Quality and Environmental Specialist

Oriola is a health and wellbeing company operating in the Nordic countries. We are driven by our purpose, Health for life and we have set ambitious sustainability targets to support wellbeing of people, society, and planet. To ensure this, our business keeps evolving. We are growing and developing within health and wellbeing and developing our services. Our significant role in society gives a great purpose for working with us. In return, we expect you to aim as high as we do. You will need to be customer oriented and proactive. Together we work towards an even healthier future.

About the position

Are you passionate about Quality and Environment? Do you want to join and work in an industry that makes a difference? We are now looking for you who want to be the company's representative in environmental matters and thus be responsible for coordinating and managing the company's ongoing environmental work according to ISO9001 and ISO14001, be a contact person for authorities and an expert on current environmental legislation.

As a Quality and Environmental Specialist, you are expected to:

- To act as an expert for issues within ISO9001 and 14001 to ensure that the company complies with the requirements of the standards with the aim of maintaining the certificates
- Monitor environmental permits, environmental-related laws and regulations and keep the organization informed of any changes
- Coordinate external/internal audits within ISO9001 and 14001, as well as conduct internal and supplier audits to ensure we comply with the requirements.
- Manage the company's environmental work to reduce the company's environmental impact and thereby minimize the risk of possible accidents that may cause negative environmental impact
- Administer and develop the tool used for the quality/environmental management system and update routines in the management system
- Manage environmental reporting including e.g. emissions, energy consumption, waste and recycling Responsible for the preparation and implementation of annual environmental plans and identifying significant environmental aspects
- Plan and organize training in the area of ​​Quality and Environment

In your role You will also train and support units and business owners in all matters relating to Quality & Environment. The position also includes supporting the organization in dialogue with customers and you will also contribute to internal communication. Furthermore, you are responsible for collecting and following up key information from both our organization and our suppliers. You will also play an important role in the preparation of the Group's sustainability report
Personal and experience Requirements

We are looking for you who have a suitable education at university level with specialization in Chemistry, Biology, Quality/Environment, Pharmaceuticals, Process Engineering or the like. You need to have at least 2-3 years of work experience in the Quality and Environment area and thus knowledge of ISO 9001/14001 and experience from work with quality management systems and sustainability reporting.

We would also like for you to have knowledge of deviation management, process orientation and experience in running projects.

Other Requirements

- Experience from GxP environment is an asset
- Oriola has English as the company language, you also need to have good knowledge of Swedish/Finnish and English, both spoken and written

We offer you:

- Meaningful work in purpose driven organisation, Health for life
- Great team spirit and fun colleagues from Sweden and Finland
- Interesting forward leaning organisation with high ambitious for sustainability
- Organisation which gives independency and responsibility to develop Organisation with Scandinavian view and some travelling
- Interesting business in the middle of the health industry from B2B service business to B2C customer relations.

Terms of Employment:

- This is a full-time position, and we want you to start May 1st
- This position could be based both in Finland or Sweden, at any of our sites
- The Employment is within the Oriola Group – below you can read about our great company

Application: If you feel this is your next career step, please send your application, CV and salary expectation in English no later than 15th of March. We will start recruitment interviews with the applicable candidates already during the application period. We hope to hear from you soon!

Contact:
For further information, please contact hiring manager Aino Kylmänen
aino.kylmanen@oriola.com

Oriola is a Finnish listed company with a solid expertise within the pharmaceutical sector. We have more than one hundred years of experience in medicine distribution in Sweden and over 70 years in Finland, and we unite all actors in the field from pharmaceutical companies to consumers in a unique way. With the help of our professional and committed employees, we promote the wellbeing of people and animals. We ensure that medicines as well as health and wellbeing products are delivered in a safe and customer-friendly manner to pharmacies, veterinarians, retailers, or our dose dispensing customers. Our expert services support pharmaceutical companies throughout the entire lifespan of a product. With us, you will have access to a wealth of expertise and inspiring opportunities in all our businesses.

Our purpose is ‘Health for life’. With us, you will join an open and collaborative culture. We support and care for each other and our customers. To thrive with us, you will need to be open, proactive and responsible – and we will help you to develop your strengths and progress along your professional journey. At Oriola, we cherish openness, taking initiative and responsibility, and working together.

Do you want to work towards an even healthier future? Join us!