Environmental Health and Safety Specialist (on-site Mattawan, MI)

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Overview

An Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist is responsible for: managing EHS programs in adherence to local, state and federal regulations. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills and a willingness to lead teams of people in projects and implementation of sustainable processes that will improve the health and safety of our employees. The individual in this role is a generalist and may be responsible for programs across the EHS discipline and may be responsible for supervising staff.

This position is located on-site, in Mattawan, MI.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervisory responsibilities may be required in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws to include interviewing, hiring, training, and developing employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance and completing annual performance review on or before due date; rewarding and disciplining employees;
  addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Establish, administer, and update specific EHS programs for compliance with state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT) and other regulatory programs as necessary. Manage OSHA and EPA records and maintain reporting and documentation standards. Review new regulatory standards and make compliance recommendations.
• Provide safety and environmental training to employees. Oversee maintenance of group training manual and training records.
• Inspect the facility for compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations as applicable. Advise management on safety and environmental issues and recommend solutions to address deficiencies.
• Manage the hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - RCRA) and medical waste disposal function including waste profiling, permitting, manifesting, and record keeping and reporting.
• Assist management team in emergency response and function as EHS Emergency Coordinator for 24-hour incident response. Assist in the investigation of injuries resulting in lost time claims and/or safety violations and property damage. Make recommendations
  for corrective action.
• Serve as Chairperson of Safety Committee(s). Provide regulatory guidance on EHS issues to staff.
• Explain procedures and produce written documentation as proof of compliance to clients and federal and state investigators. Coordinate communications to regulatory agencies and client inspections on EHS-related matters.
• May request and maintain necessary facility permits, licenses and compliance reports to federal, local and state regulatory authorities; may obtain necessary licenses to function as wastewater and underground storage tank operator.
• May assist in development of departmental budget and development of EHS programs and metrics.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline, with 5 or more years related experience in EHS, preferably in a laboratory or scientific organization.
• Certification/Licensure: None.
• Other:
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret/apply required federal or state regulations and manage multiple/changing priorities with many interruptions.
  • Excellent commutation skills both verbal and written, project management skills, and strong time management and organizational skills are required.
  • Basic familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Computer skills, commensurate with Essential Duties and Responsibilities, including the ability to learn a validated system.
  • Ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to evenings, weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts; sometimes on short notice.
  • Ability to work under specific time constraints.

Compensation Data

The annual pay range for this position in Mattawan, MI is $77K - $87K USD. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, location and any collective agreements, if applicable.

About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to View email address on us.fitly.work. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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