Manager, Facilities and Environmental Health and Safety

Description

Job Title: Manager, Facilities and Environmental Health and Safety

Supervisor/Manager Title: Director, THV Operations

Job Description Summary: Responsible for ensuring equipment, corporate office/manufacturing facility reliability, integrity, and compliance. This person is responsible for developing and implementing health and safety programs across the site with particular emphasis in the Operations teams.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for building obligations per lease, maintenance contracts, and building-vendor relationships.
• Oversee all facility improvements.
• Manage Facilities staff to support employee and building requests.
• Co-ordinating the cost-effective use of external contractors to facilitate activities.
• Lead and coordinate facility validation activities in line with the validation master plan.
• Manage facilities and equipment testing schedules including fire alarms, emergency lighting, HVAC, Water Hygiene, lift, ladders, pest control, fixed wire testing and PAT (portable appliance testing).
• Support the maintenance of site equipment in line with calibration and preventative maintenance schedule.
• Support continuous improvements for critical facilities equipment.
• Provide facilities/services support for upscaling of current manufacturing processes including installation and validation of new equipment.
• Develop, implement and monitor Health and Safety plans and procedures.
• Ensure that emergency preparedness and response plans are developed, documented,
• implemented and tested.
• Ensure that effective medical, first aid, occupational health facilities, resources, equipment, and equipment are provided and maintained.
• Ensure risk assessment procedures are in place and monitored for effectiveness to ensure safe systems of work.
• Organize and facilitate training, drills and exercises for emergency preparedness and response.
• Adhere to all aspects of the JenaValve Quality Management System (QMS) in the completion of duties.
• Obtain quotes and initiate purchase requests for maintenance and renovation work including discussing with contractor, vendor and/or consultant for minor projects
• Perform all routine and non-routine maintenance, which include on-call and weekend work orders/ building emergencies.
•  Be subject-matter expert in EHS program and lead internal audits of assigned sites to identify areas of noncompliance or nonconformance with regulations and EHS Standards.
• Advise manufacturing teams on technical matters to ensure compliance with EHS regulations, permits and reporting obligations.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• 5 years in a related facilities role with 2 years of management experience.
• 5 years working with Class III Medical Device companies is preferred.
• Completed certifications for HVAC controls, Project Management, EHS is preferred
• Proficient in Equipment Management software (e.g. Blue Mountain, QCBD or equivalent), Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Access, Outlook).

Skills and Abilities Required for This Job:

• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Must take initiative and have the ability to conduct hands on work.
• Ability to be resourceful and proactive in dealing with issues that may arise.
• Ability to organize, multitask, prioritize, and work under pressure.
• Must possess the ability to handle multiple tasks with high attention to detail.
• Always be a good team player.
• Demonstrated Technical writing skills and understanding of Equipment IQ, OQ validations.

Salary : $90,000 - $110,000