Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

CareAbout•Everett, WA

6d•$26 - $40•Hybrid

About The Position

Coordinates, implements, administers, and evaluates Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) programs that ensure regulatory compliance with federal, state and local requirements to support the EHS Department.

Requirements

BA or BS degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, public health, environmental health or related 4-year degree or education and experience to fulfill essential duties of position.
3+ years of experience working in Environmental/Occupational Health and Safety or related field.
MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Well developed interpersonal skills are required.
Personal/professional integrity and proven discretion in handling confidential information.
Ability to develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results.
Capable of managing multiple conflicting priorities.
Must be self-directed, motivated, and have a willingness to take the initiative to identify and anticipate client needs and make recommendations for implementation.
Ability to successfully operate independently with minimal guidelines.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Altasciences is unable to provide sponsorship, sponsorship transfers, or visa maintenance for this position. All applicants must possess valid work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Prefer experience in a biomedical research/pre-clinical environment.
Relevant industry experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist EHS Manager with Health & Safety programs including but not limited to: employee occupational health, respiratory protection control, hazard communication, first aid, personal protective equipment safety, hazardous waste and wastewater.
Participate in the development and administration of EH&S training program(s) that increase proficiency in safe practices and promote safety and environmental awareness throughout the organization.
Assist in occupational exposure and safety assessments (including process safety analysis) reporting the results and making recommendations for changes as directed.
Maintains knowledge of, applies, and adheres to all federal, state & local regulations as pertaining to EH&S.
Coordinates the activities of site safety committees.
Administer simple to moderately complex occupational health programs for accident prevention, injury reporting, post-accident follow-up and investigation, medical surveillance, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, formaldehyde exposure, lock-out/tag-out and others as required.
Coordinate environmental programs for hazardous waste, biomedical waste, wastewater monitoring, and pollution prevention.
Serve as a resource and support for EH&S Programs at nonclinical sites as directed.
Track, investigate, and follow up on workplace injuries and illnesses as directed.
Track status and compliance with occupational health requirements for employees.
Recognize, investigate and recommend mitigation of environmental and occupational health and safety hazards.
Coordinate arrange for in-service occupational health and safety training classes and maintain training records required for regulatory compliance.
Conduct respirator fit tests and training.
Participate in submitting applicable reports to adhere to all federal, state and local reporting guidelines. File annual reports where required by regulatory agencies.
Submit purchase order requisitions for health & safety equipment, materials and literature.
Assists in Conducting facility inspections, monitor safety supplies and equipment, and restock first aid and other emergency kits as needed.
Assists in conducting ergonomic assessments and job hazard analyses as directed.
Perform sample collection for formaldehyde monitoring, noise monitoring, and other exposure monitoring as required.
Maintain written and database records with knowledge of computer software and web based data storage.
Conducts other routine EH&S functions as needed.
May assist with workers compensation claim management as needed.
May assist employees with response to work-related injuries (e.g. first aid, transportation, etc.) as needed.
May assist Security Department with emergency planning, drills and employee training.
Facilitate EHS onboarding training, as directed.