Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Adesis, a Universal Display Company (Nasdaq: OLED), is a contract research organization (CDMO) supporting the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry, biotech, specialty chemistry and electronic industries. We specialize in organic and organometallic synthesis, from milligrams to multi-kilogram quantities. Our business model provides clients with organic chemistry services in three areas: early-stage research, scale up and development, and specialty manufacturing. We have an exceptional technical team and pride ourselves in our ability to solve challenging chemistry problems for our growing client base.

Adesis is an extraordinary team looking for extraordinary talent! Our mission is solving our clients’ complex chemistry problems and accelerating their research and manufacturing goals. Adesis offers promising careers in an inclusive work environment that embraces diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Position Summary:

The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist will assist, the EHS Manager in all aspects of risk-based health, safety and environmental programs at the New Castle, DE and Wilmington, DE facilities. The EHS Specialist will be the support contact for EHS compliance and assist with managing interactions with regulatory agencies. She/he will partner with Facilities, Chemistry, Manufacturing, and other departments to provide support and coordination of overall EHS compliance and implementation of procedures and training consistent with the Company’s policies and guiding principles.

Key Responsibilities:

Functional Competencies

·        Support, coordinate, and implement appropriate EHS, Industrial Hygiene and Process Safety programs and necessary related training.

·        Perform JSA & PHAs, air quality monitoring, and conduct personal employee chemical exposure analysis.

·        Support, coordinate, and maintain documentation for Air Quality registrations and/or permits. Conduct inspections of exhaust and safety equipment as required.

·        Evaluate working conditions across the site to identify and mitigate potential hazards, risks, and unsafe conditions.

·        Support EHS Safety Committee activities internal to Adesis.

·        Conduct workplace inspections and identify safety hazards to assure compliance to policy and regulations.

·        Support, implement, and test emergency response plans and keep them current.

·        Assist with all functional areas within the company to assure all EHS issues are fully understood and executed.

·        Ensure all regulatory standards relating to chemical inventory, labeling, and safety data sheets are met and kept up to date.

·        Ensure EHS record keeping provides timely reporting to both internal organizations and external agencies.

· Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to EHS.

· Use appropriate communications and escalations to inform upper management of all EHS related events including, but not limited to injuries, illnesses, emergency incidents, including updates until root cause, corrective and preventive actions are identified and implemented.

· Participate in the development of projects and prevention initiatives, as well as participate in incident/accident investigation and identify and implement appropriate corrective action.

Have excellent communication & presentation skills and ability to provide EHS training to staff.

Core Competencies

·        Delivers Results: Takes initiatives and delivers results; Challenges self and others to create value; Takes courageous decisions and balanced risks to create value for our clients and Adesis.

·        Insightful: Seeks deep understanding of stakeholders’/clients’ needs, motivations and behaviors, and translates them into insights to create value for our clients and Adesis.

·        Thinks Holistically: Understands the overarching impact of one’s own actions on other areas of the business; Looks for synergies inside and outside the organization to create value for our clients and Adesis.

·        Learns: Demonstrates curiosity and learns from the experience of success and failure; Proactively shares knowledge with others in order to affect continuous improvement.

·        Collaborates: Develops trustful relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve the corporate goals and accelerate the strategy; Encourages and leverages diversity to improve outcomes.

·        Champions Change: Seeks new opportunities to create value for our clients and Adesis; Supports the implementation and acceptance of change across the organization.

·        Leads Others: Inspires, motivates, influences and coaches others to create value for our clients and Adesis; Creates a culture of accountability that provides space for colleagues to contribute to their fullest potential.

Qualifications:

·        Bachelor’s Degree, Occupational Health & Safety major preferred; a BS in Engineering, Chemistry or Business-related discipline will be acceptable with the proper experience.

·        CSP or other certifications preferred.

·        Advanced knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations governing environmental, health and safety standards.

·        Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to travel.

·        Technical expertise in occupational health and safety with a strong emphasis in chemical safety/compatibility.

·       Must possess excellent communication skills. Must have strong computer skills, excel, word, PowerPoint.

·        ISO 14001, ISO 17025, and OHSAS 18001 program development preferred.

·        3 years of professional experience in an industrial EHS leadership role, preferred.

Physical Demands

·        Extensive walking inside of buildings and around exterior areas of the sites.

·        Climb and descend ladders and stairs.

·        Work around electrical equipment using proper safety procedures.

·        Must be able to pass a medical clearance required for respirator assignment.