Health & Safety Specialist/Senior Specialist (EHS Spec II/III)

Thermo Fisher Scientific - Middleton, WI

Full-time - Entry Level

Middleton, WI

10,001+ employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific plays a crucial role in maintaining environmental, health, and safety standards across multiple sites. This position involves monitoring compliance with safety regulations, conducting training, and ensuring that all safety practices are adhered to in laboratory environments. The EHS Specialist will work closely with management to address safety issues, conduct audits, and implement corrective actions to mitigate risks associated with hazardous materials and workplace safety.

Responsibilities

• Maintains environmental, health and safety program and supports multiple sites across the organization.
• Assists management team with monitoring environmental compliance and safety metrics.
• Conducts compliance training, audits, and inspects sites or lab environments to ensure compliance with global occupational safety and health standards.
• Recommends corrective action where hazards or risks exist.
• Helps manage current OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) sites and assists other sites with preparing for VPP Star designation.
• Practices and enforces good safety practices.
• Responds to inquiries and provides follow-up to health, safety, and environmental issues to site management.
• Supports Associate Director, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) in ensuring that all licensing, permitting, or other environmental, health or safety requirements are met.
• Conducts investigations and responds to EHS incidents, chemical spills, injuries, near misses, and identified EHS hazards.
• Ensures that procedures meet federal, state, and local requirements (i.e. OSHA, EPA, DOT, etc.).
• Develops and updates health and safety related programs, training, and SOPs.
• Updates management on new or changed regulations in a timely manner.
• Ensures safe removal and disposal of hazardous chemical and biological waste from facility on a regular basis.
• Maintains and monitors waste manifest system.
• Completes reporting forms and documents for all required regulatory agencies.
• Develops, conducts and supports employee health and safety training programs, including refresher trainings as required by regulations.
• Conducts regular safety walk-downs and conducts employee health hazard exposure monitoring to ensure OSHA compliance.
• Oversees ergonomic related issues and makes recommendations as appropriate.
• Collaborates with corporate Worker's Compensation Administrator to supply information on related claims to insurance company.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.
• 2+ years of experience for EHS Specialist II or 5+ years for EHS Specialist III.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, IATA, and other applicable regulations.
• Firm knowledge of laboratory and hazardous waste regulations.
• Experience working in a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) laboratory with chemicals and samples is highly preferred.
• Knowledge and experience working in a laboratory and with hazardous substances and chemicals.
• Experience with industrial hygiene air monitoring strategies.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to provide effective training.
• Solid problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong judgment and business acumen.
• Strong computer skills.

Nice-to-haves

• A degree in Safety, Chemistry, Engineering, or other EHS related fields of study is preferred.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off for volunteering activities
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee discount programs