HSE & Facilities Specialist at bioMérieux

This role will support the Philadelphia site by overseeing day-to-day Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) activities, while also providing support as needed with the operations and maintenance of the facility. The individual will develop and deploy a subset of the HSE Management System at the site level in collaboration with the Site Facilities Manager. This hybrid role will play a key part in ensuring both site safety and facilities operations are integrated and efficient. The individual will also serve as a key stakeholder in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects and initiatives, ensuring that both HSE and Facilities objectives are aligned with sustainability and community goals.

Primary Duties

1. Perform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards, maintaining alignment with both HSE guidelines and facilities management best practices.
2. Drives implementation of safety and environmental procedures at the Philadelphia site, collaborating with other HSE and facilities teams within bioMerieux, Inc. to ensure a well-integrated approach to safety and facilities management.
3. Coordinates and implements Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects and initiatives.
4. Maintain ISO regulated environment in the Biotechnology/Diagnostics Industry, ensuring both HSE processes and facilities operations comply with relevant standards.
5. Collaborates with the Site Facilities leadership to develop and deploy HSE and Facilities processes, including facility inspections, maintenance planning, and compliance tracking.
6. Assists in the delivery of safety training sessions, maintains safety documentation and supports emergency preparedness activities such as maintenance protocols, equipment usage, and safety measures.
7. Tracks and communicates safety progress milestones of the HSE and facilities system development at the site level, ensuring alignment between safety goals and facility management objectives.
8. Performs safety inspections, risk assessments, job safety analyses, and environmental assessments. Prepares reports and summaries for senior staff review.
9. Assists in developing and implementing processes for preventative maintenance, equipment commissioning, and space utilization.
10. Assist with creating job plans for on-site preventative maintenance activities.
11. Develop safety standards for the site including, but not limited to, lock out tag out, contractor safety, electrical safety, etc.
12. Compile and report HSE metrics while also tracking key facilities metrics such as maintenance completion, equipment uptime, and energy consumption.
13. Leads continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance both safety performance and facility operations, fostering a culture of proactive maintenance and environmental stewardship.
14. Work with outside vendors and contractors and assist with key control and business personal property as directed.
15. Support general facilities activities as required, and able to work from drawings, email, electronic systems and/or verbal instructions using a variety of hand and power tools.
16. Preform facilities related administrative and clerical task as assigned.
17. Support new equipment procurement user requirement specifications and commissioning activities, coordinating with both HSE and facilities teams to ensure safety and operational readiness.
18. Support ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 Certification Audits and associated activities.

Supplemental Data

1. Demonstrate the behaviors of being a self-starter who is organized, detailed, conscientious, and ambitious.  Lead by example.
2. Model behaviors such as being a team player with a positive attitude, approaching projects/tasks with a sense of ownership, and developing and improving the skill level and behaviors of others.
3. Perform documentation requirements in accordance with Quality Policies.
4. Ability to work effectively as part of a team in addition to autonomously as required.
5. Effectively communicate within team and interfaces with other site departments, verbally and written.
6. Ability to understand at a high level the equipment, processes, and products.
7. Ability to maintain and execute a Project Schedule.

Minimum Training, Education and Experience

• Associate’s degree in Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering or related field. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• 2+ years of HSE or related field technical experience required.
• Experience within an ISO 14001 / 45001 certified organization preferred.
• Experience with Continuous Improvement preferred.
• Experience with CSR initiatives preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of US compliance regulations including DOT/OSHA/EPA/NFPA preferred. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of and experience working within an ISO 14001 & 45001 certified organization preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of US compliance regulations including DOT/OSHA/EPA/NFPA
• Excellent communication skills- ability to influence, educate and train on HSE Procedures
• Ability to read and interpret technical literature and stay abreast of changing regulatory landscape;
• Ability to develop a strategy to determine action plans for risk reduction
• Ability to review the regulatory landscape to identify and mitigate non-compliant conditions
• Project Management and Continuous Improvement experience preferred.
• Demonstrated computer skills: Microsoft Suite Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
• Excellent documentation and communication skills (written & verbal).

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

1. Ability to ascend/descend stairs, ladders, ramps and the like.
2. Ability to wear PPE correctly most of the day.
3. Abilitiy to adjust or move objects up to 50 pounds in all directions

Domestic Travel: <5%