Job Description

Title: Specialist, Environment, Health & Safety

Date: Aug 11, 2022

Location: Taro Pharmaceauticals CAN

Company: Taro Pharmaceuticals INC, Canada

Taro Pharmaceuticals is a multinational, specialty pharmaceutical company with a vision of reaching people and touching lives globally as a leading provider of valued medicines. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers and the overall community through the innovation, development, manufacturing and marketing of the highest quality healthcare products. Established in 1950, Taro’s world class production facility is located in Brampton, Ontario, with a current team of over 600 Canadian employees. Our company’s focus on the dermatology sector has made us a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialized topical products with a diverse portfolio of creams, ointments, liquids, and gels.
With support from our parent company, Sun Pharma, one of the world’s largest specialty generic pharmaceutical companies, we are committed to providing a healthy, safe and rewarding environment for all of our employees.
Our reward packages have been designed to meet the needs of our diverse workforce and their families. For additional information visit: www.taro.ca.
What we offer:

• A safe and clean; GMP regulated work environment
• Opportunities for career growth and development
• A competitive wage/salary
• Incentive bonus programs that are designed to reward employees for their individual contributions
• Benefit programs designed to support our employees and their families, including a comprehensive health & dental benefits package, group RRSP matching program, direct access to healthcare and well-being programs, and paid time off
• Employee training and organizational development programs including tuition reimbursement, internal mobility programs, and employee recognition program

General Summary:
The goal of the Environment, Health & Safety Specialist (EHS Specialist) is enforce and maintain the framework for a safe work environment. The EHS Specialist will review, evaluate, and analyze the workplace as well as design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent illness or injury to employees. Reporting to the Environment, Health & Safety Manager, the EHS Specialist will act as a subject matter expert in industrial hygiene and workplace safety. Keeping abreast of regulatory and corporate standards within these areas, the EHS Specialist will put forward effective means for ensuring compliance and health and safety performance. This role will require supporting the site Departments in terms of occupational health and safety by acting as an advisor and as a contributor.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development and promotion of a health and safety culture.
• Play an advisory role to the employees and managers for occupational health and safety matters.
• Promote and coordinate prevention activities (implementing corporate programs, risk assessment).
• Participate in incident investigations, prepare reports and follow-up, identify root cause and ensure that appropriate control measures are implemented.
• Develop, identify relevant training activities or needs, develop or launch various training programs.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of EHS programs.
• Ensure responsibility for the ergonomic action plan of its sector.
• Participate in the implementation and monitoring of the health, safety and environment management system (HSEMS).
• Participate in internal and external audits, including Taro Customer audits.
• Lead and coordinate meetings and activities of the Joint Health and Safety Committee.
• Analyze the work environment (air quality, noise level, lighting, thermal stress etc.).
• Contribute to maintaining and ensuring environmental compliance with local, provincial and federal regulations
• Manage the WHMIS /GHS database.
• Prepare and record statistical data and monthly reports.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent knowledge of applicable OHS laws, regulations and standards.
• Ability to provide training at all levels in the organization.
• Familiar with behavioral safety principles.
• A self-starter with the ability to manage priorities and those of others.
• Excellent organizational skills with a high consideration to detail.
• Promote, establish and maintain a good team spirit
• Change management skills (performing risk analysis and implementation of controls).
• Sound knowledge in occupational hygiene within lab and production environments (asset).
• Technical knowledge of the EHS management methods and systems, as well as their implementation.
• Good knowledge of cGMP manufacturing environment;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent computer skills and using various programs including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Presenter.

Background and Experience:

• Minimum of 5 to 8 years of relevant health & safety experience within an industrial environment and laboratory setting.
• Minimum post-secondary education (Diploma or Degree) combined with a certification in Occupational Safety and Health. Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) preferred, or willing to attain.
• Comprehensive knowledge in occupational hygiene, industrial safety, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its Regulations.
• Understanding of the Environmental Protection Act and related environmental legislation to fulfill requirements for hazardous waste, air emissions, and other environmental reporting.
• Familiarity with WSIB claims management, construction projects, Pre-Start Health & Safety Reviews, and contractor safety an asset.

Problem Solving:

• Safety and occupational health problem solving experience is necessary. The work typically requires interpretation of a variety of occupational circumstances to adapt known control or protective measures to eliminate or minimize hazardous situations.
• Work assignments require the identification of elements contributing to human and machine failure which may lead to injury or property damage.

Working Conditions:

• Working conditions will vary. The HSE Specialist will be required to work in all areas of the Canadian operations of Taro Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

We thank all applicants, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.
This position is open to applicants legally authorized to work in Canada.
Taro Pharmaceuticals embraces diversity in the workplace and is committed to achieving employment equity.
Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We ensure that our recruitment practices are supportive of this commitment and do not infringe on any characteristics protected by law. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Taro Pharmaceuticals will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
NOTE: All employment is conditional upon the completing and obtaining of a satisfactory background check which may include educational, employment, references and criminal records (for which a pardon has not been granted) checks.
AGENCY NOTICE: Please note that Taro Pharmaceuticals does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Services Agreement with an agency / recruiter, Taro Pharmaceuticals will not consider any referrals or agree to payment of referral or recruitment fees. In the event a recruiter or an agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Taro Pharmaceuticals explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.