Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

EHS Specialist

Environmental Health & SafetyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBrno, CzechiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in an EHS field and at least three years of confirmed experience, or an equivalent combination of experience, education, and training demonstrating the required skills.
A Czech national health and safety certification (OZO in BOZP).
Demonstrated results in improving EHS processes.
Demonstrated ability to lead projects from inception to completion.
Willingness to develop in different EHS areas according to company needs and take responsibility for assigned EHS areas.
Understanding of ISO 14001.
Ability to analyze data involving multiple factors and cross-functional areas.
PC skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to communicate effectively and work efficiently with cross-functional, international, and multicultural teams.
Fluent spoken and written English.
A valid passport, willingness to travel regionally and internationally up to 10%, and flexibility to adjust working time to accommodate communication needs with other regions.
Ability and willingness to work in a clean room environment.

Responsibilities

Work in compliance with legislation and the Integrated Management System (IMS).
Lead the Brno EHS Management System in designated areas and cooperate on the development and maintenance of global processes.
Manage EHS legislative compliance by identifying new or changed requirements and driving their fulfillment, completing safety and environmental reporting for authorities, and handling required EHS permits.
Ensure ISO 14001 compliance.
Lead compliance in different areas in cooperation with subject matter experts.
Respond to EHS issues and action requests from authorities, customers, and employees.
Conduct root cause analyses and implement and validate corrective actions, including through CAPA.
Conduct internal audits and resolve, lead, complete, and validate corrective actions.
Ensure EHS objectives are determined and coordinate their implementation.
Monitor, report, and review EHS performance, metrics, and objectives.
Check the functionality and effectiveness of EHS processes through activities such as Gemba, audits, and inspections.
Coordinate risk-prevention tasks, including hazard identification and risk evaluation.
Provide managers with professional assistance on occupational health and safety issues at their workplaces.
Assist managers and process owners with new, specific EHS requirements and needs.
Require relevant managers to resolve nonconformities.
Propose and prepare workplace rules and instructions, coordinate their implementation, and check compliance.
Prepare and conduct the comprehensive annual occupational health and safety review and inspection.
Train and mentor teams.
Work with management on continuous improvement of the EHS program.
Build, maintain, and improve EHS documentation, including procedures, instructions, and plans.
Support ISO and other certification activities.
Lead projects using effective project management skills.
Perform other tasks assigned by the direct manager.

Desired Qualifications

Internal auditor experience with ISO 14001.
Experience with health and safety standards such as ISO 45001.
Experience in ergonomics.
Project management experience.

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

The Position

Key responsibilities include, but are not exclusively:

Working in compliance with legislation and Integrated Management System (IMS)
Lead Brno EHS Management System in dedicated areas, cooperate on development and maintenance of global processes
Manage EHS legislation compliance incl.
- identify new/changed requirements and drive their fulfillment
- complete safety and environmental reporting for authorities
- handle needed EHS permits with authorities
Ensure ISO 14001 compliance
In cooperation with other subject matter experts lead compliance in different areas
Provide responses on EHS issues and actions to requests from authorities, customers, employees
Conduct root cause analysis, implementation and validation of corrective actions (e.g. via CAPA)
Conduct internal audits, resolve, lead, complete, validate corrective actions
Ensure determination of EHS objectives and coordinate their implementation
Monitor, report and review EHS performance (metrics, objectives)
Check functionality and effectiveness of EHS processes (incl. via Gemba, audits, inspections)
Coordinate tasks in the area of risk prevention (identification of hazards and evaluation of risks)
Provide professional assistance to managers with regard to OHS issues at their respective workplaces
Assist managers, process owners in case of new, specific EHS requirements/needs
Require resolution of nonconformities directly from the relevant managers
Propose and draw up rules, instructions at workplaces, coordinate implementation, check compliance
Prepare and perform the comprehensive annual OHS review/inspection
Train and mentor various teams
Work with management on continuous improvement of EHS program
Build, maintain and improve documentation such as EHS procedures, instructions, plans etc.
Support ISO and other certification activities
Lead projects using effective project management skills
Perform other tasks assigned by direct manager

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in EHS fields and confirmed experience (min. 3 years); or combination of experience, education, and training that demonstrates the required skills
Health and safety certification (Czech national certification: OZO in BOZP)
Shown results in improving EHS processes
Shown ability to lead projects from inception to completion
Willing to develop in different EHS areas based on company needs
Must be willing to take responsibility for assigned EHS areas
Understanding of ISO 14001
Capable of providing solid analysis of data that may involve multiple factors and cross-functional areas.
PC skills (MS Office applications)
Proactive, overall positive personality, able to solve various situations in technical and social areas.
Must demonstrate effective communication and be able to work efficiently with cross functional teams on projects including international and multicultural teams
Must demonstrate fluent English - both in speech and writing
Must maintain a valid passport and travel regionally and internationally if needed and be ready to adjust working time to accommodate communication needs with other regions. Must be willing to travel up to 10%.
Must be able and willing to work in a clean room environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

internal auditor ISO 14001
experience with health and safety standards (e.g. ISO 45001)
experienced in ergonomics
experience with project management

About the Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Thermo Fisher Scientific makes and sells the instruments, chemicals, consumables and lab services that drug companies, hospitals, universities and industrial labs use for research, testing and production. Its products cover work from gene sequencing and protein analysis to diagnostic tests and lab freezers, and its distribution arm ships supplies to labs worldwide. Drug developers also hire it to run clinical trials and to manufacture medicines under contract. It earns money from consumables that labs buy again and again, along with instrument sales, service contracts and outsourcing fees. The company traces its roots to Thermo Electron, founded in 1956, which merged with Fisher Scientific in 2006, and it is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Waltham, MA
Founded: 1956

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