Sr Safety Specialist (Shift Admin)

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Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Costa Rica – Alajuela location in the EP Division. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the Sr Safety Spcecialist, The EHS (Environmental, Health and Safety) Senior Engineer is the person responsible for managing the implementation and sustaining of all EHS programs according to local (government) and external (corporate) regulations and standards. Ensure that Environmental Management System is established and deployed within Abbott in accordance with recognized international standards; Proposing, developing, monitoring and improving policies, procedures and work instructions in order to ensure that the company meets and complies with all applicable corporate and local Environmental Health and Safety Standards and regulations. Assures appropriate corrective action is taken where health and environmental hazards exist. Manage training of employees and contractors. Ensure Management and full compliance of Abbott EHS technical and managerial standards.

What You’ll Do

• Assure compliance of Abbott EPHF/SF Costa Rica with EHS local government authorities, certification entities and/or corporate officers.
• Coordinate on-site EHS inspections, supervision and audits. Ensure they are timely and effectively performed and documented.
• Evaluate and ensure procedures are uptade and compliant with all applicable local and international EHS laws through knowledge of appropriate regulations.
• Assure compliance with the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly EHS metric reports to corporate and applicable stakeholders.
• Manage the Inspection and Compliance verification program of the facility (Check List), in order to identify potential hazards or legal findings, analyzing operating records and reports, documenting all inquiries regarding safety, environmental or industrial hygiene issues, implementing corrective action where necessary.
• Ensure that established procedures are followed by ALL contractors. Lead the contractors management – EHS performance continuous improvement process.
• Assure that all applicable EHS compliance documentation (both digital and hard copy) is well maintained and ready to be audited by third party auditors.
• Work directly with the EHS engineering staff to identify and evaluate potential hazards and risk, offering technical advice and suggestions and recommendations for corrections to be applied. Supervise EHS engineers in order establish, support and maintain the Environmental, Health and Safety programs for Abbott.
• Coordinate with the business leading partner for operations in the implementation and sustaining of ALL EHS programs in order to reduce workplace injuries/illnesses and environmental impacts, ensuring that established procedures are followed by ALL contractors.
• Assure that ALL relevant EHS Training Programs are developed, delivered and recorded on a timely and effectively manner.
• Lead the safety, health and environmental risk assessment, and support the EHS team in developing risk control measures.
• Supervise EHS engineers in order establish, support and maintain the Environmental, Health and Safety programs for Abbott.
• Reports to EHS management on the performance of the EHS programs for review.
• Interface with the corporation to achieve necessary environmental goals and ensure site complies with local legislation.
• Direct communications about EHS strategies, targets and objectives within Abbott. Assure that ALL relevant EHS Training Programs are developed, delivered and recorded on a timely and effectively manner.
• Stablish full compliance with all environmental permits and licenses required for Abbott site operations Direct the establishing, maintaining and continuously improvement process of all EHS programs, by determining and leading the safety, health and environmental risk assessment, and support the EHS team in developing risk control measures.
• Responsible of establishing, maintaining and continuously improve all EHS programs.

Required Qualifications

• Master´s degree in EHS.
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience developing EHS policies and procedures in Occupational Health, Safety and ergonomics areas and assuring their alignment with governmental regulations.
• Experience with emergency response, life safety and the proper handling of biological and industrial waste materials.
• Computer skills. Use PowerPoint, Excel spreadsheets, and/or Microsoft Project.
• Must have knowledge in OSHA Industry Standards and ISO 14000 standards.
• Must be able to work with all levels of management and staff.
• Fully bilingual English / Spanish.

Preferred Qualifications

• ISO 14001 Auditor Certificate
• Incorporated in The Colegio de Ingenieros y Arquitectos

*Shift Admin (Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

*Works 100% on site

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