Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Position Summary:

Catalent is a global, high-growth, public company and a leading partner for the pharmaceutical industry in the development and manufacturing of new treatments for patients worldwide. Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to our mission: to help people live better, healthier lives.

The Boston-area facility is Catalent’s global Center of Excellence for spray dry dispersion and Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) capsule manufacture and packaging. The site features inhaled powder spray drying, as well as multiple commercial-scale lines for capsule filling and blister packaging. On-site spray dryers include best-in-class GEA Niro SD1, SD4 and SD7, the latter being the largest CGMP unit of its kind for DPI in North America.

Catalent Pharma Solutions is Chelsea, MA is hiring an Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist who plans, establishes, implements, and maintains a variety of occupational health, safety, environmental programs to assure the highest possible degree of safety for employees at multiple locations and all departments. This individual assures that Catalent complies with applicable federal, state and local health, safety and environmental laws, regulations and standards.

This is a full-time, salaried role The core hours are Monday – Friday 9:00AM – 5:00PM.

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee.

The Role

Ensure compliance with Federal and State EHS regulations while following Catalent’s guidelines to ensure the safety of all onsite personnel and to minimize impact to the environment;
Assist with oversight of the site Emergency Response team including Spill Response and First Aid responders;
Assist with the EHS Incident Investigation program including conducting root cause analysis and identifying corrective actions;
Assist with development and delivery of EHS training to site personnel based on regulatory and Catalent requirements;
Support the Industrial Hygiene program including conducting assessments, making recommendations on engineering controls and PPE, conducting audits, and providing employee training as needed;
Contribute to management of various environmental programs onsite including waste management, wastewater management, and air compliance. Evaluate environmental problems to develop methods and equipment to maintain regulatory compliance;
Contribute to the Ergonomics Program, educate the employees, and conduct workstation and equipment assessments;
Conduct hazard identification and risk assessments that apply to task, departments, and the overall site that includes but is not limited to chemical use, machine safeguarding, ergonomics, walking-working surfaces, material handling, etc., to reduce the risk and prevent work related injuries and illnesses;
Maintenance of safety and security equipment and supplies including but not limited to weekly/monthly inspections, calibrations, and certifications where applicable;
Conduct EHS audits, inspections, hazard assessments and investigations of violations as required and make recommendations based off findings;
All other duties as assigned;

The Candidate

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, or other related field with 3+ years of relevant work experience
Experience in a pharmaceutical setting preferred. Mixed use (office, manufacturing, and lab) environment required
Certified Safety Professional certification preferred
OSHA 40 and First Aid certifications preferred
Waste Water Treatment Grade 2I preferred
Demonstrated understanding of key regulatory requirements (e.g. DOT, Mass DEP, Hazmat/RCRA, NFPA and OSHA rules and regulations) and their application to a laboratory and manufacturing environment, particularly in the following key areas: Environment (ex. waste management, lab safety, energy efficiency, and sustainability) & EHS management systems and all other standards, concepts, practices, and procedures within the health, safety and environmental fields
Ability to lead and direct teams and/or committees and manage both day-to-day operations as well as project work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to develop and provide training for a variety of audiences
Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds;

Why you should join Catalent:

Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
Diverse, inclusive culture
Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative
Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
152 Hours + 8 paid holidays
Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I
Dynamic, fast-paced work environment
Community engagement and green initiatives
Generous 401K match
Company match on donations to organizations
Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
Tuition Reimbursement – Let us help you finish your degree or start a new degree!
WellHub program to promote overall physical wellness
Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

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