Nitto Avecia · 21 hours ago
Environmental Health & Safety Engineer, III
Milford, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$108K/yr - $132K/yr
5+ years expNitto Avecia is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Engineer, III to report to the Director of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS). The role involves executing hands-on EHS functions, providing education and tools to employees, maintaining compliance documentation, and assisting with continual improvement of EHS systems.
BiotechnologyManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Facilitate hazard assessments, especially pertaining to the use of chemical, biological, and physical agents, including coordination or performance of industrial hygiene monitoring
Develop and implement EHS programs to identify and manage risks
Develop and present interactive EHS training sessions that effectively educate and inspire action to recognize and control hazards
Facilitate follow-up of EHS events and coordinate implementation of corrective actions
Provide guidance to managers and employees to educate them on independent hazard recognition and control
Lead and support risk reduction programs and continual improvement activities
Facilitate or coordinate EHS audits of facilities and site operations
Coordinate and participate in site emergency response teams (chemical spills, medical emergencies, and building evacuation) as applicable
Be on call to coordinate response to emergencies as they arise
Assist in the handling of regulated, unregulated and universal waste, maintenance and inspection of satellite and main accumulation areas, and preparation of waste for shipment
Maintain required documentation for EHS compliance
Travel required approximately 5-25%
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or closely related field required
5+ years of hands-on EHS experience required
Experience managing programs to support compliance to local, state and federal agencies such as OSHA, EPA, DOT, and NFPA, required
Superb leadership skills, including effective communication and the skill to influence across all hierarchical levels of the organization, required
Desire to learn through on-the-job experience, formal and informal research, required
Capability to effectively collaborate with other EHS team members, e.g. mentoring, advising, supporting, etc., to maintain a strong EHS management system, required
Experience with hazard assessment and control of chemical, biological, and physical agents in both manufacturing and laboratory settings required
Preferred
Experience supporting chemical processing plants subject to OSHA PSM (Process Safety Management 29 CFR 1910.119) preferred
Professional Engineer, Certified Safety Professional or other certification preferred
Hands-on experience in incident command, emergency response, and HAZMAT preferred
Experience in a CGMP (FDA-regulated) environment preferred
Company
Nitto Avecia
Oligonucleotides are giving rise to a new generation of therapeutics—and Nitto Avecia is helping lead the way.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2011-02-03Acquired
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