Job Title: Junior EHS Associate

Division: Operations

Location: Berkeley Heights

Reports To: VP of Environment Health and Safety 

Who We Are:  

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.  

At L'Oréal Operations, we create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing over 6 billion products globally every year. We support over 36 brands across four L’Oréal divisions. We are consumer-oriented, and we act responsibly all along the value chain. 

What You Will Learn: 

Under direct supervision, performs basic and routine duties in a wide range of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) disciplines, in NY and NJ, to achieve compliance with the EHS standards along with federal and state regulatory requirements. This is a Full-Time position with core hours between 8:00AM to 4:30PM. Maximum duration of assignment is up-to 12 months

• Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of safety and health programs, systems and procedures for administrative sites, retail stores, and field force employees
• Maintain record keeping of all incidents and prepare event notifications and root-cause analysis of lost time and restricted duty cases. Maintain and enter data into Group EHS incident reporting system (GRAAL) on a monthly basis
• Oversee and conduct ergonomic assessments and assist with follow-up actions
• Conduct weekly and monthly safety inspections of administrative buildings and follow up on action items
• Participate in improvement of processes, design, procedures and equipment to minimize hazards
• Administer hazardous and non-hazardous waste programs and disposal in administrative sites. Conducts weekly and monthly waste site inspections
• Participate in contractor safety reviews
• Conduct Consultant EHS training programs including Cafeteria and Maintenance Staff and IT/other consultants
• Assist in the preparation of standard Environment, Health and Safety training presentations
• Participate in risk assessments (Safety Hazard Assessment Procedures (SHAPs))
• Conduct risk assessment (SHAP) training for all administrative sites
• Develop and update Standard Operating Procedures for administrative sites and retail stores
• Create safety talks for retail stores
• Special projects as assigned, including National Safety Month, Bring Your Child to Work Day,  AED/CPR events, and Sustainability Week
• Participate in various Environment, Health and Safety training programs to develop general knowledge
• Evaluate fleet incident reports, determine types of incidents and update trend reports and graphs
• Assist in maintaining sustainability initiatives
• Involvement in new hire safety training materials
• Participate on Berkeley Heights Emergency Teams
• Assist in preparing for external EHS site audits for  NY, NJ  and other location as requested

What We Are Looking For:

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Required Qualifications: 

Must be enrolled in senior year or be within 12 months of graduation from 4 year undergraduate college or university with a concentration in Health Sciences, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety or related scientific discipline.  Educational history must be continuous and no breaks greater than five months between diploma/degrees received. 

• Computer proficiency and aptitude for technology
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be able to work effectively in a matrix organization
• Self-motivated
• Detail oriented
• Ability to travel to remote facilities

What’s In It For You: 

·         Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid time off, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!) 

·         Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance) 

·         Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!) 

·         Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads) 

·         Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs 

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles! 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. 

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting [email protected]. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time.  

Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other’s health & safety in mind.