Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety

The EH&S Specialist provides full support to all operating sites and customers. The ideal candidate thrives in a changing and dynamic environment and possess the ability to establish and implement a variety of programs and initiatives to assure the highest possible degree of safety for employees, contractors, visitors, plant facilities, and equipment. This position takes a senior role in the implementation of activities and best practices that focus on the prevention of pollution and incidents while creating a safe working environment for all employees, contractors, and visitors to the sites. The position requires an experienced professional with excellent communication, organizational and multitasking skills.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with regulatory officials to ensure good working relationships between Sharps and the various governmental agencies.
• Responsibilities also include EHS communication, the sharing of best practices, learning from EHS incidents, leverage of EHS training programs and the sharing of EHS experience and knowledge across the company.
• Monitors and analyzes EHS policies and regulations that affect the company and its customers.
• Develop, implement, and manage the necessary training programs and systems to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and company requirements.
• Profile infectious waste according to applicable regulatory requirements, using SDS sheets, GHS HazCom criteria, etc. to ensure proper containment, storage, transport, and treatment (per CDC, NIH, and OSHA; and DOT Hazard Class, UN No., Waste Codes, properties, and characteristics).
• Perform drug formulary audits to assist customers in proper identification and segregation of pharmaceutical waste.
• OSHA/NIOSH, DOT, USPS, DEA, EPA/RCRA, HIPAA, and state regulations for biohazard, pharmaceutical, and hazardous waste.
• Write and submit formal stakeholder comments and letters to state and federal agencies on legislative movements related to healthcare-generated waste.
• Update DEA Registrations & National Association Board of Pharmacy (NABP) Accreditations.
• Implementation of pharmaceutical waste programs including reporting, auditing, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Provide public health consultation relating to priority pathogens or Category A waste management.
• Actively drive efforts to continually improve the EHS performance by assisting with audits, inspections, safety walk-arounds and preparing relevant data for management review.
• Collaborate with Regional EHS Managers and local management on investigations for near misses, injuries, and incidents.
• Provide guidance to employees on the organization’s compliance policies and programs, and educate staff on applicable compliance rules, regulations, and best practices.
• Develop content for online regulatory resource webpage.
• Provide timely and accurate reports when required.

Requirements (Education and Experience):

• Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree in a safety or business discipline required.
• Must have 5+ years related experience in a manufacturing and/or processing environment, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience in conducting compliance audits (EPA, DOT, OSHA).
• Possess the ability to read and analyze OSHA, DOT, EPA, and DEA regulations/guidance.
• Extensive knowledge regarding DEA’s Ultimate User disposal program regulations and requirements.
• Extensive knowledge about DEA’s inventory medication disposal regulations and requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of each state’s regulated medical and pharmaceutical regulations.
• Excellent interpersonal, planning, organizational, time management, and communication skills
• Ability to influence others through coaching and behavior modeling by being clear, open, fair, honest, supplying resources as needed, and listening effectively.
• Possess general knowledge and proficiency in general business and the ability to use computer applications, such as spreadsheets, word processing documents, databases, and email programs.
• Capability of managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• CPhT, CIH, CSP, ASP, or CHMM Certification(s) preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 25% when necessary.
• This is an on-site position and based out of our HQ office in Houston, TX.

Working Conditions:

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Environment & Physical Effort

· Able to work in an office environment.

· Able to maintain focus and analyze data.

· Able to sit and use a computer for extended periods of time.

· Able to speak and communicate proficiently.

· Routine physical exertion: standing, walking.

EEO STATEMENT

Sharps Medical Waste Services 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, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.