Environmental Health & Safety Manager in Braunton

Energy Jobline ZR; Braunton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and wellness company in Braunton is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Manager to drive EHS initiatives and ensure compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have a NEBOSH Diploma and at least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Key responsibilities include overseeing EHS programs, managing a team, and collaborating across departments to improve safety standards. This position offers competitive compensation and benefits, along with career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Career development opportunities

Health and wellness benefits

Qualifications

• Qualified safety professional with NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of EHS experience in a pharmaceutical or high-risk manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of EHS regulations and ISO standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct environmental health and safety programs.
• Oversee compliance with EHS regulations and standards.
• Manage EHS metrics and participate in operational meetings.

Skills

Knowledge of EHS management systems

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with Gensuite or EMIS systems

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Degree level qualification

Tools

Microsoft software

Gensuite

Job description

Job Description

At Perrigo, we are driven by our mission to Makes Lives Better Through Trusted Health and Wellness Solutions, Accessible to All. We are proud to be a Top 10 player in the European Consumer Self-Care market and the largest U.S. store brand provider of over the counter and infant formula. Dedicated to providing The Best Self-Care for Everyone, we are the people behind the brands you trust. We are Opill®, Compeed®, Solpadeine®, NiQuitin®, ACO®, and many more. We Are Perrigo. We are committed to enhancing the wellbeing of our colleagues and consumers alike. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture where each person can experience a sense of belonging.

Join us on our One Perrigo journey as we evolve to win in self-care.

Description Overview

The Environment Health & Safety Manager is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for all the Braunton operations environmental health and safety programs. Establishes EHS objectives and directs the activities of the site EHS staff to design, develop, implement and audit environment health and safety programs.

These programs are designed to minimize employee exposure to workplace risks, control and eliminate incident costs, and assure compliance with all applicable environment, health and safety regulations.

Working as part of the site leadership team and site EHS personnel, and utilizing compliance tools and management systems, the successful candidate will oversee proactive environment health and safety programs that align with the Perrigo corporate requirements.

Scope of the Role

• In-depth knowledge of EHS management systems, safety and environment regulations, and local, regional and global related compliance requirements
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic initiatives towards an established EHS vision
• Continuous improvement of the safety culture
• Drives execution of tactical and strategic initiatives at the site to eliminate hazards and reduce or eliminate risks and drive continuous EHS performance improvement
• Participates in various committees and steering teams as the EHS representative
• Facilitates active steering teams and ad hoc committees for the development of safety, health and environmental standards and policies
• Advises site leadership on government regulations and Pharmaceutical industry best practices relating to EHS and recommends necessary actions to attain compliance and mitigate risk
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Production to integrate EHS practices into day-to-day operations.
• Drive implementation of site EHS management system to ensure consistency with Perrigo goals and objectives
• Develop/mentor site EHS staff to improve technical and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and motivate teams with ability to develop and manage budgets
• Builds Employee engagement to improve EHS standards using HOP principles and techniques.
• Hosts regulatory, customer and other third party audits focused on EHS and Security
• Works within established Perrigo guidelines and policy framework to design, propose and implement comprehensive EHS strategies for the site, to meet EHS requirements supporting short and long-term business needs
• Monitors performance, maintains EHS metrics, scorecards and objectives, gathers and analyses data, and participates in Operational meetings. Including the 'Red on Line' legal register, Foresight energy tracker and waste management data.
• Maintain the Packaging Waste data for the Braunton facility to enable the timely and accurate completion of annual submissions.
• Update the Foresight database and ensure compliance for ESOS and SECR submissions.
• Ensure Occupational Health surveillance and Wellbeing programs progress in line with the site risk matrix and annual initiatives
• To undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time in order to support the Perrigo business.

Security

• The role will also take responsibility for the security of the facility which includes overseeing a 24hr security control of entry guarding and event response provision and access control of the Controlled Drug Store.

Work Environment

• This is a facility-based role requiring regular presence on the manufacturing floor, occasional work in controlled environments, and participation in emergency response drills and compliance audits.

Experience Required

• Qualified safety professional - NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
• Degree level qualification desirable
• Minimum 5 years of EHS experience in a pharmaceutical or high-risk manufacturing environment. Pharma background is highly desired
• Strong knowledge of EHS regulations, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards, and GMP guidelines.
• Working understanding of HOP principles and objectives
• Excellent communication (both written & oral), leadership, and team-building skills
• Experience with Gensuite or another EMIS system desired
• Working knowledge of Microsoft software, Gensuite, LMS and Environmental databases

Benefits

We believe our people are our greatest asset. Alongside competitive compensation, we offer benefits tailored to supporting you and your family, as well as career development opportunities to ensure you feel valued and supported, both professionally and personally.

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