EHS Lead

Role Description:

the EHS Lead is accountable for end-to-end Environment Health and Safety (EHS) leadership for the Pfizer Melbourne site. Leads the site EHS strategy and operational plan ensuring robust governance regulatory and Pfizer standards compliance and effective risk management across all activities. Partners with site leadership to embed a proactive high-performing safety culture drives continuous improvement and maintains EHS assurance and surveillance in line with Pfizer requirements.

Role Responsibilities:

• Provide endtoend leadership and accountability for Environment Health and Safety (EHS) across the Pfizer Melbourne site ensuring full compliance with Pfizer Global Policies Standards and all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements.

• Define deploy and continuously evolve the site EHS strategy aligned with PGS and Pfizer priorities to build and sustain a strong proactive and highperforming safety and environmental culture.

• Establish govern and optimize robust EHS management systems and processes to deliver annual site performance targets monthly executive metrics and longterm EHS objectives ensuring alignment with operational quality and business needs.

• Drive continuous improvement in EHS performance including cultural and behavioural transformation through the use of leading and lagging indicators riskbased decision making and bestpractice methodologies.

• Lead and oversee all site EHS audits inspections and regulatory engagements ensuring effective preparation execution followup and sustained compliance while providing coaching and leadership to the EHS team.

• Oversee and coordinate frontline EHS activities including site committees and consultation mechanisms training programs incident investigation and reporting hazard identification and corrective and preventive action management.

• Ensure effective delivery of site health services including annual colleague medical surveillance programs fitnessforwork assessments returntowork programs and broader occupational health initiatives.

• Own and govern Site Business Continuity Management (BCM) and has the oversight of Crisis Management (CM) Plans leading preparedness activities simulations and response coordination to ensure site resilience.

• Lead environmental stewardship initiatives including environmental risk management waste management sustainability programs and green practices supporting Pfizers environmental and sustainability commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in relevant field e.g. Engineering Chemistry or Science

• 10-15 years experience working in a pharmaceutical scientific or food manufacturing site in the Operational or EHS discipline

• 5 years experience in a senior management role leading a team of professionals

• Demonstrated success in delivering strategic change management in relation to EHS initiatives

• Formal EHS qualifications and knowledge of Australian EHS legislation with membership of a relevant professional body preferred

• Good interpersonal skills including the ability to lead and work with all levels

• Strong and effective leadership/influencing and team building capability at all levels across the business

Work Location Assignment:On Premise

At Pfizer we care about our colleagues wellbeing and offer a range of great benefits for them including:

• Paid parental leave

• Access to Health & Wellness apps

• Career Growth Experiences program

• Recognition & rewards program

• Paid volunteer days

• Life Insurance Benefits

• Pfizer Learning Academy access to top content providers

• Access to flu vaccines & skin checks

• Options to purchase additional leave

• Salary packaging & novated lease options

*Benefits listed may vary depending on your position and location and may be subject to change.

Pfizer Australia and New Zealands diverse workforce represents the patients we serve and the communities in which we operate. With a focus on Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Pfizer ANZ ensures our people are heard and cared for. We offer engagement opportunities in both Colleagues Resource Groups (CRGs) and workstreams across: Culture and Tradition Reconciliation @ Pfizer (RAP) Gender Equity (GEN) Disability and through the Out Pfizer Employee Network (OPEN) for our LGBT colleagues and allies.

If you require reasonable adjustment during your application please reach out to the Talent Acquisition Manager.