EHS and Facilities Specialist

1 week ago


Sunderland, Sunderland, United Kingdom ConvaTec Full time
At Convatec, our vision is to develop pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch.

We are a global medical technology business focused on serving people and care givers in the areas of advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence and critical care and infusion care.

We devise, develop and manufacture innovative products and services that support people with deeply personal and challenging medical conditions, helping to improve care for them and giving them greater confidence, freedom and mobility.


We drive for excellence in all we do - anticipating and addressing our customers' needs with advanced technologies and best-in-class products and services.

Ours is a global business, well positioned for long-term sustainable performance.

We are guided by our five core values, that shape the way we work, every day:
Improve Care, Deliver Results, Grow Together, Own It and Do What's Right.


The Amcare Group, a subsidiary of Convatec, is a dedicated provider of patient support services to the stoma and continence community and who have built a 30 year reputation based on the delivery of the highest quality homecare services.

We're transforming our business for the better. Better products. Better ways of working. And better ways of delivering for our customers and each other.

Amcare Group care centres are located in Cheltenham, Basingstoke, Dartford, Lincoln, Nottingham, Runcorn, South Shields and Stirling. Our National Distribution Centre is at Sunderland. These form the Amcare Group making us one of the largest dispensing appliance contractors in the UK


This position is responsible for the management and operation of the Amcare Site Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) systems, processes and documentation.

This role requires close co-operation with the ConvaTec EHS global teams

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assist with the implementation ConvaTec EHS strategy within the Amcare sites, ensuring that all legal and corporate requirements are met.
  • Ensure the safety of ConvaTec employees, visitors, and contractors at Amcare sites, and that all procedures and policies are of the highest standard in line with industry best practice.
  • Support the development and implementation of Amcare EHS Policies and structured procedures and ensure that these are regularly reviewed, improved and updated where necessary to maintain effective EHS programmes across all Amcare sites
  • Promote EHS Programmes, ensuring effective communication with Site Management, Facilities staff and Amcare staff.
  • Maintain all Amcare site EHS management systems, procedures and documentation
  • Implement ongoing improvements across all Amcare Site EHS management systems, procedures and documentation as required from site audits, inspections, legal requirement changes, corporate strategy, etc.
  • Support with the management of all Amcare site EHS contracts.
  • Ensure continual and ongoing Amcare Site compliance with all legal and corporate EHS requirements.
  • Contribute to the creation of annual Amcare Site EHS Objectives and ensure that these are met to regularly improve site EHS performance.
  • Attend and support the Amcare Site EHS Committee and Emergency response team.
  • Identify and implement waste management improvement and costreduction opportunities.
  • Identify, manage and deliver best in class Site EHS training programmes.
  • Ensure that all EHS incidents are investigated and managed to a suitable conclusion, with a timely and appropriate audit trail.
  • Ensure that all Amcare Site EHS actions are addressed and closed out in a timely manner.
  • Manage all EHS audits of the Amcare site and contribute to other Amcare site audits and visits as required.
  • Perform Site EHS Inductions for Visitors and Contractors, ensuring correct PPE is ordered and provided to all staff in a timely manner.
  • Perform all necessary EHS monitoring for the Amcare sites.
  • Perform regular EHS site inspections with site EHS Committee members and departmental managers.
  • Contribute to the effective and efficient running of the Amcare sites and work frequently with the site teams to ensure highest standards are maintained.

Principal Contacts

  • Departmental Heads and Managers, Site EHS Committee, Site Emergency Response team, Site First Aiders
  • Site Contractors & Vendors, Site Security, External Auditors.

Travel Requirements

  • Visiting all Amcare sites facilities as required
  • Attending training courses and seminars.

Language Skills Required

  • Speaking: Yes English
  • Writing/Reading: Yes English

Education / Qualifications

Required:

  • NEBOSH diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
  • IOSH technical level qualification essential

Desired:

  • IEMA qualification/ NEBOSH diploma in Environmental management desirable but not essential
  • Thorough understanding of EHS legal requirements within office and warehouse environments.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with all levels both internally and externally, to drive t


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