Senior Environment Specialist

About the role

Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions. The Senior Environment Specialist will help develop, drive and sustain a comprehensive Environmental program that ensures regulatory compliance and promotes a strong culture of environmental, and health & safety protection.

Responsibilities

• Implement the regulatory compliance program including monitoring completion of regulatory activities and implementing compliance inspections and audits
• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of the Environmental management system for ISO 14001
• Assist with the implementation of the Environmental training program
• Work with Safety Teams to promote a strong environmental and safety culture, and conduct walkthroughs with Managers and employees
• Assist with monitoring and reporting Environmental KPI's, and updates to the Corporate Environment Department
• Promote opportunities for improvement and environmental goals
• Assist with internal and external Environmental audits
• Communicate and train on any new compliance obligations that could affect other departments
• Assist with maintaining accurate Environmental database for corrective action tracking
• Assist with the Environmental sustainability targets and objectives
• Assist with Capital, Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities projects
• Conduct incident investigations as needed
• Help manage Environmental programs in Air Emissions, Hazardous Waste, Wastewater, Stormwater, SPCC, Biological Waste
• Co-ordinate all waste collection and disposal programs
• Maintain current required training including RCRA, DOT, and Hazmat Tech training
• Participate on emergency response team

Skills

• Excellent leadership and influencing skills
• Demonstrated problem solving and program management skills
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Results driven with a passion for safety
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and excel in dynamic working teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 5 years experience in E, H&S, preferably in a Biotech/Pharma manufacturing environment

Equivalency: Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/or competencies may be considered in place of the stated requirements. Example: If a job level requires a Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience, an equivalency could include 7 years of experience, an Associate's degree with 7 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 3 years of experience.

Occupational Demands

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment
• Frequently sits or stands for 6-8 hours per day
• Frequent hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
• Occasionally walks and stands
• Occasionally bends and twists neck
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying objects with a maximum lift of 50lbs
• Frequently drives to site locations with occasional travel within the United States
• Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand, with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken and written words and sentences
• Interacts with others; relates sensitive information to diverse groups
• Must work with diverse groups to obtain consensus on issues

Pay

The estimated pay scale for Senior Environmental Specialist role based in California is $97,165.00 - $130,000.00 per year. Additionally, the position is eligible to participate in up to 8% of the company bonus pool. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on education, experience, skillset, knowledge, where the role is performed, internal equity and market data.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life insurance
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• Up to 5% 401(K) match
• Tuition reimbursement