Pharma EHS Officer: Safety, Compliance & Sustainability

R&D Partners; Munster; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

R&D Partners is seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Officer to join a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Cashel, Tipperary. You will work with Operations, Facilities-Engineering, and Quality to ensure environmental, occupational health, and safety compliance.

Responsibilities include audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, and support for EHS programs such as Permit to Work and Lockout-Tagout.

Qualifications

• Required: Diploma/Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Desirable: IOSH Graduate/Chartered pathway, NEBOSH General/Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine site walk-throughs, safety tours and audits across manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, laboratory and utility areas.
• Coordinate and participate in risk assessments, including manual handling, COSHH, machinery safety, and ergonomics.
• Record and investigate accidents and near misses, facilitating root-cause analysis (e.g., 5-Why, Fishbone).
• Support Permit to Work, Lockout-Tagout, and Contractor Safety Management.
• Monitor environmental licensing and local authority compliance (emissions, effluent, noise, solvent usage).
• Maintain site chemical management program and SDS reviews.
• Deliver site safety inductions and maintain EHS training matrices.
• Track EHS KPIs and prepare data-driven reports for site leadership.

Skills

Communication & Influencing

Problem Solving

Organization & Self-Management

Digital Literacy

Education

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Health & Safety

IOSH Graduate/Chartered (Desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Office

EHS software

Job description

R&D Partners is seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Officer to join a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Cashel, Tipperary. You will work with Operations, Facilities-Engineering, and Quality to ensure environmental, occupational health, and safety compliance.

Responsibilities include audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, and support for EHS programs such as Permit to Work and Lockout-Tagout.