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This role will support the Philadelphia site by overseeing day-to-day Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) activities, while also providing support as needed with the operations and maintenance of the facility. The individual will develop and deploy a subset of the HSE Management System at the site level in collaboration with the Site Facilities Manager. This hybrid role will play a key part in ensuring both site safety and facilities operations are integrated and efficient. The individual will also serve as a key stakeholder in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects and initiatives, ensuring that both HSE and Facilities objectives are aligned with sustainability and community goals.

Primary Duties

+ Perform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards, maintaining alignment with both HSE guidelines and facilities management best practices.

+ Drives implementation of safety and environmental procedures at the Philadelphia site, collaborating with other HSE and facilities teams within bioMerieux, Inc. to ensure a well-integrated approach to safety and facilities management.

+ Coordinates and implements Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects and initiatives.

+ Maintain ISO regulated environment in the Biotechnology/Diagnostics Industry, ensuring both HSE processes and facilities operations comply with relevant standards.

+ Collaborates with the Site Facilities leadership to develop and deploy HSE and Facilities processes, including facility inspections, maintenance planning, and compliance tracking.

+ Assists in the delivery of safety training sessions, maintains safety documentation and supports emergency preparedness activities such as maintenance protocols, equipment usage, and safety measures.

+ Tracks and communicates safety progress milestones of the HSE and facilities system development at the site level, ensuring alignment between safety goals and facility management objectives.

+ Performs safety inspections, risk assessments, job safety analyses, and environmental assessments. Prepares reports and summaries for senior staff review.

+ Assists in developing and implementing processes for preventative maintenance, equipment commissioning, and space utilization.

+ Assist with creating job plans for on-site preventative maintenance activities.

+ Develop safety standards for the site including, but not limited to, lock out tag out, contractor safety, electrical safety, etc.

+ Compile and report HSE metrics while also tracking key facilities metrics such as maintenance completion, equipment uptime, and energy consumption.

+ Leads continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance both safety performance and facility operations, fostering a culture of proactive maintenance and environmental stewardship.

+ Work with outside vendors and contractors and assist with key control and business personal property as directed.

+ Support general facilities activities as required, and able to work from drawings, email, electronic systems and/or verbal instructions using a variety of hand and power tools.

+ Preform facilities related administrative and clerical task as assigned.

+ Support new equipment procurement user requirement specifications and commissioning activities, coordinating with both HSE and facilities teams to ensure safety and operational readiness.

+ Support ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 Certification Audits and associated activities.

Supplemental Data

+ Demonstrate the behaviors of being a self-starter who is organized, detailed, conscientious, and ambitious. Lead by example.

+ Model behaviors such as being a team player with a positive attitude, approaching projects/tasks with a sense of ownership, and developing and improving the skill level and behaviors of others.

+ Perform documentation requirements in accordance with Quality Policies.

+ Ability to work effectively as part of a team in addition to autonomously as required.

+ Effectively communicate within team and interfaces with other site departments, verbally and written.

+ Ability to understand at a high level the equipment, processes, and products.

+ Ability to maintain and execute a Project Schedule.

Minimum Training, Education and Experience

+ Associate’s degree in Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering or related field. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

+ 2+ years of HSE or related field technical experience required.

+ Experience within an ISO 14001 / 45001 certified organization preferred.

+ Experience with Continuous Improvement preferred.

+ Experience with CSR initiatives preferred.

+ Knowledge and understanding of US compliance regulations including DOT/OSHA/EPA/NFPA preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

+ Knowledge of and experience working within an ISO 14001 & 45001 certified organization preferred.

+ Knowledge and understanding of US compliance regulations including DOT/OSHA/EPA/NFPA

+ Excellent communication skills- ability to influence, educate and train on HSE Procedures

+ Ability to read and interpret technical literature and stay abreast of changing regulatory landscape;

+ Ability to develop a strategy to determine action plans for risk reduction

+ Ability to review the regulatory landscape to identify and mitigate non-compliant conditions

+ Project Management and Continuous Improvement experience preferred.

+ Demonstrated computer skills: Microsoft Suite Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project

+ Excellent documentation and communication skills (written & verbal).

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

+ Ability to ascend/descend stairs, ladders, ramps and the like.

+ Ability to wear PPE correctly most of the day.

+ Abilitiy to adjust or move objects up to 50 pounds in all directions

Domestic Travel: <5%