Overview
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role: Health and Safety Representative
As the Health and Safety Representative you will assist the Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Emergency Response programs at Clinton Laboratories. In this role, you’ll provide technical support, drive safety culture improvements, and ensure compliance with regulations to maintain a safe and injury-free workplace. You will be instrumental in identifying improvement opportunities and implementing best practices across the site.
Your Responsibilities:
- Program Support: Assist with key safety, and industrial hygiene programs, ensuring they meet regulatory requirements and identifying areas for improvement.
- Incident and Change Management: Conduct formal and informal incident investigations, perform trend analysis, review change requests for safety criteria, and maintain health and safety metrics.
- Customer Safety Support: Collaborate with various site teams on engineering projects, process changes, and risk assessments, while influencing safety improvements across all levels of the plant.
- Safety Culture & Injury Prevention: Participate in initiatives to enhance safety culture and advance injury prevention strategies.
- Compliance Improvement & Oversight: Coordinate and execute internal self-assessments and external audits, including preparation, execution, and follow-up action planning.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related science field.
- Required Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in health and safety within a manufacturing environment.
- Top 2 skills: Demonstrated safety leadership and strong communication skills, including the ability to evaluate risks and provide creative solutions.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
- Professional safety designation (CSP) or eligibility to attain certification.
- Experience with multi-stage technical project management.
- Ability to work independently and provide technical mentoring and coaching.
- Familiarity with business software and H&S regulatory knowledge.
- Previous experience in a production environment and with allergens.
Additional Information:
- Location: Clinton, IN Manufacturing Site
- Travel: Occasional trips (including overnight) to other Elanco facilities or offsite training.
- Work Schedule: Typical 8-hour day shift, with potential for flextime and occasional night or weekend work as needed.
- Physical Requirements: Ability to lift equipment up to 40 pounds and work in environments with allergens.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don’t necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
- Multiple relocation packages
- Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
- 8-week parental leave
- 9 Employee Resource Groups
- Annual bonus offering
- Flexible work arrangements
- Up to 6% 401K matching
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
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