Manager, Safety Validation

Job Title: Manager - Safety Validation

Division: L'Oreal Dermatological Beauty

Location: Somerset, NJ

Reports To: Sr. Manager - Safety

Who We Are:

For more than a century, L'Oreal 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 beautyin terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L'Oreal Dermatological Beauty, our mission is to help everyone in their quest for healthy and beautiful skin. Our division is the world leader in dermo-cosmetics by adding health to beauty. Our brands portfolio includes CeraVe, La Roche-Possay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals offering a range of skincare and haircare products to respond to all expectations linked to beauty and health of the skin.

What You Will Do:

The Validation Manager provides over-site of L'Oreal's Validation program, working closely with Corporate Safety and ensures that all programs are up-to-date.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Safety Sciences, Engineering or a related field required.
• 3-5 years of previous experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in management of installation, operation and performance qualification and documentation of equipment preferably in an FDA environment
• Experience in management of change
• Candidate must have an understanding of safe equipment design, operation and machine guarding, Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene Principals, Fire Protection Systems, Powered Industrial Trucks, and Hazardous Materials. Understanding of process safety management preferred.
• Experience with contractor safety management preferred

General Job Duties

• Reviewing and updating written safety and health programs
• Auditing safety and health programs to ensure compliance and effectiveness
• Safety management of contractors and vendors working for L'Oreal
• Technical review and safety approval of Processing and Packaging Safety related to hazardous materials.
• Controlling and eliminating hazardous conditions resulting from human error, equipment and machine operations which may lead to human injury and/or property damage
• Assisting in the identification, analysis and control of occupational hazards requiring the application of professional engineering knowledge, skills and abilities
• Applying knowledge of psychological and physiological factors to assist in the design of safety features and controls, compensating for the possibility of human errors in the operations of machinery and equipment.
• Documenting accidents and near misses
• Preparing for plant audits and following up with corrective action

Special Requirements:

• Ability to communicate with employees at all levels within the company
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrates professional judgment and sound decision-making skills
• Ability to work well in a cross-functional team
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Self-motivated

Essential Functions

• Manipulation requirements: (Hands or Feet): This position requires an individual to constantly perform one and/or all of the following movements/functions: Handle, reach, feel perform fine motor manipulations with their hands, and perform gross motor manipulations involved in moving materials.

Requirements

• Maintain a safe work environment and follow all safety procedures;
• Communicate well with other employees and supervisors;
• Have visual/auditory acuity required to read and understand written material required by their position;
• Work flexible hours/shifts, including overtime;
• Demonstrate good attendance.
• Must produce world class results through teamwork.
• Must selflessly develop others.
• Must thrive within a changing organization.
• Efficiently produce quality cosmetics in the right quality at the right time for L'Oreal USA customers.
• Must create and provide an environment in which employees can work safely and thrive.
• Must act as a responsible citizen in our company and community.
• Must manage the plant's assets to maximize our stockholders return.
• Must demonstrate a 100% responsibility and not make excuses or cast blame.
• Must implement and utilize the Franklin L'Oreal USA communication model.
• Resolve conflicts directly.
• Must listen for understanding.
• Must have a positive attitude.
• Must be committed to team decisions.

What's In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L'Oreal's Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities (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'Oreal, 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.

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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.