EHS&S Specialist

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At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

This position will be responsible for providing EHS support and will be a trusted partner to our employees and managers to drive safety and sustainability progress within pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. This position will work with the EHS Manager in planning and executing Baxter’s environmental, health and safety programs to sustain and improve performance and ensure a positive, safe, healthful, and incident-free work environment.

The candidate will possess a high degree of motivation, ability to communicate, influence and collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization. The candidate must demonstrate a willingness to be “hands‑on,” learn rapidly, and make a positive impact.

• Use influence to advance EHS&S compliance/programs with proactive, transparent and effective messaging in line with Baxter Corporate policies, State and Federal regulations.
• Assist with the administration and implementation of EHS policies and programs.
• Execute the elements EHS&S Management System (including ISO 14001) as necessary
• Proactively identify potential EHS hazards through risk assessments, Gemba walks, inspections, etc., and drive timely corrective actions.
• Develops relationships with other functions (e.g., Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities) to ensure EHS&S aspects are considered at the beginning of new/changing operations and drives improvement existing EHS&S methods and techniques.
• Provide specialized training to Baxter employees (e.g. LOTO, Confined Space).
• Assist in emergency response and preparedness activities.
• Assists with annual department goals according to key metrics (TRIR, energy consumption) that are measured throughout the organization.
• Work independently to perform EHS inspections and audits of facilities, processes and equipment as well as work diligently to ensure the closure of any identified corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with management and others on the investigation of incidents, including “near-misses” to identify root causes and corrective/preventive actions.
• Perform industrial hygiene activities such as air and noise monitoring.
• Work with others to evaluate hazardous conditions and practices, including managing Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s) to develop and implement hazard control practices and programs.
• Implement solutions that will support management's efforts to improve and maintain compliance and best practices including leading the lockout/tagout and other essential EHS programs.
• Research industry “Best‑Practices” to ensure world class leadership in EHS&S.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Candidate must not be allergic to penicillin or cephalosporin
• B.S. Degree in Environmental, Safety, Engineering or related field required
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience in manufacturing environments in areas such as:
  Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality or Operational Excellence.
• Experience with EHS&S programs (Confined Space, Lockout/Tagout, Fall Protection, PPE, Powered Industrial trucks, Industrial Hygiene, Hazardous Waste, etc)
• Must have deep knowledge of EPA, OSHA, and DOT.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a manufacturing plant setting.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as Corporate rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Proven track record of interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to interface well…