Specialist, Environment, Health

7 months ago


Brampton, Canada TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Full time

**Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. **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.

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 programs

**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.

**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.
- Engage employees and drive safety culture improvement across different shifts

**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.
- Good grasp of continuous improvement principles.

**Background and Experience**:

- Minimum of 3 to 5 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 &



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