• Associate Director, EH&S

    Curia (Springfield, MO)


    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY in Springfield, MO

     

    Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

     

    We proudly offer

     

    + Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)

    + Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)

    + Career advancement opportunities

    + Education reimbursement

    + 401K program with matching contributions

    + Learning platform

    + And more!

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Site Audits and Compliance

     

    + Lead site audits, risk assessment activities, and implement corrective action promptly to ensure company and regulatory compliance.

     

    Regulatory Knowledge, Compliance and Record Keeping

     

    + Understand applicable state and federal regulatory requirements for safety, hazardous waste, and industrial hygiene.

    + Ensure completion of regulatory documents, reports, and other recordkeeping requirements

     

    Emergency Preparedness

     

    + Ensure the facility is prepared to respond to incidents, emergencies, and other unwanted events.

     

    Hazardous Waste and Industrial Hygiene Programs

     

    + Oversee hazardous waste program to ensure waste is being disposed of according to all local, state, and federal regulations.

    + Responsible for submitting all required reports and fees associated with hazardous waste disposal.

    + Responsible for overseeing the development of the Industrial Hygiene program.

     

    Process Safety and Collaboration

     

    + Work closely with plant leadership and scientific staff to assure that appropriate process safety considerations are being and that practices and procedures are planned and followed. Examples range from providing appropriate PPE to conducting a full safety assessment of a project.

     

    Leadership and Safety Training

     

    + Train, mentor and supervise EHS staff.

    + Ensure comprehensive employee and contractor orientation for safety is conducted.

    + Guide and promote safe work performance by developing safety policies, implementing safety campaigns, and training supervisors and employees on EH&S expectation

    + In partnership with operational leadership, set up and maintain safety training programs in all applicable safety competency areas.

    + Assure training is appropriately documented, reviewed constantly to assure compliance and timeliness, and maintain appropriate written records/documentation of such training being conducted and reinforced.

     

    Continuous Improvement

     

    + Participate in and assist with the development of continuous improvement activities and cost savings initiatives

    QUALIFICATIONS

    + B.S. in Safety, Environmental Science or related field or appropriate industrial experience

    + Minimum of 8 (eight) years of relevant related work experience, plus 2 (two) years in a professional management role.

     

    Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

     

    We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

     

    All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.

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