How will you make an impact?

This position reports directly to the Senior Manager of Environmental Health and Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S)- the primary responsibility is to support the Carlsbad Manufacturing team's EHS compliance, safety culture, and accident and injury prevention processes. This position will also provide support to the EHS specialists in executing safety programs, achieving safety metrics, and performing continuous improvement activities.

What will you do?

You will assist with EHS management system implementation, develop, and execute safety improvements and engineering controls, and sustain solutions that enhance EHS compliance, safety culture and the work environment. The EHS Co-Op will partner closely with EHS, operations leadership, engineering, facilities, learning & development, safety committees, and other colleagues who are passionate about our safety culture. The successful candidate demonstrates a sense of urgency, contagious optimism and a "can do" demeanor. They lead by example and hold themselves and others accountable, while maintaining productive and professional relationships within the team. They must be approachable, transparent, and able to maintain a consistent level of energy and passion. The candidate must also be strategic, astute, forward thinking, and possess the ability to encourage and collaborate with others.

• Support departments in implementation of safety initiatives and programs.

• Assist EHS with laboratory inspections, Gemba, and regulatory inspections.

• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective and preventative measure implementation for different incident types: hazard ID, near miss, injury/illness, environmental, and property damage.

• Actively participate in Practical Process Improvement/5S/and other continuous improvement/lean projects.

How will you get here?

Education

• Working towards an Undergraduate degree in Science, Engineering, Public Health or a related field.

• 0-2 years experience preferred.

The salary range estimated for this hourly, non benefited position is $23 - $27/hr DOE. Actual compensation will be confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms. Occasional use of a step-stool is required to reach for objects. Close vision is required. While performing duties of this position, employee will occasionally work with fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. Required to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require sponsorship (current or future) for employment visa status. Thermo Fisher does not offer employment in this position to holders of F-1, J-1, H-1, OPT, and CPT Visas for the purpose of obtaining practical experience.

Compensation and Benefits
The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in California is $21.00-$24.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards