Senior EHS Specialist at GSK in Gödöllő, Central Hungary, Hungary

Help us create a safer, healthier, and more sustainable workplace

Are you an experienced EHS professional passionate about environmental protection, occupational health & safety, and continuous improvement?

Join our Gödöllő manufacturing site and play a key role in driving EHS excellence in a highly regulated production environment. As a Senior EHS Specialist, you will partner with site leadership, operational teams, and global experts to strengthen our safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and support sustainability initiatives that make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate environmental, occupational health, safety, and fire protection activities in compliance with Hungarian legislation, EU regulations, and global company standards.
• Lead and support the implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of the site EHS Management System.
• Drive environmental sustainability programs, including emissions reduction, resource efficiency, waste management, and ADR-related activities.
• Develop, maintain, and improve EHS policies, procedures, training programs, and compliance frameworks.
• Manage and coordinate site-level risk assessment programs, ensuring alignment with legal and corporate requirements.
• Lead ergonomics and fall protection programs, identifying improvement opportunities and coordinating implementation projects.
• Investigate incidents, accidents, and near misses using structured root-cause analysis methodologies, ensuring effective corrective actions.
• Support internal and external audits, manage regulatory interactions, and collaborate with global EHS subject matter experts and site leadership teams.
• Act as the site focal point for regional and global Environmental, Ergonomics, Risk Management and Working at Heights subject matter experts, providing specialist support and knowledge sharing.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen safety performance and operational excellence

Basic Qualifications & skills:

• Bachelor's degree (BSc) in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Occupational Health & Safety, or another relevant technical/scientific field.
• Minimum 5 years of EHS experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, or similarly regulated industry.
• Strong knowledge of environmental protection, occupational health and safety regulations, and EHS management systems.
• Experience with incident investigation, root cause analysis, risk assessment methodologies, and continuous improvement tools (e.g., DMAIC, Kaizen, Lean methodologies).
• Native Hungarian and fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, presentation, and communication skills across all organizational levels.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 applications and data-driven tools such as Power BI is an advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high standard of quality, integrity, and compliance

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience in GMP/GxP-regulated manufacturing environments.
• Environmental Protection professional and/or Occupational Health & Safety qualifications.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections and external audits.
• Knowledge of ergonomics and workplace design principles.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement projects.
• Familiarity with digital EHS systems, compliance management tools, and web-based databases.

What We Offer:

• Competitive cafeteria package
• One day of home office per week
• Annual performance bonus and annual salary review
• Group life and accident insurance package
• Voluntary pension fund contribution
• Health and wellbeing services
• Inclusive, diverse, and supportive company culture
• Commuting support (company shuttle buses from Budapest and surrounding cities or fuel reimbursement for private car usage)
• Permanent employment contract
• Paid parental leave and caregiver leave

Hungarian Salary Range / Magyarországi bérsáv: HUF 0 to HUF 0The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.A pozícióra felvett új munkavállalók éves bruttó alapbére a fenti bérsávok szerint alakul az egyes érintett lokációknál. Ezek a sávok több tényezőt is figyelembe vesznek, többek között a jelölt készségeit, szakmai tapasztalatát, iskolai végzettségét, valamint az adott munkakör piaci bérszintjét. Ezen felül a pozíció éves bónuszra is jogosíthat, valamint részvételt biztosíthat a részvényalapú hosszú távú ösztönző programunkban, amelynek elérhetősége a pozíció besorolásától függ. A teljes juttatási csomagra vonatkozó részletesebb információkat a toborzási folyamat során biztosítjuk. Ez a munkakör több helyszínről is betölthető, ezért egyes országok esetében a releváns bérsávok is feltüntetésre kerülnek. Más helyszínek bérsávjai azért szerepelnek az álláshirdetésben, mert egyes piacokon a bértranszparenciára vonatkozó jogszabályok előírják a fizetési információk közzétételét. Ezek a helyszínek potenciális munkavégzési lokációk lehetnek ennél a munkakörnél. Amennyiben egy adott országra, vagy helyszínre vonatkozóan nem szerepel bérsáv az álláshirdetésben, a vonatkozó kompenzációs feltételekről a toborzási folyamat során lesz szó. Kérjük, vegye figyelembe, hogy a fizetések országonként eltérhetnek a jelölt készségei, tapasztalata, iskolai végzettsége és az adott munkakör piaci bérszintje alapján. Az ajánlatok jellemzően a meghirdetett bérsávon belül kerülnek meghatározásra a jelölt készségei, tapasztalata és képesítései alapján, míg a sáv felső értéke általában a kiemelkedően tapasztalt jelölteknek vagy egyéb, e kritériumokkal összhangban álló kivételes eseteknek van fenntartva.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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