EHS Advisor - Health & Wellbeing (Part-time)

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Bracknell is looking for a part-time EHS Advisor focusing on health and wellbeing. The selected candidate will manage health programs, liaise with global teams, and ensure compliance with health regulations. Ideal applicants will have a relevant degree, NEBOSH certification, and strong communication skills. This role offers a supportive work environment with a commitment to employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Top Employer certification

Commitment to employee wellbeing

Qualifications

• Demonstrable record of accomplishment in EHS management roles.
• Experience delivering EHS improvement projects.
• Self-motivated with proactive initiative.

Responsibilities

• Manage health programs across UKIE.
• Coordinate with Occupational Health and HR.
• Lead health culture improvement initiatives.

Skills

Team player

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Good IT skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health or Environmental, Health and Safety

National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety Management (NEBOSH)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

THE POSITION

We are hiring an EHS Advisor - Health & Wellbeing on a part-time basis. You will liaise with the Global Be Healthy team, manage the development, implementation, standardisation and maintenance of health programs, procedures and initiatives across the UKIE to deliver proactive health behaviours and strategies to enable employees to work in a way that minimises impact to their health ensuring compliance with regulatory and corporate standards.

This is a part-time permanent position requiring 3 days a week.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Health Management:

• Manage the contract for outsourced Occupational Health services
• Liaise with Occupational Health to manage the health surveillance program to ensure attendance at appointments, following up outputs with area managers
• Support site visits from occupational health professionals
• Coordinate with Occupational Health, Human Resources and EHS team to support case management and return to work
• Manage the contract for outsourced industrial hygiene services. Coordinating and supporting the activities, liaising with internal departments and EHS teams to implement outcomes
• Participate in the creation, development and maintenance of documentation such as local SOPs and Risk assessments
• Lead in reporting health data to corporate systems to meet CSRD requirements
• Participate in Global EHS audits and regulatory visits as required
• Participate as required in incident, near miss and accident investigations in conjunction with the wider EHS team
• Ensure proactive and open communication of information to line manager and Global EHS, so that local regulatory requirements and commitments are reflected appropriately
• Support the follow up and close out of identified actions from investigations, risk assessments, inspections and audits

Be Healthy Coordination:

• Represent UKIE on the Global Be Healthy network
• Develop the UKIE Be Healthy road map
• Lead the health navigator network in UKIE
• Identify training gaps and or external courses to enhance the training curricular
• Develop targeted training courses to support the training curricular
• Deliver training as required across the ROPU
• Manage voluntary preventative care appointments (eg Know your numbers) and vaccination clinics provided by third party service providers

Promote improvement in the health culture across UKIE:

• Attend EHS committee meetings as required and assist manage any resulting actions
• Communicate and share key learnings from trends in health reporting
• Generate and manage health awareness campaigns
• Generate, develop and manage educational and prevention programs in conjunction with the Health Navigators and occupational health
• Generation and promote health KPIs
• Actively participate in Tier 1 meetings with Wider EHS team, leading the meeting as required

Finance

• Work with suppliers to achieve accurate and cost effective quotes
• Raise orders on WeBuy system
• Approve invoices as required on Invoice Track systems

Compliance

• Stay updated on relevant legislation and company requirements to ensure ongoing compliance
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, establishing personal networks within the industry
• Provide advice and recommendations to employees on matters to ensure compliance with UK EHS legislation and Corporate Requirements
• Act as a role model, consistently promoting EHS principles

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Health or Environmental, Health and Safety, or scientific field
• National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety Management (NEBOSH)
• Demonstrable record of accomplishment with skills and experience gained in a similar position(s), at a similar level
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of EHS management with a track record of delivering EHS improvement projects
• Strong team player, able to build relationships between local, regional and global level
• Strategic thinker with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation
• Credible and confident communicator (written and verbal) at all levels, with first class presentation skills (written and verbal)
• Collaborative, pragmatic, innovative, solutions focused approach, with a 'can do' attitude
• Ability to motivate, influence, challenge and negotiate with others in a confident and professional way
• First class organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, demonstrating good time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately in a busy and demanding environment
• Self motivated, with the ability to work proactively using own initiative
• Committed to learning and development of self
• Good IT skills eg Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Able to demonstrate you are talent for the future with the ability to develop as the organisation grows and changes

WHY THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Boehringer Ingelheim has been recognised as a Top Employer in the UK. Being certified as a Top Employer confirms our dedication to a better world of work, delivered through excellent HR policies and people practices. To learn more visit: https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.co.uk/careers/uk-careers/why-great-place-work