We are seeking a highly motivated and safety conscious individual to provide temporary EHS Advisor cover on a black utilities hard services maintenance and calibrations contract. Our client is a world leading pharmaceutical company and the role is based in Dublin.
The EHS Advisor will assist in ensuring the highest standards of Environmental, Health and Safety practices for the team on site, and will work closely with client EHS department to ensure compliance with client site EHS requirements.
The is a temporary role of 2/3 days per week for a minimum of 2 months with the potential to be extended.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure the highest standards of Environmental, Health and Safety practices for the team on site.
- Assist in the coordination of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) activities in the operating unit to ensure sustained and continuous improvement in EHS compliance.
- Facilitate local compliance with the Incident/Accident management systems; investigate and / or support operations teams with incident / accident investigations.
- Evaluate and promote a Safety Culture (e.g. BBS).
- Attend monthly safety and BBS meetings as relevant.
- Collaborate with the client’s Risk & Assurance team and attend R&A meetings as relevant.
- Ensure effective actions are assigned completed and closed out in the designated safety reporting system.
- Support the operations teams in the sign-off and ongoing development and improvement of both the client and supplier RAMS.
- Be proactive in identifying non-routine tasks and ensure associated risk assessments are completed in a consistent and comprehensive way.
- Ensure any incident learnings are communicated across the business and the wider site network.
- Maintain and apply all relevant client EHS policies, procedures and systems; support the application of the client’s Minimum Requirements as relevant.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and laws.
- Ensure wellbeing of all staff on-site in accordance with the policies and regulations.
- Monitor and collaborate with contractor / suppliers working on site to ensure they adhere to the client’s procedures and relevant legislation
- Monitor and audit compliance with local permit issuing requirements.
- Deal with all other EHS matters arising.
Key Requirements:
- Hold a recognised qualification in Occupational Health and Safety or working towards CMIOSH.
- Have experience as a senior EHS professional within a large, multi-site organisation, preferably with a pharmaceutical background.
- Have experience in auditing, preferably experienced with ISO9001, 14001, 45001 standards.
- Have an in-depth knowledge of the relevant legislation.
- Have experience of risk assessment, auditing, and incident investigation processes.