For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary
The Environmental Health and Safety Associate is responsible for assisting with EHS&S (Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability) programs in adherence to local, state, and federal regulations. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills and a willingness to work with teams of people in projects and implementation of sustainable processes that will improve the health and safety of our employees across the site. The individual in this role is a generalist and may be responsible for multiple programs across the EHS&S discipline. The role is an on-site position at the Mattawan, Michigan location.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Update specific EHSS programs for compliance with state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT) and other regulatory programs as necessary. Maintain reporting and documentation standards for these agencies and review new regulatory standards and make compliance recommendations.
Provide safety and environmental training to employees. Assist with maintenance and upkeep of group training manuals and training records.
Assist EHSS staff with inspections of the facility for compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations as applicable. Advise EHSS staff on safety and environmental issues and recommend solutions to address deficiencies.
Assist with managing the hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - RCRA) and medical waste disposal functions, to include, but not limited to waste profiling, permitting, manifesting, and record keeping and reporting.
Assist management team in emergency response and function as an EHSS Emergency Coordinator for 24-hour incident response. Assist in the investigation of injuries resulting in lost time claims and/or safety violations and property damage. Make recommendations for corrective action.
Serve as member of Safety Committee(s) across multi-department teams.
Provide regulatory guidance on EHSS issues to staff across multiple different departments and disciplines.
Explain procedures and produce written documentation, as proof of compliance, to clients and federal and state investigators. Assist with communications to regulatory agencies and client inspections on EHSS-related matters.
Assist with maintenance of facility permits, licenses, and compliance reports to federal, local and state regulatory authorities; may obtain necessary licenses to function as wastewater and underground storage tank operator.
Assist with development of departmental budget and development of EHSS programs and metrics.
Other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience: One or more years related experience in EHSS, preferably in a laboratory or scientific organization.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above
Demonstrated ability to interpret/apply required federal or state regulations and manage multiple/changing priorities with many interruptions.
Computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite), commensurate with essential duties, including the ability to learn a validated system
Demonstrated ability to problem solve, manage projects, make quick decisions, communicate decisions effectively, and lead site staff in a growing, changing environment
Strong time management and organizational skills required
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing at all levels inside and outside the organization
Ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to evenings, weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts; sometimes on short notice
Ability to work under specific time constraints
Compensation Data
The pay range for this position is $66,000 - $71,000K USD annually. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
We're committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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