Environmental Health & Safety Manager

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Job Function:

Environmental Health, Safety (EH&S) and Facilities Services (FS)

Job Sub Function:

Environmental Health & Safety

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Job Description:

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Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Vaccines & Prevention is recruiting for an Environmental Health & Safety Manager, located in Leiden / Netherlands

The EH&S Manager will be responsible for the environmental health and safety (EH&S) infrastructure and leadership of the EH&S team.  This position will partner with Innovative Medicine site management to develop strategic plans and programs crafted to ensure attainment of company's goals relative to EH&S outcomes. The EH&S Manager will drive, review and report progress against these strategies and goals. The position must demonstrate a broad knowledge of local and federal regulations and the ability to work effectively with regulatory agencies.

The EH&S Manager will provide technical expertise on environmental health and safety. In addition, the manager will own the establishment, maintenance, and improvement of robust processes to identify, evaluate, mitigate, and control EHS risk at the Leiden, Netherlands campus. They will drive action plan completion, provide technical support to ensure regulatory compliance and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) enterprise standards compliance, and ensure J&J goals are delivered. They will support EHS audits and inspections, recommendations, and process improvements.

The EH&S Manager will manage a team of EH&S professionals.  This includes tracking team performance, mentoring team growth, and providing team recognition and feedback.

The responsibilities and the impact YOU will have: 

• Lead the Leiden, Netherlands site in developing and sustaining a culture of safety, through Integrated Ownership of Safety Systems by key business partners and safety committees that promote employee engagement and accountability.

• Develop technical and business acumen of EH&S staff through coaching and individual development plans.

• Responsible for the execution of an EHS management system that drives continuous improvement while sustaining ISO 14001 certification and improving overall EH&S performance.

• Provide technical leadership, direction and oversight for the campus environmental health & safety programs.

• Implementation of a comprehensive laboratory safety program.

• Facilitate/perform EH&S regulatory compliance assessments and program reviews against the J&J EH&S Standards. Develop and execute corrective action plans to address program gaps and improvement opportunities.

• Responsible for J&J site metrics and regulatory reporting requirements to ensure that all pertinent documentation is prepared, maintained, and submitted in a timely manner to regulatory agencies, as well as internally in J&J data management systems.

• Strong working knowledge of applicable National and Local EHS laws, as well as J&J EHS Standards.

• Serve as facility contact for all EHS regulatory agencies.

• Train and perform quality control on root cause incident investigations, workplace inspections, qualitative/quantitative risk assessments and make recommendations to minimize potential employee exposures and prevent reoccurrence of incidents.

• Update site management on new regulations and assess potential impact to site operations.

• Review capital projects to identify potential EH&S impacts and participate in their resolution.

• Responsible for ensuring appropriate emergency response capabilities are in place.

• Leads and executes administrative activities including Talent Management, Budget Management, Cost allocation, and regulatory tracking processes.

We would love to hear from YOU, if you have the following essential requirements:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineering or another technical field is required.

• A Master of Science degree in an EH&S related field is preferred.

Required:

• 12+ years of EH&S experience.

• Strong preference to be able to communicate in Dutch and English (both spoken and written).

• Experience in building, leading, supervising and maintaining EH&S programs.

• Knowledge of National EH&S regulations.

• Classroom and virtual training skills.

• Experience in identifying, evaluating, and controlling EH&S hazards.

• Strong written and oral English & Dutch communication skills are required.

• Highly developed interpersonal and cross-cultural skills are required.

Preferred:

• 7+ years of leading teams or direct people management.

• Certifications such as Professional Engineer, Associate Safety Professional, Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist.

• Ability to interpret regulatory issues and provide solutions for remediation.

Are you ready to make an impact?

If you want to leave your personal mark and be valued for who you are, Johnson & Johnson offers an unusual experience to professionals looking for an opportunity to work with hardworking people who share your real passion for caring in an environment that empowers you to drive your own career and that you feel you can bring your whole self to work.

We provide you an environment to fulfil your career aspirations as well as promoting your physical and mental wellbeing. You will receive a competitive compensation and benefits package as well as benefits that can be tailored to what is valuable to you throughout different stages of your life.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Coaching, Corporate Experience, EHS Compliance, Emergency Planning, Environmental Health And Safety, Environmental Protection, Facility Management, Fact-Based Decision Making, Learning Content Design, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Safety-Oriented, Technical Credibility

  

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€68,600.00 - €119,600.00

 

 

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

 

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.