EHS Specialist

Roquette•Philadelphia, PA

3d•$82,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. We are seeking an EHS Specialist to join our Environmental, Health & Safety team. In this role, you will partner with scientists, laboratory teams, and manufacturing professionals across our sites in Wilmington, DE, Newark, DE, and Spring House, PA to advance safety and environmental programs. This position combines strategic influence with hands-on support, providing opportunities to strengthen compliance, drive continuous improvement, and foster a strong safety culture throughout the organization. Working closely with Technical, Manufacturing, and EHS teams, you will help implement EHS policies and procedures, support site initiatives, and promote a safe and compliant work environment across all locations.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in scientific field
Minimum of 7 years’ relevant EHS experience in pharmaceutical or industrial fields
Extended knowledge of ICH GCP guidelines, FDA regulations, OSHA compliance, GDPs, EPA, DNREC, and PADEP regulations, regulatory agency compliance
Adaptable, independent and solutions driven with strong problem-solving abilities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work in cross-functional global teams and build positive working relationships.
Hands on person and able to multi-task
Good spoken and written English.
Legally eligible to work in USA

Responsibilities

Promote a proactive positive safety culture for all site residents.
Evaluate, improve, implement and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, EHS best-practices, procedures and policies for pharma process, analytical, QC, and biology labs and production settings.
Partner with site residents to ensure the safe operation of their routine, daily, and non-routine activities.
Liaise with key stakeholders in safety assurance, including landlords, vendors, and local authorities.
Support Management of Change (MOC) processes and coordinate assessments of work areas.
Provide classroom and hands-on training in both a fixed and as-needed basis
Coordinate tracking of and compliance with online trainings as required of employees.
Contribute to safety committees
Report and track near misses and incidents
Assign, track, and close CAPAs for near misses and incidents
Act as a leader and resource for technical teams seeking assistance for EHS topics
Attend regional meetings and interact with colleagues within EHS network
Report and close action items from corporate EHS, internal and external site audits for the Wilmington and Spring House sites
Oversee environmental action items such as permits, audits from external agencies, waste management, etc. for the Wilmington and Spring House sites
Maintain proper records of EHS activities and procedures
Commit and act, under all circumstances, in accordance to the values and principles of Roquette’s Code of Conduct / Ethics, as well as Quality, Safety and Environmental policies
Implement applicable global HSE policies, initiatives and programs
Work with site level cross-functional teams and global HSE leadership to drive continual improvement for H&S and environmental performance
Record, analyze and report site EHS performance data
Perform gap analysis and implement actions working toward compliance with relevant ISO standards per the company Health and Safety Policy

Benefits

Competitive pay
annual performance bonus
comprehensive benefits
6.2% company retirement contribution
professional development opportunities
Generous paid time off
12 annual paid company holidays
12 weeks 100% paid maternity leave
up to 4 weeks 100% paid parental leave (including adoption/surrogacy/foster care leave) for non-birthing parents
Student loan repayment assistance
tuition reimbursement program for select roles
Annual wellness benefit
wellness centered programs focused on your health needs