EHS Safety Specialist - Chaska, MN at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics in Chaska, Minnesota

Job Description:

Wondering what's within Beckman Coulter Diagnostics? Take a closer look.

At first glance, you'll see that for more than 80 years we've been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We're building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you'll see we are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we're working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world's biggest health challenges.

The Safety Specialist for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for ensuring our associates return each day to help us in our mission in healthcare.

This position is part of the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) department located in Chaska, Minnesota and will be on-site daily. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be a part of the Beckman EHS team and report to the Senior Manager of EHS responsible for associate safety of our Chaska operations and will focus on conducting risk assessments on processes, equipment, and chemicals, identify compliance concerns, program non-conformities and opportunities for improvement. If you thrive in a fast-paced, multifunctional role and want to support a world-class organization-read on!

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide EHS site support for internal customers including manufacturing and research and development laboratories


• Identify opportunities to minimize risks and prevent workplace injuries; work with cross-functional teams to drive projects and support continuous improvement initiatives


• Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis and after-action reviews; collaborate with process owners to develop and implement corrective actions and engineering controls as needed


• Lead and support EHS-related committees, task forces, and cross-functional teams; serve on the site's emergency response team(s)


• Conducting EHS audits, self-assessments, and inspections to ensure workplace conditions comply with internal policies, program requirements and applicable local, state, and national regulations

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, safety engineering, safety management, occupational health, or related discipline


• 5+ years of experience in an industrial engineering or manufacturing environment


• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal/state regulatory requirements or equivalent regulations in safety and environmental such as RCRA, OSHA, MPCA, etc. or capable of learning requirements with demonstration of similar regulatory requirements


• Experience FDA regulated manufacturing industry or similar highly regulated manufacturing environment, preferably ISO13485 knowledge

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and/or Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) certifications.


• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) first responder operations level.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. Our global teams are pioneering what's next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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