Environmental Health & Safety Specialist I

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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 Electrophysiology 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 Environmental Health Safety Specialist I, you will be responsible for the implementation and sustaining of all EHS programs according to local and external regulations. The resource must also be aligned with all regulations established by Abbott on the previously mentioned scopes.

What You’ll Do

• Support the process in order to formulate, implement, manage and improve ALL programs related with the Environmental, Health and Safety Scopes.
• Reports to Environmental Health & Safety Specialist Ill & Senior EHS Engineer on the performance of ALL EHS programs and routines.
• Communicates with internal EHS Supporting groups and EHS Departmental team to establish and achieve the targets and objectives for ALL relevant EHS programs.
• Directly responsible of performing regular EHS inspections, supervision and audits.
• Provide support in the completion of documentation and reports (reporting, documentation, metrics on both verbal and written forms) required by the local and Federal regulatory agencies on the Safety and Health Scopes.
• Responsible of establishing and maintaining of all EHS programs.
• Establish and maintain the ergonomic program.
• Investigate EHS incidents and their prevention.
• Responsible for and has the authority to ensure that the Environmental Management System (EMS) is established, implemented and maintained in accordance with the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 & ISO 50001.
• Interface with the corporation to achieve necessary environmental goals and ensure site complies with local legislation.
• Effectively communicates EHS strategies, targets and objectives within Abbott.
• Ensures that required EHS training is provided for Abbott employees in a timely fashion.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with all EHS permits and licenses required for Abbott site operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in safety and occupational health, EHS Engineering, Safety Engineering, Environmental management.
• 1-3 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.
• Use PowerPoint, Excel spreadsheets, and/or Microsoft Project.
• Must have knowledge in OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, INTECO and ISO 14001; ISO 50001 Standards.
• Intermediate English/ Spanish language.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferable experience in medical industry, clean room environment, brigade management, incident and investigation skill.
• Knowledge in storage and handling of industrial gases is preferred.

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