Health and Safety Technician

Ensuring compliance with global standards of health, safety, and well-being for WERFEN companies in Spain and Portugal, where safety and wellbeing are prioritized. Implementing risk management focused on health and psychosocial factors, always placing employee well-being at the forefront. Ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and occupational prevention requirements of WERFEN, prioritizing support and protection for all workers.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure safe workplaces and processes by integrating current regulations into working areas and business operations, providing support to the HS Manager.
• Implement programs to promote behavioral culture change, Health & Safety and Wellbeing strategies, and corporate guidelines.
• Maintain an HS management system such as ISO 45001, promote worker health according to Werfen's policies, and conduct internal and legal audits.
• Provide expert advice on health and safety issues to all stakeholders, especially those within your specific area of responsibility.
• Review and implement Werfen's HS policies to ensure compliance with local and Portuguese legislative requirements, providing relevant training and information based on risk exposure.
• Measure key issues contributing to achieving desired results, managing performance indicators related to health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Implement risk prevention measures and specific training plans, ensuring their completion.
• Investigate injury and illness cases, evaluate preventive measures, and incident investigation procedures. Monitor and report absenteeism and workplace accidents, propose improvements, and track their implementation.
• Prepare proposals and conduct cost analyses for corrective actions arising from incidents in the health and safety domain.

Networking / Key relationships

This role requires cooperation with all involved in organizational processes and clients. External Prevention Services (SPA) and mutual insurance organizations at various levels to establish, maintain, and improve Occupational Health and Safety compliance throughout the organization.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position :

• University Degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Prevention and Integral Safety and Security or upper cycle of Occupational Risk Prevention.
• Additional Knowledge :
• ISO 45001.
• Occupational Risk Prevention Audits and System Course.
• Microsoft Office 365, Copilot, and GSST software (Sabentis).
• Management of CAE documentation on different market platforms.
• Languages: Spanish, Catalan, and English; Portuguese is valuable.
• Experience :

Extensive experience in Health and Safety, particularly valued within hospital or SPA sectors as a Technician in Labour Risk Prevention.

Skills & Capabilities :

This position requires the following skills and competencies:

• Autonomous, organized, and result-oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Relationship management.
• Flexibility and adaptability to a fast-changing environment.