Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Our team at Lonza AG in Visp, Switzerland is growing! Join us too! For our Site in Visp, we’re looking for a Wastemanager Biologics (m/w/d).

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the waste management, for the accurate disposal of the liquid and solid waste generated from the BioPharma production facilities
• Deal with concept as well as for the creation of further vital procedures (SOPs) in his work area
• Plans waste streams for new product implementations
• Prepares the corresponding waste overviews and quantity balances with the individual production plants and checks them
• Coordination of interfaces between production, logistics and environmental laboratory and deal with projects (expansions, modifications) with production partners
• Defines projects to increase efficiency in waste processes
• Implements instructions from the environmental laboratory for process improvements regarding wastewater and waste
• Participates in risk assessments, incident investigations and audits and propose and implements improvement projects
• Implements the company's vision and culture and maintains the transfer of know-how to the various teams

Key requirements:

• University degree or equivalent experience in process engineering / chemical process engineering, studies in the field of environmental engineering / waste management or professional training or further training as a chemical engineer with a specialisation in EHS.
• Professional experience in the field of production and its processes, knowledge of technical and process-related challenges in the field of waste management desired
• Fluent in English as well as German skills preferred
• Good IT skills, especially in Office, SAP and process control systems such as DeltaV
• Excellent communication with internal interfaces (production, logistics, operations engineering as well as QA, QC and environmental laboratory)
• Emphasizing practical solutions, working in a structured and independent manner
• Excellent planning and organisational skills within complex projects
• Strong team and social skills

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.