Industrial Hygiene Specialist

Morpeth
4 weeks ago
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Industrial Hygiene Specialist
Location: North West (relocation package offered)
Salary: Circa £50,000 Plus Excellent Benefits

Are you ready to take the next step in your career with a global leader in pharmaceutical manufacturing?

Would you like to play a key role in Industrial Hygiene management for a company at the forefront of research and development?

How does joining an organisation with a worldwide presence, spanning North America, Europe, and Asia sound to you?

We're excited to be recruiting an Industrial Hygiene Specialist for this industry-leading company. Could this be your next opportunity?

A leading global pharmaceutical company is seeking an Industrial Hygiene Specialist to support compliance with UK regulations on chemical, biological, and physical hazards across its sites. This is a key role in developing exposure monitoring plans, ensuring containment verification, and driving health & safety initiatives within a high-hazard environment.

Open to full-time and part-time options.

What's Involved?

Developing and implementing industrial hygiene programmes, including air sampling, exposure monitoring, and containment testing.
Conducting qualitative and quantitative risk assessments related to dust, solvent exposure, noise, and ergonomics.
Ensuring regulatory compliance (COSHH, API handling, PPE programmes) and manage ChemDoc systems.
Working closely with EHS, production, and engineering teams to drive best practices.
Leading the development of safety training and occupational health protocols.What We're Looking For:

Degree in Science/Occupational Hygiene and BOHS Licentiate/Chartered Membership.
Experience in industrial hygiene within pharmaceutical, chemical, or manufacturing environments.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret monitoring data and regulatory requirements.
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.This is an exciting opportunity to make an impact in a standalone role, with the potential for long-term expansion of the team. If you are interested and have the required experience, please contact Emily Flynn on or (phone number removed).

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

Irwin and Colton Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website irwinandcolton. Com. Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you

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