HSE & Facilities Specialist

Azenta UK, Ltd.

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity

Job Title

HSE & Facilities Specialist

Job Description

The position of Health, Safety, Environmental and Facilities Specialist will report to the Global Senior Director of C&I Operations and be responsible for the review, development, implementation, and monitoring of the site’s Safety management systems to ensure the safety of staff, visitors, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• •Provide support the site to achieve excellent environmental, health & safety (EHS) standards across the business, through the management systems and continuous improvements.
• •Assist in the preparation of corporate EHS assessments/management plans.
• •Provide support with customer & corporate ESG group requests for information.
• •Follow up with line managers to obtain relevant information for things such as incident investigations, near miss reports etc
• •Assist with the development of EHS communications and training content as required.
• •Assist with internal audits in support of ISO9001, ISO13485 & H&S compliance.
• •Keep H&S Notice Boards up to date with relevant information.
• •Provide updates to site health & safety KPI data (reporting of accidents, incidents and near miss data)
• •Assist with writing SOP's and give guidance with risk assessments
• •Assist in preparing health & safety training for new starters
• •Take part in monthly health & safety meetings as part of the health & safety committee
• •Be point of contact (POC) for facility maintenance issues
• •Initial POC for power outages, weather related hazards or alerts, liquid spills, plumbing issues or incident clean up, in line with site BCP
• •Organise & liaise with contractors carrying out repairs to site
• •Carry out fire drills and help maintain fire marshal list
• •Support the site leadership ship team with any facility / layout changes required
• •Organise first aid training for staff in line with current legislation

Experience

• •Experience of working with a variety of stakeholders
• •Driven with the ability to get things done
• •A recognised qualification in health and safety such as ISOH Managing Safely as a minimum
• •Experience of working with data producing different ways to present data
• •Ability to use Microsoft office suite of programs (Word, Outlook, Teams etc)
• •The ability to work on a project alone with limited supervision
• •An awareness of Training, Auditing, Compliance and Health & Safety with a desire to progress within this field

Technical Skills and Experience

Desired

• •Working within an ISO 9001 Quality Assurance system & ISO 13485 - Quality Management for Medical Devices
• •Positive and optimistic within a fast growing organisation.
• •Strong written and verbal communicator.
• •Self-motivated in the pursuit of EH&S objectives.
• •Ability to work as part of a larger team.

Qualifications

Qualified health and safety practitioner with recognised qualification – NEBOSH or equivalent.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please email at Recruiting@azenta.com for assistance.

Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.