EH&S Specialist I

Role Summary

An EH&S Specialist I position at Gilead, based in La Verne, California, focusing on developing and elevating a proactive EH&S culture through administration of compliance related to Sustainability and Injury and Illness prevention programs. The role involves updating programs, protocols, and procedures, with strong communication and customer service to interact with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify, document and reduce potential workplace hazards, including accident investigation, and implement corrective actions with recommendations to management.
• Support the site Sustainability program and plans.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and training.
• Provide program-specific and general EH&S training, including New Hire Orientation for employees and safety training for contractors.
• Serve on the after-hours support roster and Emergency Response Team requiring periodic 24-hour on-call availability.
• Assist with implementing general elements of the La Verne EH&S Program as defined by local, state, and federal agencies.
• Conduct regular job safety walks and safety audits of the workplace.
• Review and approve, as required, work permits for non-routine high-risk activities.
• Review site safety plans for construction activities.
• Act as the site EH&S contact for inspections by regulatory agencies when needed.
• Gather data for regulatory reporting and for monitoring, measuring, and communicating environmental performance; prepare report submissions.
• Maintain records relating to environmental management system initiatives and projects, regulatory filings and correspondence.
• Utilize established systems to determine and develop approaches to routine problems of moderate complexity based on analysis of situation or data.
• Monitor performance in relation to contractual obligations and project deadlines.
• Monitor incident data in incident reporting platform and follow up on action item completions.
• Monitor incident investigation progress and work with item owners to complete in a timely fashion.
• Assist with chemical inventory monitoring and reporting.
• Support employee safety off-boarding program.

Qualifications

• AA and 4+ years of relevant experience; OR
• BA/BS degree and 2+ years of relevant experience; OR
• MA/MS degree and 0+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Background in health and safety, chemistry, or environmental science.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize, evaluate, and recommend controls for workplace hazards.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to effectively shift priorities and work at a rapid pace.