Site Safety and Training Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Various outside weather conditions

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
Discover Impactful Work
The Site Safety & Training Specialist supports our Protein Diagnostics site in Benson, VT, helping maintain a safe, compliant, and well-trained workforce within our USDA-registered sheep farm and laboratory operations. This role has primary responsibility for site Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) activities and training coordination, while also supporting Quality and continuous improvement initiatives.

A Day in the Life

Promote a proactive safety culture through employee engagement, coaching, safety communications, the site safety committee, and visible presence in operational areas.

• Conduct workplace inspections, safety observations, hazard and risk assessments, and support incident/near-miss investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Support compliance with applicable EHS requirements and programs, including PPE, hazard communication, ergonomics, emergency preparedness, waste management, audits, and inspections.
• Track EHS actions, incidents, observations, and key performance indicators to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate EHS, compliance, and operational training, including assignments, records, new-hire orientation, required safety training, and employee qualifications.
• Partner with leaders and subject matter experts to identify training needs; develop and deliver training materials, presentations, work instructions, and learning resources.
• Monitor training completion and support cross-training and employee development initiatives.
• Support Quality activities, documentation, audits, investigations, corrective actions, and site Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives.

Keys to Success
Strong employee engagement and communication skills; visible safety leadership; ownership and follow-through; risk-based problem solving; effective cross-functional collaboration; attention to detail; and the ability to prioritize changing site needs while supporting a positive safety and Quality culture.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma with 4 years of relevant experience or relevant degree with 2 years of experience.
• Previous laboratory experience with subject matter expertise in production processes.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of workplace safety principles and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Employee training coordination or delivery experience preferred.
• Strong written/verbal communication, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive actions to completion.
• Comfortable working in office and operational/manufacturing environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn electronic EHS, training, and Quality systems.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Vermont is $61,300.00–$91,900.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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