Environment, Health and Safety Manager

The Environment, Health and Safety Manager at Planet Pharma in Redmond, WA is responsible for coordinating compliance initiatives related to occupational health, safety, and environmental management. Key duties include overseeing health and safety programs, ensuring compliance with legislation, conducting training, and managing environmental impacts. The role requires strong knowledge of ISO14001 and involves auditing for compliance. This position is not remote and is based at the facility.
This position is responsible to lead in coordinating OSTA compliance initiatives in Environment, Health, and Safety and other relevant compliance areas as designated. Assist and help manage development, management, and review of policies and practices for OSTA and/or its facilities, and works with Legal, Operations and Senior Management of the regional sites assigned to facilitate compliance with company policies and applicable laws.

This position will be based at one of our locations and will support all EHS needs at the facility.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (List of 8 – 10 key tasks required of the job which are essential to the performance of this job)

1. Health and Safety – Oversees occupational health and safety matters related to facility- and field-based personnel. Develops and maintains a systematic occupational health and safety management program to facilitate:

(1) identification of occupational health and safety hazards;

(2) utilization of physical safeguards and employee personal protective equipment to control such hazards;

(3) training of employees in good health and safety management practices;

(4) investigation of accidents and occupational injuries and illnesses; and

(5) compliance with all applicable health and safety legislation. Evaluates deficiencies; establishes and implements written policies and procedures; audits to assess and ensure compliance with policies and procedures; and provides requisite training. Manages general compliance matters and projects as necessary, , assistance to ensure compliance with relevant policies, and other federal laws relating to health and safety (e.g. transportation of hazardous materials).

2. Environmental – Oversees environmental matters related to facilities and products. Develops and maintains a systematic environmental management program to facilitate:

(1) assessment of environmental impacts of products, facilities and operations;

(2) engagement of management and staff in activities related to reducing environmental impacts; and

(3) compliance with applicable environmental legislation. Serves as a contact for company regarding products and facility related environmental compliance issues; monitors environmental laws that impact products and operations; evaluates deficiencies in this area; establishes and implements written policies and procedures; audits to assess and ensure compliance with policies and procedures; provides requisite training.

- Strong knowledge of ISO14001 to implement ISO14001 if needed and continue to support and lead sites with ISO14001 currently in place

- Auditing sites for environmental and safety compliance.

3. Safety – Includes worker’s safety, industrial safety, fire safety, ergonomics, HazCom, process/work evaluation, accident investigation, safety trainings for employees, and chemical safety.

- Ability to work with management of change/process safety elements including learning the document control system to make annual program changes or institute new programs through document control.

4. Training – Develop compliance and other identified training, as necessary.

Advise the EHS Manager and/or the Site Director and supporting site managerial team on all EHS needs and regulatory compliance items.

5. Perform other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an applicable scientific discipline (such as Environmental Engineering or Medical Technology), or equivalent knowledge and experience.

• Advanced Certification (such as CSP, ASP, or CIH) or advanced coursework/master’s degree in Work Environment or similar or ability to gain certification within one year of employment.

• Working knowledge of federal, state and local laws related to health and safety and environmental protection.

• Minimum seven years’ experience dealing with EHS policy and compliance issues.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to plan and execute various projects simultaneously.

• Analytical ability and knowledge of business processes.

• Ability to create and deliver effective training materials.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Windows Office Suite software.

• Ability and willingness to travel to all regional sites under jurisdiction (expect several trips per year but no more than 25% of time).

• Strong training skills, both to develop online training and to deliver in-person training

• Strong communication skills

• An understanding of safety culture and promotion of safety culture in the work environment

• Laser Safety Officer Certified or ability to become certified within one year (may be waived if a CSP or CIH and exhibit strong laser safety skillset)

• DOT/RCRA trained within the last year or ability to get this training within the first six months of employment

• Strong ISO14001 skills

Work Environment:

Potentially working with chemicals, solvents, infectious disease exposure, radiation, clean room, laser, and require PPE.

Responsibilities include managing the above programs onsite and minor interaction with each element. (Ex: Radiation safety, Laser Safety, Chemicals/chemical hygiene, PPE program)