Environmental Health & Safety Officer

Eurofins Biomnis; Sandyford; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Annual Bonus Scheme

Company Credit Union Scheme

Long Service Award Scheme

Health Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Higher Education Policy

Bike to Work Scheme

Tax Saver Travel Scheme

Eurofins Employee Referral Programme

Job summary

Eurofins Biomnis Ireland in Sandyford, Dublin 18, is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Officer to lead proactive safety initiatives and environmental protection efforts. You will inspect sites, investigate environmental concerns, and support policy implementation across departments.

The role focuses on reducing risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving safety culture within a growing facility in the Eurofins group. IOSH membership and an 8-level qualification are desired.

Qualifications

• Registration with the relevant professional body and/or bodies in Ireland as a Health & Safety Officer (IOSH Membership).
• A Level 8 qualification in Environment, health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine visits and inspections to ensure compliance with Environmental legislation.
• Investigate complaints from customers and the general public in relation to environmental concerns or impact.
• Investigate outbreaks of infectious disease and prevent it spreading any further.
• Monitor agreed levels of noise, air, land and water emissions from site.
• Schedule and chair regular Environmental Health & Safety Committee meetings.
• Assist managers in implementation of Environmental H&S policy & procedures.

Skills

Enthusiasm to make the workplace safer

Proactive

Team player

Leads by example

Results driven

Education

Level 8 qualification in Environment, health and safety

IOSH membership

Job description

Eurofins Biomnis Ireland is the leading independent provider of Medical Laboratory Services in the country and part of one of the largest medical laboratory groups in the world.

We are a medically led and ISO 15189 accredited organisation dedicated to delivering accurate and reliable medical laboratory results to help health care professionals diagnose, treat and prevent disease.

We are part of the Eurofins Scientific Group.

We are recruiting for a:

Environmental Health & Safety Officer

We are currently seeking to recruit a Environmental Health & Safety Officer to join us in Eurofins Biomnis in Sandyford, Dublin 18. We are looking for an ambitious professional, passionate about Health & Safety and our environment, and looking to grow their career with us.

What we offer:

In the spirit of supporting and improving the health and well-being of our employees, building resilience, confidence and compassion through education and activities, our "Wellbeing Committee" was founded. "The Wellbeing Committee" plans activities, promotes participation, represents employees from all organizational levels, and creates and maintains open lines of communication between wellness committees and employees.

You will receive an overall benefits package, including:

• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Company Credit Union Scheme
• Long Service Award Scheme
• Health Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Higher Education Policy
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Tax Saver Travel Scheme
• Eurofins Employee Referral Programme

We’re a growing and ambitious company, so there is huge potential here to develop with us and enjoy fantastic rewards in your career.

Job Description

The Environmental Health & Safety Officer is empowered to stop any unsafe act that is observed. Proactive and enthusiastic to make the workplace safer and lead changes in environmental protection, noise exposure control, pollution control and waste management. Lead by example.

• Carry out routine visits and inspections to ensure compliance with Environmental legislation
• Investigate complaints from customers and the general public in relation to environmental concerns or impact.
• Investigate outbreaks of infectious disease and prevent it spreading any further.
• Monitor agreed levels of noise, air, land and water emissions form site
• Schedule and Chair regular Environmental Health & Safety Committee meetings.
• Assist managers/team leaders in implementation of Environmental H&S policy & procedures.
• Provision of advice & support on Environmental H&S issues within their level of expertise.
• Co-ordination of Environmental Health & Safety training for all departments.
• Management of the Environmental Health & Safety documentation on QPulse and related Environmental H&S systems.
• Review, update and implement relevant Environmental Health & Safety compliance.

Health & Safety Tasks

• Investigate accidents at work and complaints about poor standards of health and safety, identifying immediate, preventive and continual improvement actions.
• Compile, analyse and prepare Health & Safety reports and/or presentations for Senior Management
• Lead the site risk assessment program
• Support line managers when requesting advice or guidance on specific H&S issues.
• Monitoring of the Biological & Chemical management programmes including COSHH assessments, Safety Data Sheets and Registers.
• Ensuring contractor management is maintained including induction and review of contractor risk assessments and method statements.
• Champion and Support occupational health within all departments.
• Oversee arrangements for emergency response including arrangements for fire, first aid and spill response.
• Carry out Display Screen Equipment (DSE) assessments and risk assessments where applicable and support departments in implementing any required corrective actions
• Co-ordinate and support the activities of Safety Representatives across departments
• Organise, support, and participate in Safety Committee meetings, ensuring actions are documented, communicated, and closed out in a timely manner
• Monitor Health & Safety performance metrics and contribute to Group Health & Safety reporting and ESG objectives

Qualifications

Education

• Registration with the relevant professional body and/or bodies in Ireland as a Health & Safety Officer (IOSH Membership).
• A Level 8 qualification in Environment, health and safety.

Experience

• 1-2 years experience in a Environmental H&S role.

Skills & Abilities

• Enthusiasm to make the workplace safer and lead changes.
• Proactive - takes opportunity to use initiative where possible.
• Highly self-motivated.
• Team player, supports others.
• Leads by example.
• Determined – results focused, driven to achieve successful outcome.

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Eurofins Biomnis is an Equal Opportunities Company