Health & Safety Professional II (QC Lab)

Novo Nordisk • Clayton, NC

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About The Position

The Health & Safety Professional II provides leadership and support to create a safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible working environment, with direct support for PSAM operations. The role supports implementation of environmental and safety programs, ensures compliance with applicable requirements, and provides expertise, assessments, training, and solutions to help personnel and projects address EHS issues. It also supports EHS strategies, accident investigations, and emergency management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Safety Management, or a related field from an accredited university and at least one year of experience in a safety environment; pharmaceutical manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Alternatively, an associate degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Safety Management, or a related field from an accredited college or university and at least three years of experience in a safety environment; pharmaceutical manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Alternatively, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least five years of experience in a safety environment; pharmaceutical manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Intermediate working knowledge of OSHA and environmental regulations.
• Ability to develop and manage action plans to achieve targets.

Nice To Haves

• Skills in root cause analysis for analyzing accidents.
• Ability to independently complete comprehensive EHS assessments and inspections.
• Working knowledge of ISO 14001/18001.
• Emergency management or planning knowledge and experience.
• Pharmaceutical cGMP experience.
• Good communication and writing skills.
• Working knowledge of fire detection, suppression, and prevention systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement environmental and safety programs.
• Support EHS matters, including interactions with regulatory and governmental agencies, and ensure compliance with local, county, state, and federal requirements.
• Provide expertise and solutions to relevant personnel and projects to resolve known or potential issues.
• Conduct EHS assessments and inspections, and work with area managers to ensure timely remediation of identified issues.
• Provide training and tools for core processes to improve performance.
• Communicate EHS performance statistics routinely.
• Review recordable accidents and coach root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions for assigned departments.
• Provide backup for emergency management and fire systems.
• Drive actions to achieve overall EHS strategies, such as “Circular for Zero.”
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements while performing duties.
• Perform other accountabilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus.
• Generous paid time off, including 14 paid holidays.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance effective day one.
• Guaranteed 8% 401(k) contribution plus an individual company match option.
• 14 weeks of paid parental leave and 6 weeks of paid family medical leave.
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products.
• Tuition assistance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee referral awards.
• Opportunities, resources, and mentorship for career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level