Sr. EHS Specialist

Ott Scientific

The Ott Scientific family of companies comprises Polysciences, Bangs Laboratories, and Ethos Biosciences. Together, we bring the whole of our experience with best-in-class facilities and scientific, technical, analytical, and manufacturing capabilities to serve customers around the globe. We deliver highly specialized products and services that support scientific discovery and innovations.

At Ethos Biosciences, we offer products and services through American Bionostica for lateral flow products, Astral Diagnostics for histology and hematology stains and reagents, Astral Rx for pharmaceutical formulations, and Exocell for research and clinical nephrology assays. Our operations and areas of expertise allows us to seamlessly deliver contract development and cGMP manufacturing services. This position will be based out of our Logan Township, NJ office.

​​​​​​The primary objective of the Sr. Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) Specialist is to protect the safety of our employees and our environmental sustainability through training, engagement, and compliance to drive and sustain a culture where safety, health and environment are valued. This role will set EHS strategies, implement against the plan, and evaluate outcomes. This is an opportunity to impact and shape the EHS function in a chemical manufacturing environment.

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• Develops an EHS culture rooted in all employees. Actively participates in management team and effectively coaches and develops operations supervision to be effective EHS coaches.
• Drives EHS performance by developing EHS strategies, programs and plans. Establishes priorities, drivers and activities with KPIs and is hands-on with leading, coaching, and teamwork.
• Ensures compliance with continuous state of audit ready. Responsible for implementation of necessary systems, processes and procedures, including management of change.
• Effective risk assessment and elimination to ensure effective identification, investigation, root cause, corrective action, injury compliance, continuous improvement, and communication to mitigate hazards.
• Develops EHS knowledge and skills through hands-on support, coaching and feedback to employees and management. Develops content and delivery of EHS training. Communicates EHS awareness of performance, trends, initiatives, and concepts.
• Provides technical expertise support to key functions on initiatives including Engineering, Operations, HR, Quality, etc. to deliver on outcomes and plans