Manager, Health and Safety (Madrid)

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Our Corporate team in Spain is growing, and we are looking for a Manager (Health and Safety) who will be working at our Madrid office.

A day in the Life:

• Manages local Facilities team, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, behavioral and technical coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime. Promotes all aspects of PPD Equal Employment Opportunity policy and Affirmative Action Plan. Assures department adherence to good ethical and regulatory standards.

• Oversees facilities activities (vendor management, office utilization, PO approvals)

• Ensures that all licensing, permitting, or other environmental, health or safety requirements are met and takes appropriate actions to ensure that any noncompliance issues are resolved. Updates site management on new or changed regulations in a timely manner. Makes recommendations to site management on feasible solutions and alternatives for compliance with these regulations.

• Develops and updates all health and safety related mandated procedures. In addition, ensures that procedures meet corporate and local requirements

• Ensures the safe removal and disposal of hazardous/biological waste from facility on a regular basis. Maintains and monitors waste manifest system. Completes reporting forms for all required regulatory agencies.

• Develops and conducts employee health and safety training program and refresher courses.

• Conducts regular walk-downs and yearly self-assessments of assigned facilities and conducts employee health hazard exposure monitoring to ensure OSHA compliance.

• Partners to provide information on Worker’s Compensation related claims to insurance company. Assists in conducting work-related injury/illness investigation. Oversees all ergonomic related issues and makes recommendations as appropriate.

• May lead a Health & Safety committees, maintain controlled substance program or evaluate/maintain all safety equipment, coordinate fire drills and/or work with assigned site on CAP inspections or other audit related inspections (OSHA). Policy & Strategy Administers and executes policies, processes, and procedures that affect subordinate employees and the workflow of the unit. Requires full knowledge of own area of functional responsibility. Freedom to Act Assignments are task or activity oriented. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and overall quality and efficiency. A portion of the time may be spent performing individual tasks. Liaison Interacts internally primarily with subordinates and other supervisors. External interaction is typically with suppliers, vendors, and / or primary customers. Primary purpose of liaison is information sharing and basic problem resolution.

Keys to Success:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Master’s degree in: Health and Safety and Safety at Work, Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 3 to 5 years).
• 3+ years of leadership responsibility

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and practices  
• Knowledge of air monitoring, ergonomics, fire alarm systems
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to provide effective training
• Good problem solving and soft skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good judgement and business acumen
• Good computer skills

Why Join Us?

We hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognise the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both expertly and personally throughout your career, and therefore will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.

What We Offer:

As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where PPD clinical research services truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organisation but with a local feel.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.