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The Senior Manager, EHS, Process Unit Commercial Operations (P1) is an integral member of the PU extended leadership team, responsible for providing EHS expertise and foresight. This role ensures EHS compliance for the Process Unit, adherence to global EHS policies and guidance, and alignment with site and global EHS standards. The Senior Manager leads, implements, and continuously improves PU-related EHS programs, fostering a strong safety culture and supporting operational excellence.
Duties/Responsibilities
EHS Program Management, Leadership, Collaboration & Compliance

• Integral part of PU extended leadership team, bringing EHS expertise and foresight, ensuring EHS compliance for the PU and adherence to global EHS policies and guidance.
• Accountable and responsible to ensure direct link is maintained with site EHS team and global cross-site EHS community.
• Provide EHS leadership across the PU, collaborating with site EHS and functional teams to ensure comprehensive EHS support is delivered and robust systems in place to effectively manage risk and ensure compliance, while driving continuous improvement and promoting a culture of safety.
• Ensure alignment and collaboration between site PUs on all relevant EHS topics through joint collaboration between PU EHS functions. PU EHS Program Oversight: Lead, implement and improve PU related EHS programs (including global) in alignment with BDY site EHS standards to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with environmental l health and safety laws, regulations, and standards. Keep updated on, and, apply required and PU relevant emerging regulations and policies to PU processes.
• Champion specific EHS programs (e.g., LOTO), including policy development, training, incident investigation, and compliance monitoring.
• FSAP Program: Implement relevant FSAP in the PU to ensure compliance with EHS standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Operational Support: Contribute to PU EHS related Operations by leading EHS PU operational discussions, committees, and self-assessments.
• PU Technical Oversight: Provide technical oversight for all EHS PU related programs and activities.
• Issue Resolution: Provide accurate resolution of PU EHS related issues /challenges and escalate as needed.
• Collaboration: Collaborate proactively at site and above-site levels.
• Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing to accelerate EHS best practices and innovation, across functions and site.
• PU Customer Interaction: Handle PU EHS inquiries and build strong relationships with internal BMS customers.

Incident & Emergency Management

• Incident Management: Identify and address unplanned events like spills and workplace injuries, in line with site, local and BMS requirements.
• Emergency Team: Member of the site's emergency team and first aiders and PU EHS representative.
• Recordkeeping and lessons learned: recordkeeping, lessons learned including corrective/preventive action implementation and reporting at various levels.

Risk Management & Safety Culture

• Plan and carry out regular safety EHS walkthroughs in the PU and report out on findings including actions, mitigations, etc.
• Ensure to implement and lead pre-job briefs and post-job discussions before and after new tasks, processes (or changes in existing one) to help identify hazards, reinforce safety measures, and capture lessons learned, which are essential tools for managing HSE risks and promoting a strong safety culture in the PU.
• PU EHS Culture: Lead continuous improvement of PU EHS culture and the PU related EHS community to ensure overall site and global EHS alignment, while actively promoting a zero-risk culture to ensure to stop harmful activities.

Data & Systems Management

• EHS Platforms, Programs and Information Systems Management: Use and/or manage EHS platforms/programs/systems for investigation, inspection, compliance, Biosafety, and hygiene.
• Use and/or manage databases for PU EHS documentation and perform data checks.
• Reporting: Create and maintain PU EHS reports and records.
• PU Metrics and Gap Analysis: Evaluate and monitor PU EHS metrics, perform PU gap analysis, and manage PU EHS matters.

Audits, Inspections, Filings & CAPA

• Regulatory Preparedness for PU filings, audits and inspections: Maintain regulatory preparedness and build rapport with external agencies and internal stakeholders.
• PU Inspections: Manage PU inspection programs from PU EHS perspective, and participate in relevant discussions, committees, inspections, HA interactions, and audits.
• PU Safety Inspections: Conduct PU safety inspections and communicate findings to PU.
• CAPA Plans: Own PU EHS CAPA plans with PU stakeholders.
• PU Workflow Management: Ensure adherence to EHS event timelines and action plans.

Training & Awareness

• Training and Events: Coordinate PU related EHS trainings, meetings, and events with PU Training coordinator. Assist PU Training coordinator in creating and reviewing EHS training content.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Coach and mentor EHS PU champions.

Procurement & Contractor Safety

• Procurement and Invoicing: Process PU EHS related purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and invoices.
• PU Contractor Management: Manage PU construction safety through PU contractor pre-qualification, training, and auditing, in line with site and BMS requirements.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Accountable to ensure the PU stays at the forefront of any new EHS standards and applies these to the existing operations and also for the implementation of innovations and future technologies within the PU.
• Lead specific safety-related projects (including those linked to containment levels i.e. SMEPAC) and their implementation into the PU. To be carried out in collaboration with relevant functions internal or external to the PU (e.g., MS&T, OpEx, Utilities, site EHS, etc.).
• Improvement methodologies and tools: Joint coordination, collaboration and implementation for continuous improvement and process improvement methodologies and tools (e.g., 5S, Six Sigma) within the PU in collaboration with relevant PU functions. Including upkeep and updating as needed.
• PU Innovation: Continuously improve PU workflows and processes with innovative solutions.

Reporting Relationship

• Reports to: Senior Director, Process Unit Head, Commercial Operations (i.e., PU Head of P1)
• May act as deputy to other site PU EHS lead (reciprocal between P1 and P3, except for PU technically specific audits/inspections).

Qualifications
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Fluent in French & English, written and spoken is a must.
• Very good written and oral presentation and communication skills; strong documentation writing skills.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive continuous improvement.
• Technical expertise in EHS program management, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent skills to influence stakeholders across functions and hierarchical levels.
• Exceptional problem-solving ability.
• Ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of EHS regulatory requirements, and risk management tools.

Education/Experience/Licenses/Certifications:

• 3-5 years prior experience in pharmaceutical/biotech manufacturing safety.
• Relevant EHS permits for an OSD manufacturing facility.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Role Nature:

• 100% on-site role

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R1598025 : Sr Manager, EHS, Process Unit Commercial Operations

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