Senior Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: August 30, 2024

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. is recruiting for a Senior Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist to join its dynamic team located at its Global Headquarters in Jacksonville, FL.At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world's most pressing healthcare challenges. We know that the success of our business - and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions - depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued, and our people can reach their potential. At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.This Senior EHS Specialist will be the Technical expert for EHS programs that support execution of the J&J EHS Policy requirements and that drives continuous improvement. Under the direction of the EHS Sr. Manager, this individual will support all aspects of EHS programs at the Johnson & Johnson Vision Care site in Jacksonville, FL.The Senior EHS Specialist responsibilities include:

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• Recognize and asses EHS hazards and risks.
• Serve as the site construction safety lead.
• Identifies, analyzes and communicates EHS compliance requirements including securing of EHS related permits when needed.
• Assesses compliance, identifies and investigates non-compliances and tracks actions to address to closure.
• Uses results of risk assessment to recommend appropriate control strategies.
• Evaluate, plan and implement Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability programs.
• Manage projects requiring advanced knowledge of EHS principles, practices and regulatory requirements from identification of potential risk to analysis of the level of risk to the implementation of appropriate control measures. Document results accordingly and present to appropriate site personnel and management.
• Monitor and evaluate new regulations and corporate requirements to determine impact on operating location.
• Provides focused technical expertise to promote workplace and product safety by identifying and monitoring potential hazards to people or property in areas such as machine safety and electrical safety.
• Reviews and recommends content of health and safety policies and programs.
• Provides content to emergency response plans and participates on emergency response team.
• Implements and provides training on health and safety policies and programs developed for a site to assure that workplace conditions comply with all local government and company requirements.
• Develops and implements an internal audit process for the site.
• Facilitates compliance audits, assists management in conducting risk assessments, and participates on health and safety teams.
• Conducts hazard assessments, determines root causes, and recommends solutions to identified hazards, designs and implements solutions.
• Reviews new regulations from outside agencies and new Johnson and Johnson worldwide environmental health and safety policies and procedures against current site programs and practices for gaps.
• Participates as the lead health and safety representative in external audits and inspections by local government agencies.
• Monitor and evaluate EHS risks of operations, including change management, ensuring continuous improvement of the EHS program to make it leaner and more efficient.
• Evaluate, plan and implement EHS training and awareness programs. Develop and implement training packages for on-line and/or classroom training. Partner with Global Health Services Professionals to ensure coverage and alignment of related programs.
• Support and facilitate site EHS committees/teams to ensure implementation of the EHS program.
• Technically assess risks and use advanced knowledge of EHS principles and practices to develop and implement corrective and preventive actions for all identified EHS risks.
• Conduct machine guarding risk assessments and develop job safety analysis for automated and manual job functions.
• Perform routine EHS assessments and utilize the Johnson & Johnson Worldwide EHS Standards and audits to identify program specific deficiencies and areas of risk. Collaborate with site management to implement corrective measures.
• Support incident investigations for all reported injuries and near misses.
• Develop and establish Operational Procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate standards.
• Track and report key performance indicators and metrics.
• Coordinate waste management programs to ensure compliance with standards including oversight of waste vendors, signing manifests.
• Assist in coordination and serve as an active member on the site(s) Emergency Response Team(s). Establish training programs and drills.\r\r

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