Specialist, Environment, Health, & Safety Staff

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to solving serious health issues through innovative medicines. This role offers the chance to lead and implement essential EHS programs, ensuring compliance and fostering a positive safety culture. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, develop training materials, and manage projects that protect personnel and the environment. If you are passionate about safety and want to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you, offering growth and the chance to contribute to meaningful change.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Short-term Incentive Programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in EHS or Engineering with 3+ years of experience required.
• Strong skills in project management and EHS regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement EHS programs for plant personnel and facilities.
• Conduct injury investigations and report safety performance indicators.

Skills

EHS Regulations Implementation

Incident Investigation

Project Management

Effective Communication

Technical Writing

Relationship Building

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in EHS or Engineering

Associate Degree with Advanced Safety Certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Databases

Job description

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Purpose

Under the direction of the EHS manager, provide guidance on personnel EHS matters to employees and contractors and exercise communication, training and consultation skills to successfully implement programs, policies and positive safety culture. Responsible for the development, implementation, support and maintenance of specific environment, health and safety (EHS) programs as assigned to ensure regulatory compliance and conformance with the company’s EHS Management System. This position will create programs, policies, procedures, hazard assessments and training materials in both manufacturing and R&D functions.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and implementation of strategic programs, plans, policies and procedures to protect all plant personnel, facilities and the environment.
• Interprets, communicates and implements programs, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable EHS regulations, corporate standards and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health & Safety Management System).
• Implement EHS programs and initiatives including, but not limited to:
  • Hazard identification/risk assessment and planning/implementation of controls
  • High hazard control (Lockout Tagout, confined space, work permits, overhead hoists, machine guarding, electrical safety, fall protection, powered industrial trucks)
  • Ergonomic job safety analysis
  • Contractor/construction EHS management
  • Industrial hygiene
  • Chemical safety/hazard communication
  • Emergency preparedness and response
• Injury investigations to determine root cause and analysis and reporting of leading and lagging safety performance indicators to drive corrective actions.
• Develops and delivers EHS training on a wide variety of general safety topics such as hazard communication, contractor safety, emergency response and various physical safety programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (EHS related, Engineering, chemistry) plus minimum 3 years of EHS related experience or Associate Degree and Advanced Safety Specialist Certification plus minimum 8 years of EHS related experience. Professional EHS or Engineering certification is preferred.
• Working experience in implementing EHS regulations, conducting incident investigations, interacting with regulatory agencies and external organizations and managing cross-functional teams.
• Development of practical, applicable standards and/or policies that meet business objectives. Technical expertise in the EHS functions as well as technical writing and business communications.
• Ability to actively listen, build and maintain effective working relationships with internal/external colleagues and stakeholders, and resolve conflict.
• Ability to successfully manage projects and programs.
• Ability to provide clear, concise, and effective verbal communications and well-developed written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to plan, organize, delegate, and follow-up on work flow in a team environment to meet departmental goals and objectives.
• Well organized and have excellent attention to detail and thoroughness.
• Proven ability to use email, Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point and databases.

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 short-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.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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