Industrial Hygienist / EHS advisor

Ware, ENG (GBR)
£20 - £30 Per Hour
6 Months
Start date: ASAP
Ref: GSKOHEHS

Apply now

Skills

ehs
noise
risk assessments
sampling
calibration
compliance
pharmaceutical
ordering
monitoring
reporting
commissioning

Job description Posted 16 June 2020

Industrial Hygienist / EHS Advisor

Ware

Up to £30 per hour PAYE

6 month initial contract

The primary focus of the role is the provision of Industrial Hygiene specific guidance, support and exposure sampling to enable the delivery of a new facility by means of commissioning new and enhanced equipment / process streams. You will be embedded in the Environment, Health and Safety Department (EHS), reporting to the existing site based Industrial Hygienist. The role will be based on the Ware R&D site for an initial period of 6 months but for the right candidate there is scope to extend.

The role carries specific responsibilities/deliverables including:

• Project / pre-monitoring support for the assessment of operating procedures and practices, providing upfront guidance on recommended ‘good’ IH practices to achieve COSHH compliance.

• Scheduling and undertaking workplace monitoring, assessing workplace conditions and their potential impact on the health of employees

• Dispatching samples to contracted laboratories

• Calculate and record analytical results and maintain occupational hygiene records.

• The preparation of Industrial Hygiene reports, interpretation of results and the offering of recommendations.

• Coordinate with site Industrial Hygienist on: -

o Resourcing / scheduling conflicts

o Stocks of monitoring media and re-ordering when required

o Dispatch of department sampling equipment for calibration/repair.

• Loading all data and associated sampling records and reports to the GSK IH data repository system (Cority)

• Provide guidance on COSHH Assessments

There may be scope to provide support for wider EHS topics for a suitable candidate, additional activities support may include: -

• Noise Monitoring and Assessments

• Work Equipment Risk Assessments

• Ergonomic assessments

• Process risk assessments

Key attributes: -

• Working toward the BOHS Certificate of Operational Competence in IH

• Have achieved the BOHS modules W501 – Measurement of Hazardous Substances (including Risk assessment) and W505 – Control of Hazardous Substances.

• Experience of the application of good occupational hygiene practice

Desirable attributes: -

• Have CertOH (BOHS Certificate of Operational Competence)

• Pharmaceutical sector experience / knowledge on the ISPE sampling guide

• NEBOSH General Certificate

37.5hrs working hours are Monday to Friday and typically cover the core hours of 10:00 – 16:00 with flex to cover the sampling activities.

Additional information about the process

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

Join GSK’s vision to do more, feel better and live longer:

https://www.youtube.com/user/gskvision/

Who will I be working with?

http://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/meet-our-people/