve as an EHS team member ensuring proper environmental and safety compliance and design safeguards for transfer projects or new equipment reviews.

11. Lead EHS continuous improvement projects.

Job Responsibilities (continued)

12. Responsible for the following environmental programs: Waste streams including solid (e.g. biological / hazardous), liquid and airborne emissions.

13. Ensure regulatory compliance for all Environmental, Occupational Health, Safety and Industrial Hygiene Programs.

14. Serve as a member of the Emergency Response Team and be available for on-call response.

15. As part of EHS team be responsible for incident/root cause investigation for all injuries and spills within the organization.

16. Coordinate investigations and activities associated with Sustainability improvements.

17. Manage or when managed by another department support recordkeeping requirements associated with EHS programs.

18. Maintain an effective relationship with EHS related agencies (e.g. State of Maryland, emergency management services).

19. Understand and work within the quality systems, following FDA and applicable international regulations as required.

20. Performs other job related duties assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA)

  • Strong communication skills and ablity to influence associates and management as well as interface with external agencies.
  • Proficient user of Microsoft Office software and experience with online reporting and analytical and statistical tools.
  • Ability to set up and work within an organized, document-controlled environment.
  • Thorough knowledge of EPA, MDE, OSHA, NFPA, and other related compliance requirements.
  • To gain access to Sterilization (GAMMA) area, associate must go through a background check by fingerprinting through the NRC.

Qualifications/ Background Experiences

  • Requires a four-year college degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemical engineering or related field and 7 years of related EHS experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Active 40-hour Hazwoper certification

Job Tags

Work at office, Local area,

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