Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie in Lake County, Illinois, seeks an experienced EHS partner to support day-to-day operations across maintenance, facilities, utilities and labs. You will identify hazards, implement controls, and ensure regulatory compliance while improving safe work practices.

The role focuses on risk assessments, incident investigations, training, and field coaching with leaders and project teams, reporting on key safety metrics and supporting contractor safety and site improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EHS, engineering, science, or a related field with at least 5 years of relevant experience; a relevant master’s degree may offset part of the experience requirement.
• EHS support experience in industrial, operational, laboratory, engineering, construction, or related environments preferred.
• Knowledge of critical safe work practices including hot work, LOTO, working at heights, confined space entry, and surface penetration.
• Experience with risk assessments, inspections, audits, investigations, compliance, training, corrective actions, and cross-functional projects.
• Contractor and construction safety experience preferred.
• Ability to translate requirements into practical controls, manage competing priorities, communicate effectively, and build productive stakeholder relationships.
• EHS or engineering professional certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary EHS business partner for assigned Operations-based functions.
• Provide routine field presence, coaching, consultation, and practical EHS guidance to employees, leaders, project teams, and support functions; identify hazards and integrate effective controls into daily work.
• Apply strong technical knowledge of critical safe work requirements, including hot work, LOTO and hazardous energy control, working at heights, confined space entry, and surface penetration.
• Conduct and support EHS risk assessments, job hazard analyses, pre-task planning, management-of-change reviews, and project or equipment reviews to ensure hazards are identified and controlled.
• Support compliance with applicable local, state, and federal EHS requirements and AbbVie standards through inspections, audits, documentation reviews, corrective-action tracking, and regulatory readiness activities.
• Lead or support incident and near-miss investigations, determine root and contributing causes, develop effective corrective and preventive actions, and verify timely completion.
• Develop and deliver EHS training, communications, and tools that address business needs, strengthen employee capability, and reinforce safe and compliant work practices.
• Provide EHS support for contractors and construction activities, including planning reviews, contractor engagement, field oversight, and resolution of safety concerns, while balancing these duties with broader operational support priorities.
• Maintain and communicate EHS metrics, trends, and key performance indicators; use data and field observations to establish priorities and recommend practical risk-reduction actions to business management.
• Provide technical support for EHS standards, procedures, systems, and improvement initiatives within areas of expertise, and represent AbbVie with regulatory agencies or external organizations when assigned.

Skills

EHS knowledge

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Regulatory compliance

Strong communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EHS or related field

Job 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.

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 This position provides day-to-day EHS support to Operations-based functions, which may include maintenance, facilities, utilities, waste treatment, construction, engineering, supply chain, security, and laboratory operations. The role partners with business leaders and employees to identify and manage EHS risks, maintain regulatory and company compliance, strengthen safe work practices, and support reliable operations. Primary responsibilities are within Lake County, Illinois, with technical support provided to other AbbVie locations or teams as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary EHS business partner for assigned Operations-based functions.
• Provide routine field presence, coaching, consultation, and practical EHS guidance to employees, leaders, project teams, and support functions; identify hazards and integrate effective controls into daily work.
• Apply strong technical knowledge of critical safe work requirements, including hot work, lockout/tagout and hazardous energy control, working at heights, confined space entry, and surface penetration.
• Conduct and support EHS risk assessments, job hazard analyses, pre-task planning, management-of-change reviews, and project or equipment reviews to ensure hazards are identified and controlled.
• Support compliance with applicable local, state, and federal EHS requirements and AbbVie standards through inspections, audits, documentation reviews, corrective-action tracking, and regulatory readiness activities.
• Lead or support incident and near-miss investigations, determine root and contributing causes, develop effective corrective and preventive actions, and verify timely completion.
• Develop and deliver EHS training, communications, and tools that address business needs, strengthen employee capability, and reinforce safe and compliant work practices.
• Provide EHS support for contractors and construction activities, including planning reviews, contractor engagement, field oversight, and resolution of safety concerns, while balancing these duties with broader operational support priorities.
• Maintain and communicate EHS metrics, trends, and key performance indicators; use data and field observations to establish priorities and recommend practical risk-reduction actions to business management.
• Provide technical support for EHS standards, procedures, systems, and improvement initiatives within areas of expertise, and represent AbbVie with regulatory agencies or external organizations when assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in EHS, engineering, science, or a related field with at least 5 years of relevant experience; a relevant master’s degree may offset part of the experience requirement.
• EHS support experience in industrial, operational, laboratory, engineering, construction, or related environments preferred.
• Knowledge of critical safe work practices, including hot work, LOTO, working at heights, confined space entry, and surface penetration.
• Experience with risk assessments, inspections, audits, investigations, compliance, training, corrective actions, and cross-functional projects.
• Contractor and construction safety experience preferred.
• Ability to translate requirements into practical controls, manage competing priorities, communicate effectively, and build productive stakeholder relationships.
• EHS or engineering professional certification preferred.

Additional Information

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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