What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental, Safety & Health-Associate Engineer (ESH) position at Flamma Group?
Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program Ownership
- Site expert in chemical hazards identification, exposure assessment, personal protective equipment (PPE) assignment
- Manage exposure monitoring programs.
- Conduct/coordinate site monitoring programs
- Report monitoring results
- Make data driven decisions on the effectiveness of control measures and PPE.
- Manage equipment needs for IH programs
- Ensure compliance with OSHA exposure standards/Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) and follow corporate/industry occupational exposure recommendations
- Provide technical expertise and customer service for the IH program, including:
- Ownership of site policies, procedures, and training materials (develop and implement)
- Conducting training, as needed
- Liaison between site, external customers, contractors, third-party contractors, and regulatory agencies
- Evaluate new and proposed manufacturing processes for hazards, PPE requirements, and facility siting
- Injury prevention (ergonomics, lifting, etc.)
- Engineering controls (containment, ventilation, facility design)
- Site expert in occupational noise exposure and the Hearing Conservation Amendments (29 CFR 1910.95)
- Monitor and assess noise hazards, and develop/maintain:
- List of impacted employees and areas
- Noise maps
- Training and procedures
- Signage requirements
- PPE requirements
- Work with medical surveillance to ensure hearing conservation monitoring and periodic audiometry
- Site expert in HPAPI Handling Requirements, serve as consultant to engineering and operations resources during implementation of requirements.
- Site owner of HPAPI Risk Assessment process and necessary controls.
- Training and development of internal ESH and Engineering resources.
- Participation in development of corporate HPAPI requirements, representing operational needs.
- Ensure required medical surveillance is conducted per relevant Federal, State, and corporate requirements.
- Ensure Corporate Health and Wellness Initiatives are implemented at the site level.
- Work with contracted Occupational Health Provider to ensure appropriate completion of required medical surveillance.
- Work with contracted Occupational Health Provider to develop treatment protocols
- Ensure compliance with all the authorization limits present on the site and support their updating according to the industrial plan and company growth
- Engage peers and site customers in meeting compliance requirements and creating opportunities for streamlining compliance approaches
- Provide and implement ESH technical assistance to support day-to-day manufacturing and projects to promote the design, construction, and operation of safe and compliant processes.
- Develop and implement compliance tools to assist the site in understanding and maintaining compliance with program requirements
- Find and recommend concepts for improving IH and ESH elements, including hazard control, evaluation, and processes.
- Perform program and management system audits
- Define the emergency plan and contribute to the definition of the Business Continuity Plan
- Lead internal and governmental agency inspections for relevant programs
- Collaborate and support the development of ESH standards, practices, and procedures with Corporate and
- Exchange information and establish relationships with site and other Flamma sites in order to promote ESH best practices and compliance.
- Keep abreast of changes to regulatory requirements and site applicability.
- Maintain environmental and safety knowledge by interfacing with external environmental and safety organizations and obtaining appropriate training.
- Support ESHS event and change management as needed or as assigned programs, including evaluating ESHS program compliance data and events, taking follow-up action as appropriate and performing or providing guidance for investigations if needed
- Develop supporting relationships with internal and external customers, including participation in various departmental, site, and/or regional ESHS-based teams and meetings, as needed
- Support enhancement of competencies of ESH, engineering, and RD&I resources in the areas of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health
- Prepare or contribute to preparation of ESHS compliance reports, ensuring data are correct and auditable; prepare ESHS data/program summaries and metrics and present to site and business line management.
- Contribute to establishing departmental goals and objectives aimed at improving ESHS performance
- Contribute to actively managing ESHS spending
- Support implementation and proper execution of ESHS Management System components
- Support annual management system review
- ESH Engineer: BS/MS in Chemical Engineering or related Engineering with 5 years ESH experience in a high hazard Pharmaceutical or Chemical Process Industry environment.
- Good communication and empathy skills
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Knowledge of OHSAS and environmental regulations
- ESH Senior Associate: BS/MS in Industrial Hygiene or related Science (e.g. Chemistry, ESH Management, Occupational and Environmental Health) with 10 years experience in a high hazard Pharmaceutical or Chemical Process Industry environment.
- Relevant professional certification in Industrial Hygiene or related field preferred, i.e. CIH, CSP, PE.
- Passion for making a difference in ESH performance and demonstrated experience in improving ESH performance or operational performance
- Detailed knowledge of Industrial Hygiene and related safety topics and their application. These topics may include, but are not limited to hazard assessment, exposure monitoring, medical surveillance, High Potent API handling, radiation safety, and occupational safety and health.
- Ability to make decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative.
- Ability to identify and coordinate appropriate personnel (e.g., Plant Engineers, Process Engineers, Chemists) to achieve environmental, safety and health results.
- Ability to identify weak points in technical processes and in creating technical solutions and improvements to address these environmental and safety deficiencies.
- Strong demonstrated technical application, problem-solving, organization, project management, team leadership, computer application, communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and documentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, influence, and work effectively across all levels of the organization. Excellent cooperation with site, Region, and global personnel is essential for the success of this position.
- Ability to represent site during environmental and/or safety regulatory inspections and audits.
- Ability to develop and implement action plans with sustainable compliance results.
- Ability to support a multiple shift operation (i.e. 1st and 2nd shift), including being on-call during off-shift hours, if needed.
- Occasional travel may be required.
- Must have a passion for environmental, safety and health.
