Senior/EHS Engineer

This position is a contract role and its tenure will be until 30 December 2028.

Purpose

Oversee site Security, Safety, Health, and Environmental programs to ensure compliance with legislation and GSK EHS standards for a safe workplace. Drive continuous improvement, best practices, and a strong EHS culture. Provide technical guidance, training, and support to the business.

Responsibilities

• EHS Management system – Maintain site’s EHS management system to ensure compliance with legal and GSK EHS standards requirements while also facilitating continuous improvement. This include ensuring effective risk management and risk assessments.
• EHS Strategies and Plans – Contribute to the development of site’s EHS strategies, plans, policies, procedures and risk assessment techniques. Support implementation of GSK life-saving rules, safe systems of work, and behavioural safety programmes.
• EHS Information, Guidance and Advice – Ensure site complies with all relevant aspect concerning safety, industrial hygiene and environmental protection as prescribed by corporate EHS standards, Engineering Standards and local statutory requirements. Monitor changes in corporate EHS standards and local requirements and ensure site procedures are reviewed and updated to comply with the new requirements. Enforce EHS requirements and procedures and ensure that these are followed by all staffs and contractors working on site.
• Training – Create and deliver EHS packages and train staff and contractors at various levels within the organization. Identify EHS training needs and providers through in-house or external resources.
• Audit – Develop and support management monitoring (self-inspection, gemba) and conduct regular independent business monitoring of the EHS management systems and controls. Coordinate and follow up on matters arising from all EHS audits and inspections. Leads and coaches the SEHS committee’s inspection teams in regular site EHS inspections.
• Responding to Problems – Report accidents, illnesses or other incidents to the relevant authorities and departments where required. Together with the relevant departments, facilitate the investigation of any accidents and dangerous occurrences and ensure recommendations are effective to prevent their recurrence.
• Communications – Reinforce site’s safety culture via activities and campaigns to promote and enhance awareness of staffs and contractors.
• Support the EHS Lead, other EHS team members to ensure that EHS is maintained to a high standard on site.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in EHS, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering or Science related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in pharmaceutical, chemical or other high-risk manufacturing facilities
• Ability to provide confidence to stakeholders and to provide sounds, practical EHS advice to the business and reliable decision-making.

How to apply
If this role aligns with your experience and goals, we want to hear from you. Please apply and tell us how you will contribute to a safer, more sustainable workplace and grow your EHS career at GSK.

Skills

Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Integrity, Digital Fluency, GxP Regulations, Incident Investigations, Influencing Without Authority, Lean Management, Problem Solving, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Assessments, Risk Awareness

 

 

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

 

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

 

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We embrace an agile working culture across our roles, so if flexibility is important to you please discuss opportunities with our hiring team. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities, contact [email protected]. Please note this email is for adjustment requests only; for other enquiries please use our standard contact channels.

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