Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
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Description
This position is ideal for environmental professionals to join the Environmental Health and Safety Team as an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, company requirements, and sustainability objectives. Partnering with operations, quality, production, and EHS teams, you’ll provide environmental expertise, regulatory guidance, and compliance support across manufacturing operations. This role is critical in reducing environmental impact, strengthening environmental responsibility, and driving continuous improvement and sustainable development initiatives.
• Ensure facility operations comply with applicable environmental regulations related to waste management, emissions, water and wastewater management, and chemical substances.
• Supervise waste management activities, including waste identification, generation assessments, and compliance with local environmental requirements.
• Coordinate with internal teams responsible for waste management activities and regulatory obligations.
• Prepare and submit environmental reports and documentation to regulatory authorities within required statutory timelines.
• Develop, maintain, and control environmental documentation, including procedures, work instructions, permits, registers, and administrative decisions.
• Collaborate with external service providers, environmental consultants, waste contractors, and public authorities on environmental matters.
• Participate in internal and external environmental audits and support the implementation of corrective and improvement actions.
• Monitor changes in environmental regulations and recommend actions to ensure ongoing legal compliance.
• Support projects aimed at reducing environmental impact through waste reduction, resource efficiency, and sustainability initiatives.
• Prepare environmental analyses and reports covering emissions management, transport of dangerous goods, environmental fees, and packaging-related requirements.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, production, and EHS teams regarding environmental requirements and compliance activities.
• Participate in departmental and organizational continuous improvement initiatives focused on environmental performance.
• Support the broader EHS team in executing environmental, health, and safety responsibilities and strategic objectives.
• Supervise waste management activities, including waste identification, generation assessments, and compliance with local environmental requirements.
• Coordinate with internal teams responsible for waste management activities and regulatory obligations.
• Prepare and submit environmental reports and documentation to regulatory authorities within required statutory timelines.
• Develop, maintain, and control environmental documentation, including procedures, work instructions, permits, registers, and administrative decisions.
• Collaborate with external service providers, environmental consultants, waste contractors, and public authorities on environmental matters.
• Participate in internal and external environmental audits and support the implementation of corrective and improvement actions.
• Monitor changes in environmental regulations and recommend actions to ensure ongoing legal compliance.
• Support projects aimed at reducing environmental impact through waste reduction, resource efficiency, and sustainability initiatives.
• Prepare environmental analyses and reports covering emissions management, transport of dangerous goods, environmental fees, and packaging-related requirements.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, production, and EHS teams regarding environmental requirements and compliance activities.
• Participate in departmental and organizational continuous improvement initiatives focused on environmental performance.
• Support the broader EHS team in executing environmental, health, and safety responsibilities and strategic objectives.
Education: University degree in Environmental Protection, Environmental Engineering, or a related field. Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety is preferred.
Experience: At least 3 years of experience independently performing Environmental Specialist responsibilities, preferably within a manufacturing environment or an organization with complex operational processes. Strong practical knowledge of environmental legislation, environmental reporting, permit management, and regulatory authority interactions.
Skills: Knowledge of environmental reporting systems and processes, environmental compliance management, regulatory interpretation, environmental documentation control, and sustainability initiatives. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Communication: Effective written and verbal communication skills with working proficiency in English for international collaboration and documentation.
Teamwork: Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams, external stakeholders, regulatory authorities, and service providers.
Complementary skills
• Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Experience supporting environmental audits, corrective action programs, and compliance
improvement initiatives.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and regulatory deadlines.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and continuous
improvement programs.
Experience: At least 3 years of experience independently performing Environmental Specialist responsibilities, preferably within a manufacturing environment or an organization with complex operational processes. Strong practical knowledge of environmental legislation, environmental reporting, permit management, and regulatory authority interactions.
Skills: Knowledge of environmental reporting systems and processes, environmental compliance management, regulatory interpretation, environmental documentation control, and sustainability initiatives. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Communication: Effective written and verbal communication skills with working proficiency in English for international collaboration and documentation.
Teamwork: Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams, external stakeholders, regulatory authorities, and service providers.
Complementary skills
• Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Experience supporting environmental audits, corrective action programs, and compliance
improvement initiatives.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and regulatory deadlines.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and continuous
improvement programs.