Health & Safety Professional III - API manufacturing

For more than 100 years, Novo Nordisk has been tackling the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases, such as diabetes & obesity. Our new Petersburg, Virginia site marks a strategic move to advance our capabilities in Emerging Technologies (ET) within Chemical API development and production, strengthening and accelerating our Small Molecule (SMOL) strategy while amplifying operational capacity.

Benefits

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• Generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• 14 weeks paid parental leave and 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction to site personnel for safety processes, working in high hazard environments, and ensuring safety compliance
• Coordinate industrial hygiene programs to ensure compliance with applicable exposure limits
• Champion all safety requirements in the performance of duties across the site
• Create and implement safety programs, objectives, and targets
• Support project execution and compliance through risk assessments, development of corrective actions, and coordination of improvements
• Provide safety expertise and solutions for resolving known or potential issues
• Deliver safety training and tools for core processes to improve safety performance
• Communicate safety performance statistics on a monthly/weekly basis
• Review all recordable accidents and coach root cause analyses, corrective, and preventive actions for assigned departments
• Provide backup for emergency management/fire systems
• Increase awareness of safety through various communication tools
• Support development of Health & Safety Professionals I and II and EHS Representatives
• Manage the site’s ISO45001 Health & Safety Management System and related internal and external audits
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Safety Management, or a relevant field of study from an accredited university (required)
• May consider an Associate’s Degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Safety Management, or a relevant field with a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in safety, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• May consider a High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of nine (9) years of experience in safety, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in safety, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of ISO45001 (required)
• Knowledge in Industrial Hygiene and Worker’s Compensation Management (required)
• Knowledge and experience in emergency management/planning (required)
• Able to develop and manage action plans to achieve targets (required)
• Strong skills in root cause analysis for analyzing accidents and process incidents (preferred)
• Knowledge in classified electrical environments (preferred)
• Pharmaceutical experience (a plus)
• Good verbal and written communication skills (required)
• Working knowledge of fire detection/suppression/prevention systems (a plus)

Physical Requirements

• Moves equipment and/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions
• Routinely operates and inspects manufacturing equipment using hands
• Straps and unstraps pallets using hands
• Must be able to be on your feet for up to a 12-hour shift
• May require corrected vision to 20/20 or 20/25 based on role
• May require color vision based on role
• Occasionally ascends/descends a ladder
• May be required to work at elevated heights
• Occasionally works around odorous and/or hazardous materials
• May be required to wear latex gloves
• May perform critical job functions in extremely cold work environments depending on site
• May position oneself within confined spaces for inspection if required of the role
• Ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protection
• May be required to secure a motorized vehicle license and operate a motorized vehicle based on the role