Sr Officer - EHS (Pharma Formulation Unit) - Ambernath

Role & responsibilities

PurposeT

o monitor, implement, and maintain comprehensive Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) systems within a regulated Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) manufacturing facility. This role ensures 100% compliance with local statutory regulations and corporate safety standards while actively defending EHS protocols during international regulatory and customer audits.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and enforce day-to-day shop floor safety protocols, ensuring strict compliance with cGMP, EHS guidelines, and legal mandates.
• Lead daily site inspections, hazard identification, and risk assessments (HIRA) across the OSD manufacturing, warehouse, and utility blocks.
• Manage the plant's work permit systems, reviewing and authorizing permits for hot work, work-at-height, confined spaces, and electrical LOTO.
• Front-face and support internal, client, and international regulatory audits (USFDA, MHRA, local pollution control boards) for all EHS-related parameters.
• Investigate shop floor incidents, near-misses, and accidents to identify root causes and implement robust Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Organize and conduct routine safety training modules, emergency mock drills, and specialized EHS onboarding for employees and contractors.
• Oversee the storage, handling, and safe disposal of hazardous industrial waste, ensuring compliance with environmental protection norms.
• Monitor the operation and data tracking of environmental infrastructure, including the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) and Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).
• Review and maintain all EHS documentation online, including safety logbooks, incident registers, industrial hygiene reports, and MSDS/SDS files.
• Ensure the procurement, distribution, and mandatory utilization of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) across all high-exposure zones.
• Conduct regular tracking of industrial occupational health metrics and schedule routine medical checkups for shop floor personnel.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, QA, and Warehouse teams to execute facility-wide safety improvement programs.

Required Skills

• Hazard Risk Assessment: Proficient in performing Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) within a chemical or pharma plant environment.
• Audit & Legal Compliance: Strong knowledge of factory acts, pollution control board norms, and EHS expectations during USFDA / MHRA regulatory inspections.
• Incident Investigation: Skilled in structured root cause analysis for safety violations, near-misses, and drafting comprehensive industrial incident reports.
• Safety Permit Enforcement: Deep operational understanding of Lockout-Tagout (LOTO) systems and dangerous work environment permit validations.
• Technical Communication: Excellent presentation and verbal skills required to conduct safety training programs and justify safety practices to external auditors.

Preferred Candidate Details

• Education: Graduate in Science/Engineering (B.Sc / B.Tech / B.E.) with a mandatory Diploma in Industrial Safety from a recognized technical board.
• Experience Range: 3 to 6 years of dedicated EHS experience exclusively within a regulated Pharmaceutical Formulation (OSD) manufacturing unit.
• Audit Track Record: Hands-on experience preparing compliance dossiers and defending safety procedures during recent international regulatory or client audits.
• Software Familiarity: Practical familiarity with environment and safety management reporting systems or basic digital MIS tools.
• Operational Alignment: Ready to work in rotational shifts and step onto the manufacturing floor independently to execute immediate emergency response procedures.