EHS Specialist

PSC Biotech® Corporation; Limerick; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

PSC Biotech currently seeks an EHS professional to develop and maintain environmental, health, and safety programs within pharmaceutical operations in Ireland. You will drive compliance with legislation, implement robust training, and lead incident investigations.

The role requires 3–5 years of EHS experience in pharma, strong communication skills, and the ability to collaborate across sites. A permanent contract is offered with opportunities for cross-site exposure.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Health and Safety or related field required.
• 3–5 years' experience in an EHS role within pharma or related industries.
• Knowledge of Environmental, Health and Safety legislation for pharma facilities in Ireland/Europe.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor EHS programs to comply with regulations and company standards.
• Lead development and rollout of safe operating procedures and training materials.
• Conduct EHS risk assessments and follow up with CAPA to close actions.
• Coordinate internal EHS audits and drive corrective actions to ensure audit readiness.

Skills

Health & Safety

EHS Programs

Regulatory Knowledge

Team Leadership

Communication

Education

BS/ BA in Health and Safety

Job description

Who are we?

PSC Biotech is a leading Biotech Consultancy firm founded in 1996, headquartered in Pomona, California, USA, with Global operations in Ireland, India, Singapore, Australia and the US, serving 350 clients in more than 23 countries worldwide. We provide cloud-based software solutions for Quality Management and Regulatory Inspections, pharmaceuticals contract manufacturing professionals, and metrology services to our clients.

About PSC Biotech

PSC Biotech is a leading Biotech Consultancy firm founded in 1996, headquartered in Pomona, California, USA, with Global operations in Ireland, India, Singapore, Australia and the US, serving 350 clients in more than 23 countries worldwide. We provide cloud-based software solutions for Quality Management and Regulatory Inspections, pharmaceuticals contract manufacturing professionals, and metrology services to our clients.

‘Take your Career to a new Level’

PSC Biotech disrupts the conventional consultancy model by aligning our EVP as one of the unique selling point which includes the opportunity to work with the most talented cohort of like-minded professionals operating in the Pharma/ Biotech Industry. We offer a permanent contract of employment giving exposure of working in Top Pharmaceutical client sites in a diverse-cultural work setting.

Employee Value Proposition

Employees are the “heartbeat” of PSC Biotech, we provide unparalleled empowering career development though Learning & Development in-house training mentorship through constant guidance to facilitate career progression. We believe in creating high performing teams that can exceed our client’s expectations with regards to quality of all scalable and business unit deliverables, staying under budget and ensuring timelines for our deliverables are being met.

Summary

• Performs various tasks to ensure compliance with environmental health and safety policies and procedures.
• 12 Month of Contract role

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develop, implement and monitor environmental, health & safety programs to ensure compliance with all applicable government regulations and company standards and values.
• Drive effective writing/revising/rolling out of accurate operational procedures, training materials and EHS related procedures, ensure all work is subsequently carried out in line with same.
• Participate in process and system walk-downs and the completion of safety reviews with active follow up of action closure.
• Identify and address site EHS issues and employee concerns.
• Perform EHS risk assessments such as: chemical; biological; machinery; area; task specific; and make recommendations to control hazards.
• Develop, implement and maintain training programs for health, safety and the environment. Support EHS training and inductions for new hires, ongoing refresher training for existing staff and deliver EHS related training programmes to all levels within the organization.
• Maintain the EHS incident management process on site. Manage EHS incidents to closure, including root cause analysis and CAPA management.
• Identify, implement and track corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Coordinate internal EHS auditing and inspection and actively follow up on necessary corrective actions to ensure audit readiness.
• Responsible for the EHS internal intranet (RON) page as well as EHS communications.
• Identify and maintain EHS metrics, trending and reporting of same including dashboards.
• Work closely with EHS Managers and Snr EHS Specialists in selecting, adopting, implementing and overseeing appropriate programs which will enable the EHS strategy and installing them
• Build relationships with key departments to foster support for EHS programs.
• Available 24/7 for emergencies that may arise .

Experience and Required Skills:

• BS/ BA in Health and Safety or related field with 3-5 years of experience working in an EHS role within the pharmaceutical industry or similar industry.
• A thorough knowledge of Environmental, Health and Safety legislation for a pharmaceutical facility operating within Ireland/Europe
• Knowledge of behavioural based safety programs
• Operational Safety Experience: Safe Systems of Work - Environmental, Health and Safety permitting, Fatality Prevention Programme - EHS Control of Hazardous Energy – Lock Out Tag Out
• The ability to lead and direct others and work as part of a team
• Logical problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills coupled with good ability to produce technical reports