EHS Manager

AbbVie; Barceloneta (PR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is seeking an experienced Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) leader to develop, implement, and maintain programs across office, lab, warehouse, and affiliates.

You will drive regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and safety initiatives to protect employees and assets worldwide. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage incident investigations, and coordinate with regulators and external auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related field.
• 10+ years of combined EHS, sustainability, and regulatory experience.
• Proven leadership of teams for 2+ years.
• Experience implementing EHS regulations and incident investigations.
• Proficiency with data management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain EHS programs to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Lead risk assessments and drive corrective actions.
• Oversee safety operations for lab, office, warehouse.
• Interact with regulators and external auditors.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

English fluency

Spanish fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related field

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

Responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of EHS projects and programs to ensure regulatory and internal compliance, reduce risk and minimize AbbVie’s liability for office, lab, warehouse, and affiliate organizations. Actively participate in the analysis of problems of the different situations presented by collecting inputs from various sources and promote discussion with organization staff to reach agreement on appropriate priorities establishment for capital expenditure, maintenance programs, and/or new systems for the Safety, Health, sustainability, and Environmental issues. Conduct risk assessments for the implementation of new systems and the improvement of current EHS programs to assure compliance of our operations in a proactive manner. This position is responsible for the safety of employees and assuring a safe working environment, including driver safety, lab safety, and warehouse safety.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for protecting the environment, company assets, maintaining regulatory compliance, maintaining EHS programs with external entities such as government, and EHS support to all departments within the company.
• The position is accountable for identifying projects which involve in terms of performance objectives, and to further develop such projects into proposed programs which will meet legislative, global policy and performance requirements.
  The incumbent is expected to determine the adequacy of existing activities and facilities in terms of acceptable risk. The incumbent is also responsible for providing technical experience.
• Is responsible for the reliable and adequate operations of Safety equipment, Engineering Control and Safety Operations. The incumbent has the authority to stop any operation that will put in danger the life of employees or that could affect the property or equipment.
• Utilize multiple 3rd party systems to perform investigations and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Track and trend EHSmetrics and develop solutions and strategies that drive continuous improvement at the regional, local, and enterprise level, including driver fleet safety.
• Plan and implement projects for client organizations and track to successful completion.
  Lead lab and warehouse safety where applicable to comply with all company and state regulations. Communicate compliance status, key performance indicators, trends, data, metrics, and priority issues and business impact to key stakeholders.
• Participate on cross functional teams to represent EHS objectives and meet the team’s overall objectives and deliverables.
• Ability to interact and communicate with multiple levels in the organization and external regulators or auditors.
• Ability to independently access and learn systems and applications. Able to develop spread sheets and manipulate data.
• Will manage select agent and toxins related programs.
• Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required
• Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required
• Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required
• Frequent to continuous computer usage (greater or equal to 50% of the workday) is required

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Industrial Safety, or related field.
• At least ten (10) years of combined experience managing environmental, health, safety, and sustainability, project management, systems administration programs to assure compliance with government regulations and company policies.
• Previous experience leading teams 2yrs+ (contractors or direct reports) is a must for this role.
• Work experience in implementing EHS regulations, developing programs, conducting incident investigations, EHS metrics, interacting with regulatory agencies and external organizations and managing cross functional teams
• Ability to establish measurable project goals and implementation plans, balance conflicting work demands, and develop action plans including the identification of resource requirements. Ability to develop standards and /or policies that meet business objectives.
• Ability to manage complex data sets and produce usable outputs.Demonstrated data management skills preferred.
• Fluent in English & Spanish, both oral and writing.
• General knowledge of Quality regulations and standards affecting chemical, biological and medical devices (i.e. Quality Systems and FDA regulations) is desirable.
• Position requires knowledge on local, state, and OSHA and EPA regulation.
• General understanding of general industry safety and health standards.
• Understanding of fleet vehicle and/or transportation safety is preferred.
• Business Environment: Work is mostly performed in an office and plant environment.
• Work may require flexible schedules at different shifts and extended work hours when performing EHS evaluations and training.Available to support a 24/7Manufacturing Operations.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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