EHSS Specialist III

KBI Biopharma; Durham (AR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KBI Biopharma, Inc. is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS&S) professional to implement and lead the EHS&S program at our Durham site, supporting biologics manufacturing operations. The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, incident investigations, permit management, and risk controls to sustain safe, compliant production.

You will coordinate audits, training, and records, and work with operations to apply engineering controls and preventive actions in a cGMP environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health & safety or technical discipline with 7–12 years of safety experience.
• Experience with regulated safety and environmental activities (RCRA, DOT, First Aid/CPR/AED, OSHA 30, HAZWOPER).
• Experience in a cGMP manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interface with staff and management to provide status and plan EHS&S activities.
• Co-chair the EHS&S committee and conduct inspections.
• Coordinate internal audits and regulatory inspections as required by procedures or programs.
• Lead incident response, investigations, and corrective actions; maintain regulatory reporting systems.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOL and client audits.
• Draft, review, and revise EHS&S policies and training records.
• Manage waste, permits, and emergency preparedness activities.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

Risk assessment

Training & records management

Communication with stakeholders

Education

B.S. in Occupational Health & Safety

B.S. in a technical discipline

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The specialist has responsibility for the implementation of the environmental, health, safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) program. This includes leadership to maintain EHS&S compliance and continuous improvement. EHS&S supports operations of biologic contract development and manufacturing organization. Responsibilities include: incident response, reporting and investigations; environmental permit management; and risk management. Implements all applicable EHS&S programs for the site such as: LOTO, confined space entry, industrial hygiene, hazard communication, PPE, workers compensation, emergency management, etc. Coordinates with operations to identify and mitigate risks with effective engineering controls, procedures, and training.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interface with KBI staff: High visibility in all workspaces to support a positive, practical, safe and compliant work environment. Interface with Management: Communicate regularly with system owners or area managers to provide status reports, plan program activities and review EHS&S program effectiveness. Co-chair the EHS&S committee.
• Assessments and Inspections: Coordinate and conduct regular internal self-audits and external client or regulatory inspections of systems as required by EHS&S procedures or programs.
• EHS&S Incidents: Respond to reported Observations, Near Misses, Injuries and Spills, direct all reporting, assist employees and supervisors with investigations, preventative and corrective actions. Maintain regulatory reporting systems.
• Regulatory Compliance: Represent KBI during OSHA, EPA, DOL or other regulatory inspections and client audits. Ensure that the staff understand requirements and operate the site in a compliant manner
• EHS&S Procedures: Draft, review and revise EHS&S systems, including policies, procedures and manuals to ensure that EHS&S practices are consistent with the applicable regulations and promote safe and compliant behavior.
• Employee Training/ Records Retention: Coordinate and provide training as needed for EHS&S programs. Maintain and manage EHS&S records including but not limited to MSDS online, waste management, chemical inventory, training records, environmental permits, inspections, OSHA Logs and testing.
• PPE: Assess and specify appropriate PPE solutions for each task. Provide training as needed and monitor use.
• Waste Management: Manage all waste activities including storage, treatment, disposal, and record keeping. Maintain business relationships with associated waste handling vendors.
• Emergency Preparedness: Manage and maintain EHS&S supplies, equipment, materials and training as specified by EHS&S procedures or programs.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor of Science degree in an occupational health and safety related field and a minimum of 5-10 years of industry experience as a safety professional, or Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline and minimum of 7-12 years’ experience as a safety professional in R&D and/or manufacturing.

RELEVANT TRAINING AND/OR CERTIFICATION IN REGULATED SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS:

• RCRA Hazardous Waste Management,
• DOT hazardous materials shipping,
• First Aid/CPR/AED,
• 30 Hr General Industry OSHA Certification,
• 40 Hr HAZWOPER certification, etc.

PREFERRED

• Experience in a cGMP manufacturing environment (biotech, pharmaceutical or medical device industries).
• Knowledge of the operations typical to the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry.

KBI Biopharma, Inc. is an EEO/AA employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. Therefore, all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status, are strongly encouraged to apply.