Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Curia•Rensselaer, NY

7d•$91,700 - $111,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist plans, coordinates, and leads site health and safety programs in Rensselaer, New York. The role promotes a safe and healthy work environment and ensures compliance with government safety regulations. Responsibilities include program design and implementation, training, inspections, industrial hygiene, hazard and job safety analysis, and management reporting. Some travel is required, and the role may work different shifts as necessary to deliver training, attend meetings, or support start-ups. The position also provides some cross-functional support for Environmental Health and Safety activities, including managing site security contractors and systems. Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization serving pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemistry, or a related field.
Minimum 3–5 years of experience administering industrial health and safety programs.
Must pass a background check.
Must pass a drug screen.
May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening.
Some travel is required; ability to work shifts when necessary for training, meetings, and start-up coverage.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a plant or facility with an extensive HAZCOM Program.

Responsibilities

Oversee and/or implement site health and safety programs, including industrial hygiene, hazard communication, confined space entry, hot work, emergency response, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, bloodborne pathogen exposure control, asbestos, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, industrial toxicology, contractor safety, ergonomics, personal protective equipment, and laboratory hygiene.
Plan, organize, and schedule safety training; develop and deliver applicable course materials for employees, contractors, and business partners.
Work with emergency response team incident commanders to develop, maintain, and conduct emergency-response training and exercises.
Lead and/or facilitate employee teams, including safety committees and incident investigations.
Oversee potent compound handling safety and industrial hygiene; develop, coordinate, and continuously improve components of the potent compound control banding system.
Guide the potent compound team in understanding and implementing industry best practices.
Oversee and conduct medical program case management and coordinate modified work for employees with restricted work activities.
Coordinate annual medical surveillance and qualification programs for respirator wearers, emergency response teams, and potent compound monitoring.
Coordinate development of Safety Data Sheets for Curia products.
Perform job responsibilities in accordance with applicable safety and environmental laws and regulations, company policies and procedures, and Curia’s commitment to continuous improvement in safety and environmental performance.
Evaluate and recommend improvements to safety equipment, including eyewashes and safety showers.
Provide cross-functional support on the Environmental side of EHS.
Manage the resident security contractor to ensure compliance with its Master Services Agreement.
Maintain the site security monitoring system and ensure its hardware and software remain functional.
Respond to security incident, investigation, concern, and equipment repair requests.
Manage the security badging system, including issuing and maintaining campus badge access and instituting upgrades when needed.